PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Ambercrombie (ranked 4181 p4p, 4169 weight class) and Studs Terkell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ambercrombie
vs
Terkell

170 cm
25
161
2 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
162
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wayne Ambercrombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Studs Terkell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ambercrombie moves into the clinch successfully.
Ambercrombie taking a breather.
Terkell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ambercrombie wants to get back to striking at distance but Terkell won't allow it.
Ambercrombie tries to score a body lock takedown but Terkell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ambercrombie tries to land knees in the clinch but Terkell avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Terkell successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terkell is wriggling around but Ambercrombie manages to pass to half guard.
Ambercrombie trying to mount his opponent but Terkell defends it.
Ambercrombie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambercrombie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terkell keeps working.
Terkell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ambercrombie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Terkell tries to get to full guard but Ambercrombie has control of the leg.
Terkell is looking to control Ambercrombie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terkell avoid being mounted?
Ambercrombie wants to control but Terkell is keeping him busy.
Ambercrombie is just content to waste time from the top position. Terkell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ambercrombie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Terkell's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ambercrombie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ambercrombie trying to control the position from guard on top but Terkell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ambercrombie looking to sit in guard and control but Terkell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Terkell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Terkell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terkell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ambercrombie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ambercrombie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ambercrombie!

Terkell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Terkell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ambercrombie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ambercrombie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambercrombie working away.

Ambercrombie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Terkell wants to control but Ambercrombie postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terkell is not content to let Ambercrombie control the position.
Terkell tries to buck Ambercrombie off but Ambercrombie is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ambercrombie throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terkell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terkell shoots in and drives through. Ambercrombie sprawls well.
Terkell tries to clinch but Ambercrombie is having none of it.
Ambercrombie shoots in and drives through. Terkell sprawls well.
Terkell shoots for a takedown but Ambercrombie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ambercrombie stuffs the takedown attempt from Terkell. Terkell gets slowly back to his feet.
Wayne Ambercrombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Studs Terkell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambercrombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ambercrombie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Terkell has closed the distance and engaged Ambercrombie in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambercrombie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ambercrombie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Terkell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ambercrombie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Terkell fails with the takedown

and Ambercrombie counters with a single leg into guard. Terkell didn't expect that.
Terkell is wriggling around but Ambercrombie manages to pass to half guard.

Terkell is staying active underneath Ambercrombie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wayne Ambercrombie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terkell trying to hold on to Ambercrombie's head to control him but Ambercrombie postures up.
Ambercrombie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ambercrombie wants to take a breather but Terkell is having none of it.
Ambercrombie prevents Terkell from improving his position.
Terkell wants to get back to full guard but Ambercrombie has mounted him!
Terkell tries to hold on but Ambercrombie pushes him away.
Ambercrombie raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambercrombie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terkell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ambercrombie trying to control but Terkell is having none of it.
Ambercrombie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ambercrombie scoring with strikes but Terkell is staying in there.
Ambercrombie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Terkell really wants to buck Ambercrombie off and get back to his feet.
Ambercrombie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terkell is looking to escape.
Ambercrombie controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terkell wants to control but Ambercrombie is having none of it.
Ambercrombie lands a heavy elbow.
Terkell is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambercrombie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terkell is looking to escape.
Terkell wants to hold on but Ambercrombie pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Ambercrombie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ambercrombie tries to clinch but Terkell moves out of range.
Ambercrombie shoots in for a takedown but Terkell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Terkell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terkell fails with the takedown.
Terkell throws a series of punches but Ambercrombie avoids them all with ease.
Ambercrombie throws a big counter combination but Terkell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Ambercrombie dives in and scores a takedown into Terkell's guard.
Terkell wants to get back to his feet but Ambercrombie passes into half guard.

Ambercrombie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambercrombie wants to take a breather but Terkell is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terkell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terkell wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Terkell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ambercrombie moves nicely into side control.
Terkell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ambercrombie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Terkell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Terkell is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ambercrombie wants to stand but Terkell has his arm trapped.
Ambercrombie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terkell can do to turn this around?
Ambercrombie trying to control the position but Terkell is working away.
Terkell tries to bench press Ambercrombie off him but Ambercrombie keeps the position.
Ambercrombie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Terkell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Terkell taking a bit of punishment here - Ambercrombie scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambercrombie working away.
Terkell taking a bit of punishment here - Ambercrombie scoring with strikes.
Ambercrombie scoring with punches and elbows.
Ambercrombie lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ambercrombie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ambercrombie is looking to take a break and control but Terkell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terkell looking for a sweep but Ambercrombie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Terkell tries to improve his position but instead Ambercrombie has taken his back!
Ambercrombie gets his hands free as Terkell looks to control.

Terkell is looking to control the hands but Ambercrombie breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wayne Ambercrombie!