PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Terrence (ranked 4815 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Schultz (ranked 4931 p4p, 154 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Terrence
vs
Schultz

209 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Terrence!
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, Tyler Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schultz rushes Terrence and presses him up against the cage.
Schultz is pressed up against the cage. Terrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schultz down to the mat. Schultz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Schultz moves into the clinch successfully.

Terrence has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Schultz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Terrence gets his way!
Terrence is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Terrence controlling the positon.
Terrence looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Schultz is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrence has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Schultz.
Terrence just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Terrence looking for the RNC.
Terrence is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Schultz trying to control the position but Terrence manages to sink in the hooks.
Schultz is trying to get back to his feet but Terrence has full control of the position and if anything, Schultz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Schultz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Terrence.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet.
Terrence loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Schultz hold on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Terrence has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Schultz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Terrence lands a shot to the head.
Schultz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Schultz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Terrence.
Schultz is taking damage to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrence keeps control of the position easily here as Schultz tries to buck him off.
Terrence lands punches and elbows.

Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Terrence gets his way!
Terrence cracks Schultz with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Schultz from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz rolls, trying to escape but Terrence keeps control of the position.
Terrence trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Schultz doesn't escape.

Schultz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Terrence's arms.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Terrence has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Schultz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Terrence dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Terrence looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Terrence is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet.
Terrence slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz is trying to stand up here but Terrence is controlling him well.
Terrence keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrence has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schultz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Terrence.
Terrence is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Terrence passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Schultz!
Terrence wants to control the pace but Schultz is squirming around nicely.
Terrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Schultz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Terrence working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Terrence cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Terrence scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drew Terrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terrence controlling the position easily from mount.
Terrence prevents Schultz from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Terrence cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schultz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Terrence is working for a guillotine from mount but Schultz frees his head quite easily.
Terrence content just to control the position here.

Terrence looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Terrence controlling from the full mount.
Terrence punishing his opponent with strikes.
Terrence lands a couple of good shots and Schultz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Schultz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Terrence.

Schultz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Terrence's arms.
Terrence 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.
Schultz is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrence keeps control of the position easily here as Schultz tries to buck him off.
Schultz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Schultz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Terrence. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Terrence tightening his grip on Schultz, looking for the choke.
Terrence gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Terrence dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Terrence changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schultz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Terrence controlling the position.
Terrence working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schultz pushes Terrence away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Terrence gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrence is trying to get an arm triangle but Schultz is defending well.
Schultz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Terrence wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schultz is trying to control Terrence's posture but Terrence avoids it.
Terrence just content to control the position.
Schultz wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Terrence's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Terrence taking a breather here.

That's two 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.
Schultz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Terrence is trying to get an arm triangle but Schultz is defending well.

Terrence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schultz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Terrence controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drew Terrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schultz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schultz fails to land with a series of punches.

Terrence manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schultz on his heels. He'll look to pass Schultz's guard now, I'm sure.
Terrence is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schultz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terrence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Terrence connects with a couple of short punches.
Terrence is stalling in the full guard.
Terrence seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schultz for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terrence's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyler Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drew Terrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
It looked like Terrence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schultz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Terrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Terrence, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Drew Terrence!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Drew Terrence!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Drew Terrence!

Drew Terrence wins by unanimous decision!