PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bowers (ranked 24867 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Terrel (ranked 6463 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ray Terrel enters the cage!

Bowers
vs
Terrel

156 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Terrel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bowers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Terrel counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowers tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Terrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terrel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowers moves to clinch but Terrel breaks away
and Terrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers tries to clinch but Terrel is having none of it.
Terrel keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terrel! But no joy.
Bowers has his takedown stuffed
and Terrel counters with a straight right hand.
Terrel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowers throws out the jab.
Terrel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Terrel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Terrel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Terrel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bowers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Terrel wants to control but Bowers postures up.
Terrel is looking for a sweep.
Terrel struggling a bit here.
Terrel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bowers off and has taken his back!

Terrel looking for the choke but no joy.
Bowers trying to get back to his feet but Terrel is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terrel is looking for the choke from the back position but Bowers is controlling his hands well.
Bowers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bowers can't escape the position.
Terrel throwing sloppy strikes.
Bowers trying to control the action but Terrel just sinks the hooks in.
Bowers is trying to stand back up.
Terrel has the hooks in. Bowers is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers wants to get back to his feet.
Bowers is in bad spot here.
Terrel tries to get the hooks in deep but Bowers pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowers is trying to stand back up.
Terrel trying to control momentarily.

Bowers showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Terrel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bowers is trying to get back to his feet but Terrel has full control of the position and if anything, Bowers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Terrel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bowers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terrel dodges the punch combination from Bowers.

Bowers clinches with his opponent.
Terrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Terrel is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bowers to the mat. Bowers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bowers is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Terrel dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrel trying to control the action but Bowers is working from the bottom.

Terrel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bowers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bowers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Terrel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bowers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bowers tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Terrel manages to move to mount!
Bowers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bowers is pushing down on Terrel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Terrel is fighting to maintain full guard but Bowers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bowers prevents Terrel from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Terrel tries to get to full guard but Bowers has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Bowers seems content to control.
Bowers working over Terrel with some ground and pound. Terrel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bowers is working for a submission of some sort.
Bowers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Terrel!

Bowers working for a guillotine from mount but Terrel is in no mood to give up.
Ray Terrel has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Bowers has hold of Terrel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Terrel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bowers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Terrel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Terrel wants to control but Bowers is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
BOOM! Bowers connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bowers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Terrel turns into him and now he's in Bowers's guard.
Terrel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowers is keeping the position for now.
Bowers trying to strike off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowers throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bowers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Terrel is controlling him.
Terrel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Bowers dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowers is defended easily by Terrel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terrel! But no joy.
Bowers fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowers rushes Terrel and presses him up against the cage.
Terrel takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrel tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowers avoids the damage to the body.

Bowers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Terrel uses from the top position.
Bowers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Terrel is stalling in the full guard.

Bowers pushes Terrel off and gets back to his feet.
Bowers darts in trying to clinch
and Terrel counters with a straight right hand.
Doug Bowers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrel keeps the fight on the outside.
Terrel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bowers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowers showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Terrel has his hands clasped together around Bowers's back. He's all about the action.

Bowers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Terrel is just riding it out for now. Bowers eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Terrel sees it coming and defends easily.
Terrel is not content to let Bowers control the position.
Terrel is trying to stand up here but Bowers is controlling him well.
Terrel missing with punches from the bottom.
Terrel is trying to maintain the position but Bowers is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bowers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bowers is trying to work for a kimura but Terrel is defending well.
Terrel pushes Bowers off looking to stand but Bowers dives back in and keeps control.

Bowers is trying to work for a kimura but Terrel is defending well.
Terrel is looking for a sweep. Bowers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Bowers there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bowers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bowers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bowers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowers 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bowers!