PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 2372 p4p, 3691 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 286 p4p, 419 weight class). Gai comes to the cage accompanied by Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. Phillip Terrell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gai
vs
Terrell

182 cm
45
166
31 - 16 - 1

176 cm
24
158
3 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell connects with a crisp jab.
Gai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terrell lands with an uppercut that bounces Gai off the cage and back into range.
Gai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Terrell.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Gai's head.
Terrell keeps Gai at a distance using the push kick.
Gai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gai moves out of range as Terrell strikes.
Terrell connects with a body shot.
Terrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terrell throws a hook but Gai avoids it easily.
Gai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gai.
Terrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gai's sensitive parts.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai tries to land a front kick but Terrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Terrell closes the distance and clinches.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Terrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Gai controls his hands.
Gai tries to land knees in the clinch but Terrell avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Terrell avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Gai.
Terrell blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Terrell.
Terrell misses with some punches.
Terrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Terrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gai.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrell tries to clinch but Gai moves out of range.
Gai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terrell is out of range.
Gai checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai cracks Terrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Terrell jabs at Gai's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai misses with a wild body shot.
Gai sets himself, and Terrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Gai avoids it this time.
Gai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terrell cracks Gai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gai.
Gai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Terrell misses.
Terrell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Terrell lands a really nice looking cross but Gai seems unphased.
Terrell lands a lovely overhand right.
Terrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Gai is rocked!
Terrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Gai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right-left combo lands from Terrell.
A nice leg kick from Terrell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gai is looking to counter punch.
Terrell blocks a leg kick.
Terrell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gai avoids the body shot from Terrell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
Gai lands a right hook to the body.
Terrell throws an overhand right that lands on Gai's shoulder, as Gai tries to avoid the shot.
Terrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai seems to have got his legs back now.
Gai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Gai moved away.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Terrell works Gai's body with a nice hook.
Terrell cracks Gai with an open hand slap.
Terrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Gai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Terrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrell misses the target.
Gai is looking to counter punch.
Terrell throws a sloppy head kick and Gai moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Terrell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai looks to score with a jab to the body but Terrell is just out of range.
Jab by Terrell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gai's sensitive parts.
Gai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Gai is just out of range.
Terrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gai can pounce on him.
Terrell tries to clinch up but Gai circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrell moves forwards but Gai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gai.
Gai sets himself, and Terrell steps forward looking for the clinch! Gai avoids it this time.

Terrell has Gai up against the cage in a clinch.
Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
Terrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gai trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gai misses with an elbow strike.
Gai tries to land knees in the clinch but Terrell avoids the damage to the body.
Terrell lands a nice uppercut.
Gai misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gai misses with an uppercut.
Terrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gai.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gai.
Donk. Terrell catches Gai right on the button with a cross.
Terrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gai ducks right into an uppercut from Terrell.
A low kick from Terrell misses
and Gai counters with a left to the body.
Gai staying out of range there.
Gai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gai takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gai checks a leg kick.
Terrell misses with a few strikes there.
Terrell works the jab nicely.
Terrell throws a series of punches but Gai avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrell slips a jab from Gai.
Terrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Terrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gai lands a body punch.
Gai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terrell avoids it.
Gai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gai takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gai can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terrell.
Terrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Terrell lands a body shot.
Terrell digs a right hand underneath Gai's ribcage. Gai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Terrell tries to throw a body punch but Gai avoids it by throwing Terrell back against the cage.
Terrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Terrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Gai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terrell is defending well for now.
Terrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Terrell has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
Gai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gai.
Gai pushes off an throws an elbow but Terrell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gai.
Terrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gai's elbow.
Gai blocks an uppercut.
Terrell blocks an elbow strike from Gai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
A short right from Terrell on the inside.
Terrell misses with some punches.
Gai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell keeps control of Gai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrell checks a low kick from Gai.
Gai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrell.
A leg kick checked by Gai.
Good exchange - Terrell coming out on top.
Terrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gai eats them both and turns towards Terrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Terrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Gai with the inside leg kick.
Terrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gai counters with a straight right hand.
Terrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Terrell.
Terrell tries to clinch but Gai moves out of range.
Terrell scores with a nice head shot.
Gai tries to land a leg kick but Terrell saw it coming and moves away.
Gai moves out of range as Terrell strikes.

Terrell sends Gai crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Terrell is motioning to the referee to let Gai up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Terrell! Gai is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Terrell!
An out of breath Phillip Terrell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Nomor Gai was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.