PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 131 p4p, 393 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 18 p4p, 54 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boretti
vs
Terranova

188 cm
34
203
31 - 14 - 1

181 cm
37
190
32 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boretti darts in and clinches Terranova up against the cage.
Boretti tries to land knees in the clinch but Terranova avoids the damage to the body.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boretti scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Boretti's leg. Boretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boretti tries to clinch up.
Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Boretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova blocks the body kick.
Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Boretti's shoulder, as Boretti tries to avoid the shot.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Terranova has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boretti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Boretti moves forwards but Terranova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Boretti defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boretti slips a straight right by Terranova.
Terranova tries to land a front kick but Boretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti wants to clinch up but Terranova keeps it at a distance.
Terranova motions for Boretti to come forward. Terranova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti feints and then cracks Terranova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terranova down.
Terranova throws a leg kick that misses.

Boretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Terranova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Boretti is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Terranova wants to get back to striking at distance but Boretti won't allow it.
Terranova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Boretti slips the punch.

Terranova gets tackled into the cage by Boretti. Boretti maintains the clinch.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boretti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Boretti closes the distance and clinches.

Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boretti tries to clinch but Terranova moves out of range.
Boretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Boretti is looking to clinch.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Boretti checks it.
Terranova lands a jab.
Boretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Boretti lands the left hand.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boretti slips under a jab from Terranova.
Boretti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terranova.
Terranova connects with a single shot there.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boretti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova connects with a jab.
Boretti scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Terranova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boretti feints and then cracks Terranova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terranova down.
Terranova throws a hook but Boretti blocks it.
Boretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Terranova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Terranova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boretti misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova catches Boretti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Terranova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Terranova on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Boretti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terranova throws a hook but Boretti blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Boretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Terranova scores with a shot to the body.
Boretti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terranova is out of range.
Boretti lands a nice hook to Terranova's body. Terranova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boretti.
Boretti moves out of range as Terranova throws a body kick.
Boretti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Terranova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boretti scrambles back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Boretti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boretti is looking to counter punch.
Boretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova lands a nice hook to Boretti's body. Boretti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti tries to work over Terranova's front leg with a kick but Terranova checks it.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Boretti.
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Boretti saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terranova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terranova 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.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Boretti's head but Boretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boretti.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boretti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terranova's hands.

Boretti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boretti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terranova's efforts to push away.

Terranova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Boretti tries to clinch but Terranova is having none of it.
Terranova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boretti throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boretti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Terranova if he has to take too many more of those.
Boretti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boretti takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boretti.
Boretti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Terranova pushes him off.
Boretti tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Boretti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Boretti counters with a nice leg kick.
Terranova dips to his left and cracks Boretti with an uppercut!
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Boretti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Boretti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boretti avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Boretti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova lands with a nice combination. Boretti backs away looking to recover.
Boretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Terranova circles away.
Boretti connects with the punch.
Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boretti checks it well.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Terranova looks to move away, Boretti throws a big counter combo but Terranova just gets out of the way.
Boretti wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boretti.
Terranova misses with a hook. Boretti ducked under it nicely.

Boretti gets a clinch.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti tries to land knees in the clinch but Terranova avoids the damage to the body.
Terranova wants to break the clinch but can't.

Terranova breaks from the clinch.
Terranova moves forwards but Boretti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terranova keeps the fight on the outside.
Terranova misses with a leg kick
and Boretti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Terranova tries to keep at a distance but Boretti has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Boretti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a knee to the head.
Terranova wants to break free but Boretti has control.
Terranova blocking some punches.
Terranova has had enough of the clinch but Boretti keeps him there for the moment.
Boretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Terranova leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terranova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Terranova tries to circle away but Boretti has him pinned against the cage.
Boretti throws an elbow that misses.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but Terranova avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
Terranova blocks an uppercut.
Boretti lands a nice uppercut.
Boretti tries to work over Terranova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terranova wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boretti has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with the head strike.
Terranova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terranova is trying to break free.
Terranova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boretti lands a shoulder strike.
Boretti misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Boretti is controlling him.
Terranova is trying to break the clinch but Boretti is controlling him.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Boretti.
Terranova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti misses with an elbow over the top.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terranova avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Boretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terranova under the eye.
Boretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boretti tries to clinch but Terranova is having none of it.
Terranova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Boretti counters with a leg kick.
Boretti takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boretti counters with a good low kick that Terranova was not able to check.
Boretti needs to keep his hands up - Terranova had a free shot at his head there.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boretti counters with a nice body kick.
Boretti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Boretti has Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Boretti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Boretti fails to land.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.

Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova thumps Boretti with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Terranova finds it's way through Boretti's defenses.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boretti scores with a hook to the body. Terranova takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Terranova circles away.
Terranova throws a chopping leg kick but Boretti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Boretti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Boretti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a nice head shot.
Terranova throws out a loose jab but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Terranova circles away.
Boretti slips under a jab from Terranova.
Boretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boretti misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Terranova misses the shot to the body.
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!
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Boretti.
Boretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boretti.
Boretti is looking to clinch.
Boretti is looking to clinch.
Boretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boretti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
and Boretti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boretti.
Boretti tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Boretti moves out of range.
Terranova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terranova lands with a cross.
Boretti is looking to clinch but Terranova is avoiding it.
Terranova misses with a kick to the body.
Boretti slips under a jab.
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terranova takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Boretti tenderised Terranova's leg. Terranova is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boretti checks a leg kick.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Terranova throws a body kick that misses.
Boretti throws a big counter combination but Terranova scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Terranova misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Boretti moves out of range as Terranova throws a body kick.
Terranova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boretti tries to clinch up.
Terranova fakes the leg kick and cracks Boretti in the body.

Boretti clinches.

Terranova breaks from the clinch.
Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boretti lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Terranova.
Boretti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terranova.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Terranova 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.
Terranova scores with a body shot.
Boretti with the inside leg kick.

Terranova gets tackled into the cage by Boretti. Boretti maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boretti.
Terranova throws an overhand right that lands on Boretti's shoulder, as Boretti tries to avoid the shot.
Terranova tries to bum rush Boretti with a series of wild strikes but Boretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boretti feinted there with a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ciro Terranova.
I think Terranova 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!