PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Herritt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Herritt
vs
Tang

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Herritt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Herritt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tang stands and throws Herritt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Herritt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Tang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Herritt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Tang seems to be working for a kimura but Herritt defends the submission attempt.

Herritt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Herritt is trying to stand back up but Tang is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herritt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Herritt is trying to control but can't.
Tang trying to pass the guard but Herritt defending well.
Herritt manages to get to full guard.
Tang trying to control the position from guard on top but Herritt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Herritt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Herritt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herritt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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.
Herritt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tang pushes down on Herritt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tang tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Herritt is staying active underneath Tang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Herritt is looking to escape.
Herritt tries to get to full guard but Tang has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herritt is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herritt's waist but Herritt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tang off to one side.
Tang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herritt as he jumps to the side.
Tang tries to clinch but Herritt moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Herritt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Herritt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tang.
Herritt shoots for a double leg takedown but Tang sprawls well. He's pushed Herritt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Herritt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herritt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tang circles away.
Tang misses with a takedown attempt - Herritt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tang shoots in but no luck this time.
Tang shoots in for a takedown but Herritt shows good takedown defense.
Tang shoots and misses

and Herritt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tang's guard now.
Herritt trying to control but Tang is working from the bottom.
Tang wants to stand but Herritt is controlling the position.
Herritt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tang pulls Herritt in close to prevent any damage.
Tang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herritt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tang keeping moving, preventing Herritt from controlling successfully.
Tang is adopting a defensive guard.
Herritt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Herritt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Herritt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tang wants to hold on but Herritt pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herritt stops Tang from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Herritt will probably get the nod.
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.

Tang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tang lands in his opponent's guard.
Herritt wants to sweep but no luck.
Herritt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Tang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tang trying to control the position from guard on top but Herritt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Herritt's head.
Herritt doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Herritt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herritt keeping moving, preventing Tang from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Herritt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Herritt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Herritt is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Herritt is trying to stand up.
Tang content just to control the position here.
Tang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Herritt is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herritt working to try and regain half guard.
Tang tries to control but Herritt wriggling away.
Herritt tries to hold on but Tang pushes him away.
Herritt is squirming around, avoiding Tang's attempts to control the action.
Tang raining down shots from the mount!
Herritt gets back to half guard.

Tang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herritt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tang passes to full mount!
Tang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Herritt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tang. What's that going to do exactly?
Herritt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Tang looking to secure an arm triangle but Herritt defends it well.
Herritt wants to hold on but Tang pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Herritt is looking to get to half guard.
Herritt is working hard here to advance position.
Tang controlling from mount.
Tang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tang doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Herritt moves into the clinch.

Tang gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Terry Tang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tang is keen to just control but Herritt is a slippery customer.
Herritt trying to control here.
Tang not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Herritt actively working from the bottom here.

Herritt looking for submissions off his back.
Tang content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tang is trying to control. Herritt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tang tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Herritt counters by clinching up.
Tang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Herritt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Herritt stops a takedown attempt from Tang.
Ryan Herritt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tang.
Herritt can't break the clinch.
Tang tries to score a body lock takedown but Herritt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herritt lands with a right to the head.
Herritt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tang wants a takedown.
Tang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Tang jumps into guard, dragging Herritt to the mat.

Tang is looking for a triangle but Herritt pushes his legs off easily.
Herritt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Herritt drops back looking for a leg! Tang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tang manages to kick Herritt off! Herritt jumps back into Tang's guard.
Herritt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Herritt is looking to work some ground and pound but Tang has wrist control.
Tang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Herritt!

Herritt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tang.
A nice elbow there by Tang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tang looking to secure an arm triangle but Herritt defends it well.
Herritt working to try and regain half guard.
Tang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Herritt?
Herritt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tang is keen to just control but Herritt is a slippery customer.
Herritt pushes Tang off looking to stand but Tang dives back in and keeps control.
Herritt wants to control but Tang is keeping busy.
Herritt is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tang trying to mount his opponent but Herritt defends it.

Tang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Herritt sees it coming and defends easily.
Herritt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Herritt.
Herritt is looking to stand up but Tang isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tang looks to clinch

and Herritt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herritt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tang jumps guard and drags Herritt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Tang.
I think Tang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terry Tang!