PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. Mason Terell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Styles
vs
Terell

180 cm
30
215 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

192 cm
24
216 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terell throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Terell - just one landing.
Terell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terell jabs Styles right on the nose. Styles blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
Terell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terell misses the shot to the body.
Styles jabs Terell right on the nose. Terell blinks but takes it well.
Terell throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles is looking to clinch but Terell is avoiding it.
Styles throws a series of punches but Terell avoids them all with ease.
Mason Terell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styles is fending him off so far but Terell persists. Nope, Styles circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles slips a jab from Terell.
Terell looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Terell.
Terell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Styles's hands.
Terell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Styles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Terell works Styles's body with a nice hook.
Styles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terell cracks a nice hook into Styles's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Styles is defended easily by Terell.
Terell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Styles.
Terell just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles moves out of range as Terell strikes.
A left lands for Terell.
Terell throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Terell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terell gets slowly back to his feet.
Terell cracks Styles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terell throws a series of strikes that have Styles backpedaling.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terell.
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Terell.
Styles throws a push kick but Terell slaps the foot to one side.
Terell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Terell looks to throw the jab but Styles is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell misses with a body shot.
A cross from Terell lands.
Terell misses with a left hand

and Styles counters with a single leg into guard. Terell didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terell working a defensive guard here.
Terell controlling Styles's posture.
Terell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Terell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Terell looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason Terell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy.
Terell throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terell shoots in looking for a takedown. Styles tries to sprawl out of it but Terell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Styles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terell looks to throw the jab but Styles is out of range.
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Terell.
Terell misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terell thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles throws a head kick but Terell moves out of range.
Terell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Styles's head backwards.
Terell scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.
Terell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Terell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Styles dodges the punch combination from Terell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell misses with a lunging right hand

and Styles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terell's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles won't allow Terell to get back to his feet.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Terell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but Terell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aj Styles.
Styles walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terell throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Terell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Terell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terell throws a hook but Styles avoids it easily.
A jab from Terell misses.
Styles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terell pinned against the cage. Terell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styles on the side of the head.
Terell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Terell misses.
Terell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terell jabs at Styles's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Styles at a distance.
Styles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terell digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Terell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terell manages to avoid it.
Terell thuds a left hand into Styles's body.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Terell misses.
Styles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Terell defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Terell.
Styles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Terell is defended easily by Styles.
Terell misses with a two punch combination.
Terell misses with a double jab

and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
Terell wants to get back to his feet but Styles drags him back down.
Terell is looking to regain half guard here but Styles keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Styles staying calm.
Aj Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terell is trying to get back to half guard.
Terell stops Styles from passing to mount.
Terell manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mason Terell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terell wants to get back to full guard but Styles has passed into side control.
The referee asks Styles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Styles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Terell tries to improve position but can't.
Styles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terell keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles has control of an arm but Terell manages to advance to Styles's back!
Terell doesn't have the hooks in and Styles manages to turn into his guard.
Styles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Terell wants to get back to his feet but Styles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles trying to control but Terell is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mason Terell.
I've got Terell 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Terell!