PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terteryan comes to the cage accompanied by Röyksopp - The Fear . Collins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Irish Rebel Song. Max Collins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Terteryan
vs
Collins

178 cm
42
262 lbs
29 - 33 - 0

195 cm
41
256 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 29 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Collins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terteryan.
A slow jab from Terteryan misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Terteryan misses.
Terteryan misses with a takedown attempt - Collins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Terteryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Terteryan.

Terteryan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Terteryan striking off his back.
Terteryan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Collins prevents Terteryan from getting back to his feet.
Terteryan keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Terteryan has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins won't allow Terteryan to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins looks to land a body kick but Terteryan moved away.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Collins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collins connects with a crisp jab.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terteryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terteryan is looking to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Terteryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terteryan tries a head kick but it misses.

Terteryan clinches up against the cage.
Collins is trying to push Terteryan away but Terteryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to break free.
Collins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Collins tries to break the clinch but Terteryan is controlling the position.

Terteryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terteryan scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terteryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terteryan throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.

Terteryan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Collins is defending against the submission attempts here by Terteryan.
Terteryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Collins pushes Terteryan off and gets back to his feet.
Terteryan lands with a cross.
Terteryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Collins shoots in and bounces Terteryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Terteryan kicks Collins off and gets to his feet.

Terteryan feints and as Collins raises his hands in defense, Terteryan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terteryan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Terteryan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Terteryan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Terteryan from controlling successfully.
Terteryan throws an elbow that misses. Collins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Terteryan's guard. Nice move by Collins!

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 Sarkis Terteryan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Collins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terteryan shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Terteryan misses with a head kick.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins misses with a body kick.
Terteryan misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Terteryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.

Terteryan gets the takedown into side control.
Terteryan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Terteryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Collins, who protects the arm well.
Terteryan lands some shots froms side control.
Terteryan working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terteryan throwing strikes but Collins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Collins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Terteryan tries to buck Collins off but Collins is having none of it.
Terteryan wants to get back to his feet but Collins drags him back down.
Terteryan is trying to improve his position.
Terteryan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Collins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Collins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terteryan keeps working.
Terteryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Terteryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Collins defending well though.
Collins looks like he's trying to stand up.

Terteryan is looking for a kimura here.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Terteryan wants to take a breather but Collins is having none of it.
Collins has hold of Terteryan's hands but Terteryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sarkis Terteryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terteryan throwing strikes but Collins recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Terteryan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Collins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Terteryan slips a nice elbow through Collins's hands, connecting with Collins's forehead.

Terteryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Terteryan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Collins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terteryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Terteryan wants to pass to mount but Collins is defending the position.
Collins manages to get to full guard.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terteryan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarkis Terteryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Collins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Collins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Terteryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Terteryan misses its intended target.

Collins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Terteryan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Terteryan.
Terteryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins wants to control from the top but Terteryan keeps moving.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins connects with a couple of short punches.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Terteryan is keeping the position.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
Terteryan wants to sweep but no luck.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terteryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Terteryan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins blocks a jab.
Terteryan misses with a hook. Collins ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terteryan.
Sarkis Terteryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terteryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terteryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Collins. That one must have hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Collins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Terteryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Collins shoots for a takedown but Terteryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Terteryan throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
Terteryan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collins.
Terteryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sarkis Terteryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Collins.
Collins connects with a single shot there.

Terteryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Collins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Terteryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Terteryan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terteryan trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Terteryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown but Terteryan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Collins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terteryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Collins sprawls well. He's pushed Terteryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Terteryan shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terteryan's head backwards.
Collins scores with a punch to the head.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Terteryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Max Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Terteryan, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Terteryan against the cage but Terteryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Collins avoids the body shot from Terteryan.
Collins throws a counter combo.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Terteryan. Terteryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Terteryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Terteryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Max Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarkis Terteryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Collins.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Collins.
I think Terteryan 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarkis Terteryan!
Sarkis Terteryan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Das Labor for their support in the buildup to the fight.