PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 2442 p4p, 235 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 3116 p4p, 286 weight class). Terrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jammin. This should be a great matchup!

Terrell
vs
Baird

176 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baird checks a leg kick.
Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baird tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Baird misses the jab.
Baird swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Baird throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Baird throws a head kick but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Baird tries to work over Terrell's front leg with a kick but Terrell checks it.
Corey Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Terrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terrell wants to slow Baird down by chopping away at his legs.
Baird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Baird.
Baird is looking to land body kicks.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Baird misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Baird's leg. Baird is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baird scores with a leg kick.
Terrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baird is out of range and Terrell settles back down.
Baird feints a counter leg kick.
Baird lands with a hook. Terrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baird moves out of range as Terrell throws a body kick.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baird throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Terrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Baird moves out of range of the body kick.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Terrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baird checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a leg kick.
Baird cracks Terrell with a good jab.
Baird throws a leg kick but Terrell moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baird lands a jab to the nose.
Terrell tries to move into range but Baird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Baird throws a front kick aimed at Terrell's knee but Terrell avoids it well.
As Baird backs away, Terrell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Baird.
Terrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baird lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terrell is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Baird throws a low kick but Terrell moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Baird.
Terrell thumps Baird with a low kick.
Baird looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
Terrell throws a quick counter head kick but Baird was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a leg kick that misses.
Baird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Terrell throws a low kick, looking for Baird's leg but Baird calmly moves out of range.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baird connects with a body shot.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Baird lands but Terrell takes it in his stride.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body kick.
And Baird responds with a good body kick, but Terrell manages to step out the way in time.
Baird throws a push kick but Terrell slaps the foot to one side.
Terrell throws a counter high kick but Baird was just alert enough to avoid it.
Terrell blocks a jab.
Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses.
Baird throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
Baird tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.

Baird moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
Baird throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
A shot in the inside from Baird.

Terrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baird scores with a kick to the body.
Baird is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Baird misses with a head kick.
Baird throws a series of strikes that have Terrell backpedaling.
Good standup being displayed there by Baird as he connects with a hook.
Baird throws an off balance right hand
and Terrell counters with an inside leg kick.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Terrell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Baird avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Baird dominated that 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.

Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baird throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Baird misses.
Baird misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
Baird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Baird misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Baird misses with a low kick as Terrell jumps back.
Baird misses with a body shot.
Terrell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Baird.
Corey Baird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Baird moved away.
That kick from Baird tenderised Terrell's leg. Terrell is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird connects with a leg kick. Terrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Terrell counters with a quick kick to the body but Baird blocks it.
Baird stalks Terrell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Terrell's face. Terrell staggers backwards, shaken.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
Terrell looks for the body kick but Baird saw that one coming.
Terrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell throws a counter high kick but Baird was just alert enough to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Baird.
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Baird with a jab.
Terrell throws a low kick but Baird avoids it.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Baird tries to work over Terrell's front leg with a kick but Terrell checks it.
Terrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Baird tests Terrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Baird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baird tries to land a leg kick but Terrell saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terrell takes a step back to recover.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Baird sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baird lands with a good body shot.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baird.
Baird feints a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
Baird is looking to chop away at Terrell's legs.
Baird blocks the body kick.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Baird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baird tries to clinch but Terrell is having none of it.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Baird moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
Baird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Baird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Terrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baird thuds his right hand into Terrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baird feints and then cracks Terrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terrell down.
Baird scores with the left hand. Terrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baird is able to avoid easily.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Baird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baird in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Baird.
Baird throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It appears Terrell was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baird tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terrell is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Baird.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terrell.
Good exchange - Baird coming out on top.
Terrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baird counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baird counters with a good low kick that Terrell was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baird.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Baird lands an overhand right.
Baird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baird connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird with a hook.
Baird throws a head kick that misses.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Terrell looks to land a body kick but Baird moved away.
Baird throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Baird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baird feints and then cracks Terrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terrell down.
Terrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baird throws a wild body kick that Terrell sees coming a mile off.
Baird lands a jab to the head.
Baird misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Terrell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baird checks the leg kick.
Terrell throws a solid leg kick but Baird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terrell.
Terrell misses with a leg kick
and Baird counters with a one-two to the body.
Baird throws a leg kick which misses Terrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Terrell tries to avoid it.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Baird moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
Baird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baird tries to score with a low kick but Terrell moves his leg out of the way.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Baird - just one landing.
Baird misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Baird.
Phillip Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a low kick but Terrell moves out of range easily.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrell checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baird checks a leg kick.
Baird lands a slapping body shot.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses
and Baird counters with an inside leg kick.
Baird misses with a hook
and Terrell counters with a good low kick that Baird was not able to check.
Baird missing with a left hand there. Terrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Baird is predictable there
and Terrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Terrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baird. Baird obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird misses with a body kick.
Baird connects with a crisp jab.
Baird is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell throws a low kick, looking for Baird's leg but Baird calmly moves out of range.

Baird rushes Terrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baird presses Terrell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrell is trying to break free.
Baird blocks an elbow strike.
Baird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
A short right from Baird.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell wants to break free but Baird has control.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Baird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baird's brow.
Terrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baird blocks an elbow strike from Terrell.
Terrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Baird has double underhooks.
Baird tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Baird blocks an elbow strike from Terrell.
Baird misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baird keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terrell's efforts to push away.
Terrell blocking some punches.
Baird lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terrell.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baird avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baird has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Baird!
After winning the bout, Corey Baird thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Phillip Terrell stepped up to the mic, saying 'back to the drawing board I go big thanks to the fans maybe next fight my opponent won't try to hug my nuts all fight'.