PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Pitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pitter's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAa3NvP6f4. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terrofinos
vs
Pitter

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Pitter!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrofinos misses with a double jab.
Pitter dodges the punch combination from Terrofinos.
Pitter tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrofinos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pitter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Terrofinos is refusing to be controlled, as Pitter sits in half guard.
Pitter trying to control the pace.
Terrofinos is refusing to be controlled, as Pitter sits in half guard.
Pitter trying to mount his opponent but Terrofinos defends it.
Terrofinos is staying active underneath Pitter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pitter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Terrofinos defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terrofinos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Pitter rushes Terrofinos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pitter is trying to break free.
Pitter fails to pull guard.
Pitter jumps guard but Terrofinos stands there with Pitter around his waist. Pitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Terrofinos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitter keeps the fight on the outside.
Terrofinos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Terrofinos misses.

Terrofinos gets a clinch.
Terrofinos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terrofinos lands a shoulder strike.
Pitter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Terrofinos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evangelos Terrofinos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Pitter.
Pitter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Terrofinos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pitter is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitter gets underhooks to prevent Terrofinos's takedown attempt.
Terrofinos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Terrofinos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrofinos looks to land a combination but Pitter avoids it well.

Terrofinos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Terrofinos wants to get back to his feet but Pitter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Pitter stands up and waves to Terrofinos to follow him.
Pitter looks gassed!
Pitter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terrofinos is fending him off so far but Pitter persists. Nope, Terrofinos circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Terrofinos does no damage.

Terrofinos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Terrofinos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos scoring with strikes but Pitter is staying in there.
Terrofinos prevents Pitter from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Terrofinos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Terrofinos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pitter is in a horrible position here. Terrofinos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Terrofinos trying to control but Pitter is having none of it.
Terrofinos landing punches.
Pitter is desperately trying to improve his position but Terrofinos has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terrofinos working the ground and pound effectively.
Terrofinos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pitter tries to hold on but Terrofinos pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Terrofinos.
Terrofinos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pitter tries to hold on but Terrofinos postures up.
Pitter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terrofinos avoids the attempt from Pitter to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evangelos Terrofinos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pitter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terrofinos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terrofinos throws a nice looking combination but Pitter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terrofinos wants to clinch but Pitter slips to the side

and Pitter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Terrofinos's guard now.
Terrofinos trying to strike off his back.

Terrofinos has his foot on Pitter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pitter works his way back into a safe position though.
Pitter trying to control but Terrofinos is working from the bottom.
Terrofinos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pitter's guard.

Pitter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Pitter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Terrofinos tries to kick Pitter off but Pitter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Terrofinos moves into full guard.
Terrofinos keeping moving, preventing Pitter from controlling successfully.
Pitter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitter throws and elbow that misses. Terrofinos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pitter's guard. Nice move by Terrofinos!
Pitter working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos looking to pass the guard.

Terrofinos stands and steps away. Pitter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terrofinos fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitter cracks Terrofinos with a good jab.
Terrofinos throws a big shot that misses.
Pitter fails with the takedown.
Terrofinos misses with a takedown
and Pitter counters with a stiff right hand.
Terrofinos throws a series of punches but Pitter moves out of range.

Terrofinos gets caught flat footed, as Pitter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitter wants to control from the top but Terrofinos keeps moving.
Pitter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Terrofinos is looking to stand up but Pitter isn't so interested in that idea.
Pitter stopping the sweep attempt from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos keeping moving, preventing Pitter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Charles Pitter has got the better of the ground game so far.

Terrofinos pushes Pitter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Terrofinos misses with a head kick.
A combination from Terrofinos does no damage.

Pitter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Pitter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrofinos slips a jab and a cross from Pitter.
Terrofinos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitter if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Pitter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pitter gets a takedown into half guard.
Terrofinos is trying to stand up here but Pitter is controlling him well.
Terrofinos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pitter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pitter trying to control from half guard but Terrofinos is working away.
Pitter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Terrofinos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitter dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitter breaks from Terrofinos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pitter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Terrofinos?
Pitter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terrofinos's face.
Terrofinos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Terrofinos is not content to let Pitter control the position.
Terrofinos is trying to stand up here but Pitter is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos gets full guard.
Pitter prevents Terrofinos from getting back to his feet.
Pitter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Terrofinos pushes Pitter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Terrofinos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Terrofinos coming out on top.
No joy there for Pitter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terrofinos lands with a nice combination. Pitter backs away looking to recover.

Terrofinos clinches.
Terrofinos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pitter jumps guard but Terrofinos stands there with Pitter around his waist. Pitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Terrofinos breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitter tries a head kick but it misses.

Terrofinos rushes Pitter and presses him up against the cage.
Terrofinos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pitter goes for a takedown attempt but Terrofinos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pitter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Terrofinos trying to strike off his back.
Terrofinos keeping moving, preventing Pitter from controlling successfully.

Pitter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrofinos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrofinos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrofinos!
Pitter is trying to get back to his feet.
Terrofinos cracks Pitter with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Terrofinos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch

and Pitter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Terrofinos!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrofinos can't escape the position.
Pitter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terrofinos tries to control Pitter's body but Pitter pushes him off. Terrofinos squirms to his side and now Pitter has his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pitter tightening his grip on Terrofinos, looking for the choke.

Pitter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Pitter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pitter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Pitter!