PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Terrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell comes into the arena with Born Again Anarchist blaring out of the sound system. Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Joy Division - Atmosphere. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terrell
vs
Bruce

170 cm
30
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

169 cm
25
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Terrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Terrell shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
No luck for Terrell with that takedown attempt.
Bobby Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws a head kick but Terrell moves out of range.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Terrell misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Bruce.
Bruce thuds his right hand into Terrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Terrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce lands a head kick!
Bruce throws a lazy head kick
and Terrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bruce slips a jab from Terrell.
Terrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruce.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce throws a head kick but Terrell moves out of range.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell moves away from the strike by Bruce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses
and Terrell counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
Terrell looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Terrell circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruce throws a head kick but Terrell moves out of range.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Terrell throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Terrell connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Terrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a head kick.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Terrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruce is out of range and Terrell settles back down.
Terrell blocks a head kick by Bruce.

Bruce moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bruce.

It looks like Max Terrell has been cut.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruce has double underhooks.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Terrell tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
Terrell wants to stall.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce gets through Terrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Terrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Terrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Terrell shoots for a takedown but Bruce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell avoids the head kick by Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with an uppercut
and Bruce counters with a big head kick but Terrell shrugs it off.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce scores with a jab.
Terrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terrell's sensitive parts.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Terrell moves out of range easily.
Terrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a combination
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrell blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Terrell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bruce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Terrell has gone for a leg lock! Bruce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Terrell's guard.
Terrell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Terrell wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Terrell is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Terrell is working an open guard so Bruce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bobby Bruce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Max Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrell takes a kick to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruce winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bruce!