PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Mcintyre (ranked 5887 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taryn Terrell (ranked 7827 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcintyre
vs
Terrell

199 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taryn Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Terrell clinches up with Mcintyre and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcintyre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terrell prevents it.
Mcintyre is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrell has double underhooks.
Mcintyre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Terrell is trying to drag Mcintyre to the mat but Mcintyre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Mcintyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mcintyre pushes Terrell up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Terrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrell wants to clinch up but Mcintyre keeps it at a distance.
Terrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terrell wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcintyre looks for a takedown but Terrell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Mcintyre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Terrell.
Mcintyre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Terrell defends well and Mcintyre ends up having to push Terrell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Terrell swinging wildly here.
Mcintyre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Mcintyre forces Terrell back against the cage and clinches.
Mcintyre wants a takedown.
Mcintyre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrell has him pressed against the cage.
Mcintyre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Terrell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mcintyre is trying to keep an underhook but Terrell manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mcintyre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Terrell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Terrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcintyre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcintyre but Mcintyre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcintyre avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrell looks winded!

Mcintyre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcintyre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terrell.
Terrell dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcintyre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A good leg kick by Mcintyre.
Taryn Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Terrell.
Mcintyre stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcintyre drives through and clinches with Terrell against the cage.

Mcintyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terrell shoots in but Mcintyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcintyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terrell.

Mcintyre moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcintyre scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrell keeps control of Mcintyre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcintyre trying to land knees to the body.

Mcintyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mcintyre drives through and clinches with Terrell against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence Mcintyre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Terrell shoots for a takedown but Mcintyre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Terrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcintyre feinted with a counter takedown.
Terrell tries for a takedown but Mcintyre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcintyre feinted with a counter takedown.
Clarence Mcintyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taryn Terrell.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Terrell.
Terrell is looking to clinch.
Terrell is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell misses with a combination

and Mcintyre counters with a takedown into side control.
Terrell is looking to regain half guard here but Mcintyre keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcintyre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Terrell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Mcintyre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Terrell, who protects the arm well.

Mcintyre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Terrell tries to improve position but can't.
Terrell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Terrell can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mcintyre decides to stand back up. Mcintyre steps back and let's Terrell get back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mcintyre.
Mcintyre scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcintyre drives through and clinches with Terrell against the cage.

Mcintyre breaks from the clinch.
Mcintyre stuffs the takedown attempt from Terrell. Terrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcintyre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcintyre shoots in looking for a takedown but Terrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcintyre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Mcintyre rushes Terrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcintyre pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terrell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mcintyre doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Mcintyre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcintyre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terrell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Terrell trying to control but Mcintyre is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Terrell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Mcintyre moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcintyre misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence Mcintyre 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mcintyre breaks from the clinch.
Terrell fails to land the takedown.

Mcintyre gets a clinch.
Clarence Mcintyre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcintyre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrell has him pressed against the cage.
Mcintyre is trying to break free.

Terrell gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Mcintyre kicks off Terrell and gets to his feet.
Mcintyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terrell can do to turn this around?
Terrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mcintyre moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mcintyre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terrell walks away with a smile on his face. Mcintyre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mcintyre counters with a two punch combo.
Clarence Mcintyre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcintyre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Terrell.
Mcintyre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Clarence Mcintyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taryn Terrell.
Terrell closes the distance but Mcintyre moves to the side
and Mcintyre counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcintyre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terrell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcintyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcintyre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcintyre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Mcintyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcintyre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcintyre is defended easily by Terrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terrell clinches up against the cage.

Mcintyre breaks the clinch.
Mcintyre slips a jab from Terrell.
Clarence Mcintyre is winning the standup battle so far.

Mcintyre drives through and clinches with Terrell against the cage.
Mcintyre managing to block the knees to the body from Terrell.

Terrell manages to break the clinch.
Mcintyre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terrell sprawls well. Terrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcintyre gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mcintyre defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mcintyre with that takedown attempt.
Taryn Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell feints and then cracks Mcintyre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcintyre down.

Mcintyre has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terrell has Mcintyre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcintyre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clarence Mcintyre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mcintyre breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Mcintyre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcintyre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Mcintyre!