PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokou San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Halloween by Marilyn Manson. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Terry
vs
San

203 cm
22
274 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gokou San!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnny Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by San.
San gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Terry counters with a left to the body.
San takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terry moves away from the strike by San.
Terry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terry lands with a nice combination. San backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Terry. San does a little dance to reset his feet.
San gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
San changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Terry.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry throws a leg kick that misses.
San takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Terry throws a body punch but San moves out of range.
San fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
Terry swings for the body but San moves out of range.
Terry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San doesn't seem bothered though.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry moves out of range of the strikes.
San missing with a left hand there. Terry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Terry.
San shoots in looking for a takedown. Terry tries to sprawl out of it but San 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 swing and a miss from Terry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry moves away from the strike by San.
Terry tries to land a front kick but San steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terry.
San jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terry slips under a jab.
Terry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San was well out of range. Poor timing from Terry.
San misses with a takedown attempt - Terry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gokou San.
Terry lands a nice hook to San's body. San takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
San is trying desperately to land a takedown but Terry is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for San.
Terry lands a jab.
Terry lands with a right hand.
Terry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
San keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Terry there.

It looks like Gokou San has been cut.
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!
Terry throws a combination. San tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
San scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terry.
Nice sprawl there from Terry as San shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from San. Terry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Terry.

San throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Terry was covering up waiting for the punch and San finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Terry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gokou San's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

San walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
San swings for the body but Terry moves out of range.
San checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San swings for the body but Terry moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as San blocks the low kick.
San takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from San. Terry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terry misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Terry coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Terry misses with a body shot.
Terry lands a slapping body shot.
Johnny Terry is winning the standup battle so far.
Terry misses with a wild body shot.
San thows a body shot but no joy.
Terry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San tries to move into range but Terry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terry lands with an uppercut that bounces San off the cage and back into range.
Terry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnny Terry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San closes the distance and clinches up with Terry, looking for a takedown. San pushes Terry against the cage but Terry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
San walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terry throws a series of punches but San avoids them all with ease.
San misses with a straight left.
Terry's jab looks to have found its range, popping San under the eye.
San takes a swing at Terry's ribcage but misses.
San takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Terry lands with a good body shot.
Terry lands with a good body shot.
San takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terry thuds a left hand into San's body.
San is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terry lands with a good body shot.
San gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terry.
San throws a right and a left that Terry avoids nicely.
Terry clobbers San with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
San looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but San persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San was well out of range. Poor timing from Terry.
Terry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Terry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San throws an overhand right that lands on Terry's shoulder, as Terry tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San misses with a wild body shot.
Terry looks to land a body kick but San moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Terry misses with a wild body shot.
San checks a leg kick.
Terry defending well as San loads up on a big left hand.
Terry thuds a left hand into San's body.
Terry scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Terry thuds a left hand into San's body.
Terry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that San can do to turn this around?
Terry scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Terry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gokou San's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

San throws an off balance right hand
and Terry counters with a stiff right hand.
San doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terry throws a hook but San avoids it easily.
Terry throws out a powerful jab.
San takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Terry connects with a right hand. San shakes it off.
Terry cracks San with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and San counters with a left to the body.
San's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terry under the eye.
Terry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terry takes a swing at San's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but San might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Terry has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
San misses with a body shot.
San lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
San misses with a wild body shot.
San on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
San takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terry scores with the left hand. San knows he should have avoided that one.
Terry sizes up San with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Terry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from San. Terry does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terry manages to avoid it.
San connects with the punch.
Terry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Terry throws a body punch but San moves out of range.
San tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten San somewhat.
San is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Terry rather than just go for the knockout.
Terry misses with a wild body shot.
San throws a nice looking combination but Terry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
San fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San misses with an uppercut.
Terry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
San fails with the takedown.
San has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terry scores with a hook to the body. San takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnny Terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Terry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terry jabs at San's body.
A telegraphed right hand from San misses the target.
Terry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches San on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Terry as he jumps to the side.
Johnny Terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gokou San.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as San blocks the low kick.
Terry throws a body punch but San moves out of range.
Terry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
San's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! San scrambles back to his feet.
San uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terry.
San uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terry tries to land a leg kick but San saw it coming and moves away.
Gokou San has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Terry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Terry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Terry!
After the fight, Johnny Terry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.