PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Bentley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Baggins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bentley
vs
Baggins

190 cm
20
243 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 New York, Terrell Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bentley swings for the body but Baggins moves out of range.
Bentley lands a really nice looking cross but Baggins seems unphased.
Baggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bentley moves away.
Baggins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Bentley misses.
Baggins blocks a low kick nicely.
Baggins slips under a jab.
Baggins sizes up Bentley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baggins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bentley manages to avoid it.
Bentley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Baggins to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baggins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baggins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baggins lands with a shot to the body.
Bentley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baggins.
A slow jab from Bentley misses its intended target.
Baggins throws a lazy right hand but Bentley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bentley doesn't manage to clinch there - Baggins circles away.
Some wild striking there from Baggins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Baggins does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Baggins.
Bentley avoids the body shot from Baggins.
Baggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bentley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bentley.
Bentley dodges the punch combination from Baggins.
Bentley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bentley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baggins throws a right hand that Bentley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bentley also avoids with ease.
Fred Baggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baggins thuds his right hand into Bentley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bentley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley looks to score with a jab to the body but Baggins is just out of range.
Baggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bentley misses the target.

Bentley scores with a takedown into Baggins's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentley throws an elbow that misses. Baggins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bentley's guard. Nice move by Baggins!
Bentley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
Baggins slips nicely into half guard.
Baggins is looking to take a break and control but Bentley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins prevents Bentley from improving his position.
Bentley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baggins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baggins slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bentley misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Baggins blocks the strikes from Bentley.
Bentley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bentley tries to get out of the position.
Bentley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bentley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bentley trying to control but Baggins postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baggins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bentley is looking for a sweep. Baggins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Baggins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bentley throws a nice looking combination but Baggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bentley throws a body punch but Baggins moves out of range.
Baggins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bentley tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.
Fred Baggins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bentley thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Baggins.

Bentley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baggins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Baggins is not content to let Bentley control the position.

Bentley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baggins has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Bentley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bentley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baggins stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Baggins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Baggins trying to control from the bottom.
Bentley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baggins's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bentley is working away from the top position though.
Bentley lands strikes from half guard.

Bentley is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Baggins as he works his way to full guard.
Bentley is looking to work some ground and pound but Baggins has wrist control.
Bentley stopping the sweep attempt from Baggins.
Baggins looking to control.
Bentley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins wants to sweep but no luck.
Bentley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terrell Bentley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bentley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baggins has control of Bentley's left arm, preventing Bentley from doing any damage.
Baggins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bentley has gone for a leg lock! Baggins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bentley's guard.
Bentley wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins wants to control from the top but Bentley keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baggins won't allow Bentley to sweep him here.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bentley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bentley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bentley wants to sweep here but Baggins controlling him for the moment.
Bentley is trying to keep Baggins in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Bentley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bentley looks for a takedown but Baggins sprawls well.
Bentley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bentley connects with an inside leg kick.
Bentley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baggins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bentley was well out of range. Poor timing from Baggins.
A combination from Baggins does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Bentley misses the target.
Bentley swinging wildly here.
Bentley just misses with a punch to the body.
Baggins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baggins misses with a hook. Bentley ducked under it nicely.
Baggins thows a body shot but no joy.
Bentley tries to clinch but Baggins is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baggins.
Baggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baggins throws a right and a left that Bentley avoids nicely.
Baggins throws a right and a left that Bentley avoids nicely.
Bentley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baggins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baggins looks to throw the jab but Bentley is out of range.
Bentley throws a looping overhand right but Baggins ducks down to avoid it.
Bentley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bentley lands a nice hook to Baggins's body. Baggins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baggins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bentley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bentley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baggins manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Bentley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Baggins throws a body punch but Bentley moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins fails to land with a series of punches.
Bentley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bentley misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Baggins misses.
Baggins misses with the combination.
Baggins misses with a wild combination.
Bentley cracks Baggins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baggins just misses with a punch to the body.
Bentley shoots in but Baggins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Bentley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baggins's head backwards.
Bentley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baggins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bentley scrambles back to his feet.
Baggins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bentley missing with a left hand there. Baggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrell Bentley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bentley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baggins.
Baggins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Baggins does no damage.
Bentley feints a jab promting Baggins to slip. Bentley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baggins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bentley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baggins manages to avoid it.
Baggins stuns Bentley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baggins looks to land a combination but Bentley avoids it well.
Bentley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bentley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baggins manages to avoid it.

Bentley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bentley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bentley with the ground and pound but Baggins regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentley is keen to just control but Baggins is a slippery customer.
Bentley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baggins trying to hold on to Bentley's head to control him but Bentley postures up.
Baggins tries to roll over but Bentley keeps him under control.
Bentley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bentley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baggins defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Bentley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bentley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Bentley!
Terrell Bentley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.