PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spiral Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!

Stairs
vs
Terranova

205 cm
19
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
260 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Speedy Supps + Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spiral Stairs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stairs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terranova misses the shot to the body.
Terranova has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stairs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Stairs is just out of range.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terranova.
Stairs blocks a head kick by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Terranova doesn't manage to clinch there - Stairs circles away.
Terranova throws a head kick that Stairs semi-blocks.
Stairs cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova tries to clinch but Stairs moves out of range.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
Terranova moves in looking to clinch but Stairs pushes him off.
Stairs misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Terranova receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Terranova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stairs up against the ropes.
Terranova lands an elbow just above Stairs 's eye.

It looks like Spiral Stairs has been cut.

Stairs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Terranova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stairs trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Stairs being controlled here momentarily.
Terranova is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Terranova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinnie Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Terranova gets a clinch.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova lands a nice elbow.
Stairs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Terranova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stairs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Terranova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Terranova throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Terranova takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Terranova misses with an elbow over the top.
Terranova is trying to stall.
Stairs tries to circle away but Terranova has him pinned against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Terranova - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Terranova gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stairs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terranova lands an elbow just above Stairs 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Terranova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spiral Stairs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stairs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Stairs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stairs is trying to control. Terranova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Terranova really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stairs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Terranova trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stairs manages to pass to mount!

Stairs has hold of Terranova's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Terranova manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terranova is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stairs working for a submission but Terranova is keeping him at bay.

Stairs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Terranova is surviving well by controlling Stairs's body position as best he can.
Terranova wants to hold on but Stairs pushes him away.
Terranova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stairs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Terranova holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stairs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova can't escape the position.
Stairs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terranova is looking to escape.
Terranova tries to hold on but Stairs postures up.
Stairs looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stairs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Terranova has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Terranova working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Stairs.
Stairs punishing his opponent with strikes.

Stairs looking for a guillotine from mount but Terranova is having none of it.
Terranova can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova wants to control but Stairs is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stairs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Terranova has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Terranova can do anything to dispel that myth.
Terranova tries to hold on but Stairs pushes him away.
Stairs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stairs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Stairs looking to secure an arm triangle but Terranova defends it well.
Stairs wants to control the pace but Terranova is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spiral Stairs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Spiral Stairs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stairs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stairs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Terranova sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Terranova struggling a bit here.
Stairs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Terranova to see if he's OK.
Terranova tries to buck Stairs off but Stairs is having none of it.
Stairs throws a strike aimed at the side of Terranova's head but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova is trying to get back to half guard.
Terranova prevents Stairs from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spiral Stairs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terranova prevents Stairs from moving into mount.
Stairs throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Terranova tries to bench press Stairs off him but Stairs keeps the position.
Terranova prevents Stairs from improving position.
Stairs lands a decent elbow from side control.
An elbow from Stairs crashes against the mat.
Stairs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Terranova's legs.
Stairs lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Stairs is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Terranova's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stairs misses with the ground and pound.
Stairs working the ground and pound but Terranova is defending the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stairs sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Terranova is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Terranova regains half guard, as Stairs was trying to land strikes.
Terranova tries to get to full guard but Stairs has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is refusing to be controlled, as Stairs sits in half guard.
Terranova wants to control but Stairs is keeping busy.
Stairs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stairs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stairs wants to control the pace but Terranova is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Stairs is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Terranova to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Terranova shrugs it off.
Terranova is desperately trying to improve his position but Stairs has a good base and remains in mount.
Stairs lands a big shot there that rocks Terranova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stairs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terranova is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spiral Stairs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Spiral Stairs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stairs avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stairs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stairs tries to pass to full mount but Terranova defends it.
Stairs is working hard here to advance position.
Stairs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova wants to control but Stairs is having none of it.
Stairs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Stairs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stairs lands a big elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Stairs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Terranova is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Stairs is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Terranova has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Terranova!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs 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.
Stairs striking off his back but it's not causing Terranova any problems.

Stairs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terranova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terranova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Stairs is looking for a triangle but Terranova pushes his legs off easily.

Stairs looking for a guillotine here but Terranova defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova wants to control from the top but Stairs keeps moving.
Stairs is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Stairs looking for a guillotine here but Terranova defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stairs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terranova is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Stairs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Terranova passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova wants to stand up but Stairs has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spiral Stairs had his way with Vinnie Terranova in that round.
The cut man is working on Spiral Stairs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stairs fails to land the takedown.
Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stairs.
Terranova throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stairs.
Vinnie Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stairs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stairs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Terranova.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.

Terranova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terranova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stairs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terranova lands an elbow inside that Stairs shrugs off.
Terranova lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Terranova is pushing Stairs up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.
Spiral Stairs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terranova stops a takedown attempt from Stairs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spiral Stairs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terranova creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stairs's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova lands an elbow just above Stairs 's eye.
Stairs takes an elbow to the temple.
Stairs takes an elbow to the temple.

Spiral Stairs's cut is getting worse.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Terranova takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.
Terranova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terranova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stairs blocks an elbow strike.
Terranova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stairs.
Stairs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terranova creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stairs's defenses.

Spiral Stairs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stairs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Terranova.
Terranova lands an elbow just above Stairs 's eye.

Stairs is rocked!

Jeez, Spiral Stairs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Terranova lands an elbow that stopped Stairs in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Stairs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the ropes, Terranova lands a big elbow that drops Stairs! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Stairs is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Terranova!
Vinnie Terranova is the new heavyweight champion!
Vinnie Terranova thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Spiral Stairs spoke after the fight, saying 'The fight's not over until my opponent tests clean for drugs...and given his history in that regard, this fight is probably a No Contest.'.