PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Balls to the Wall by Accept. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doerner
vs
Terry

170 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

188 cm
31
135 lbs
20 - 27 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]
Fighters First Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Terry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doerner jumps guard but Terry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doerner.
Doerner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Terry as Doerner shoots in.

Terry has taken the fight to the clinch.

Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Terry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Terry in particular looking to stall.
Terry is keen to just control but Doerner is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner trying to control but Terry postures up.
Doerner is trying to stand back up but Terry is controlling him
Terry wants to control but Doerner is keeping him busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tombstone Terry hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Doerner shoots in looking for a takedown. Terry tries to sprawl out of it but Doerner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Terry.
Doerner doesn't manage to clinch there - Terry circles away.

Doerner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Terry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Terry is not content to let Doerner control the position.
Doerner moves into full mount!
Terry tries to lock up and control but Doerner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Doerner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terry is looking to escape.
Terry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terry gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Doerner stands and throws Terry's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Doerner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Terry throws Doerner to one side and escapes!

Terry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Terry in side control, throwing shots but Doerner defends.
Terry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Doerner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Doerner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry tries to score with some ground and pound. Doerner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Terry throws an elbow but Doerner slips to the side and avoids it well.
Terry scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry trying to control the position but Doerner is working away.

Terry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doerner has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doerner is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tombstone Terry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doerner closes the distance and clinches up with Terry, looking for a takedown. Doerner pushes Terry against the cage but Terry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Doerner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Doerner goes for an armbar but Terry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Terry.
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doerner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terry trying to control but Doerner is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Terry forces Doerner back against the cage and clinches.
Doerner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Terry is defending well.

Terry jumps into guard, dragging Doerner to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doerner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doerner is looking to work some ground and pound but Terry has wrist control.
Doerner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doerner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Doerner won't allow Terry to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to keep a closed guard but Doerner is proving a slippery customer.
Doerner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Terry keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Doerner shoots and misses

and Terry counters with a single leg into guard. Doerner didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
Terry cracks Doerner with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry looking to pass the guard.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doerner working a defensive guard here.

Tombstone Terry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Doerner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Terry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Terry moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Terry.
Terry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doerner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is trying to drag Terry to the mat but Terry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doerner wants a takedown but no success here.

Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doerner fails to land the takedown.

Terry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Terry showed some decent athleticism there.
Terry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tombstone Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Doerner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Terry leaves Doerner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Doerner misses with a takedown attempt - Terry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doerner is defended easily by Terry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helmut Doerner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Terry scores with a takedown into Doerner's guard.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Terry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Tombstone Terry has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Doerner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Terry to the ground. Doerner is now in Terry's guard.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
Doerner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terry is keeping the position for now.
Doerner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Terry manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doerner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Doerner wants to work for an arm triangle but Terry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doerner is trying to control. Terry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Terry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doerner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doerner's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is covering up but some of the strikes from Terry are getting through and doing damage.
Doerner covers up after that shot from Terry.

Terry is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Doerner defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Doerner looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Doerner can't escape the position.
Helmut Doerner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Terry is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Doerner's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Doerner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Terry seems to be looking for submissions.
Doerner is staying active underneath Terry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doerner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tombstone Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tombstone Terry!
Tombstone Terry made sure to mention his sponsor, Golden Supplements [O.R.G] in his post fight interview.