PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 1865 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 254 p4p, 272 weight class). Romulus Gerber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gerber
vs
Terrorelli

179 cm
30
182
15 - 12 - 1

180 cm
29
180
13 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerber tries to land a front kick but Terrorelli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gerber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Terrorellis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gerber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gerber throws a combination. Terrorelli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Terrorelli with a nice calf kick.
Terrorelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gerber avoids the head kick by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrorelli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gerber takes one to the chin there.
Tobi Terrorelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrorelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
Terrorelli takes a swing at Gerber's ribcage but misses.
Gerber appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Terrorelli misses with a body shot.
Terrorelli shoots in but Gerber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terrorelli lands a front kick.
Gerber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terrorelli at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrorelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Terrorelli saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Terrorelli as he connects with a hook.
Gerber lands the left hand.
Gerber looks to land a right hand but Terrorelli moved out of range.
Terrorelli feints the counter takedown.
Gerber misses with a wild combination.
Terrorelli throws out a counter right but Gerber avoids it with no problem.
Terrorelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gerber has time to react.
Terrorelli takes a swing at Gerber's ribcage but misses.
Gerber throws a quick counter kick to the body but Terrorelli avoids it.
Gerber moves out of range of the leg kick from Terrorelli.

Terrorelli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Terrorelli preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Terrorelli working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gerber is pulling down on Terrorelli's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli won't allow Gerber to sweep him here.
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!
Gerber is working hard here to advance position.
Terrorelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terrorelli trying to control but Gerber is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Terrorelli throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a one-two to the body.
Terrorelli throws the left hand but Gerber avoids the punch easily.
Terrorelli lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli ducks right into an uppercut from Gerber.
Terrorelli throws a shot from downtown. Gerber moves away and avoids it.
Gerber tried to counter with a leg kick but Terrorelli avoided it.
Terrorelli misses with a hook.
Terrorelli throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.
Terrorelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrorelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gerber circles away quickly and effectively.
Romulus Gerber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerber throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerber checks a low kick from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Good work by Terrorelli as he checks the leg kick.
Terrorelli misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a series of punches but Gerber moves out of range.
Terrorelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terrorelli slips under a jab.
Gerber misses with a kick to the body.
Terrorelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terrorelli throws a solid leg kick but Gerber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terrorelli.
Gerber cracks Terrorelli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terrorelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gerber staying out of range there.
Gerber lands with a good body shot.
Terrorelli connects with a body shot.
Gerber misses with a straight right.
Terrorelli's corner calls for a 1-2. Terrorelli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Terrorelli fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tobi Terrorelli will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gerber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gerber was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romulus Gerber is winning the standup battle so far.
Terrorelli throws a hook but Gerber blocks it.
Terrorelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
Terrorelli throws a looping overhand right but Gerber ducks down to avoid it.
Gerber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Terrorelli avoids the body shot from Gerber.
Gerber fakes the leg kick and cracks Terrorelli in the body.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but Gerber is having none of it.
Terrorelli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terrorelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Terrorelli.
Gerber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gerber misses with a lunging right hand
and Terrorelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terrorelli on the side of the head.
Gerber throws a hook to the side of Terrorelli's head but Terrorelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerber throws a right hand that misses
and Terrorelli counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber throws a body punch but Terrorelli moves out of range.
Gerber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Terrorelli throws a hook but Gerber avoids it easily.
Terrorelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but Gerber is having none of it.
Terrorelli slips a straight right by Gerber.
Terrorelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerber throws out the jab.
Gerber moves out of range as Terrorelli throws a body kick.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerber moves away.
Gerber went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gerber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Terrorelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerber.
Terrorelli moves out of range as Gerber throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gerber.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli connects with a crisp jab.
Gerber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrorelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrorelli connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrorelli. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Gerber.
Terrorelli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerber on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Terrorelli.
Gerber checks a leg kick.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Gerber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gerber cracks Terrorelli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Terrorelli gets a takedown into half guard.

Gerber kicks Terrorelli off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gerber blocks a head kick by Terrorelli.
Gerber moves away from the strike by Terrorelli.
It looked like Gerber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Gerber.
Gerber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terrorelli ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Terrorelli throws out a counter right but Gerber avoids it with no problem.
Gerber throws a lazy head kick
and Gerber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrorelli scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gerber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Terrorelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerber is looking to slow Terrorelli down with leg kicks.
Terrorelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick
and Gerber counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Terrorelli misses.
Gerber throwing a counter right hand but Terrorelli manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Terrorelli.
Gerber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gerber stuffs the takedown attempt from Terrorelli. Terrorelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrorelli misses with a body shot
and Gerber finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gerber throws a lazy right hand but Terrorelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gerber slips under a jab from Terrorelli.
Gerber tried to counter with a leg kick but Terrorelli avoided it.
Gerber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terrorelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gerber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gerber slips a straight right by Terrorelli.
Gerber loads up on a big right hand but Terrorelli slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tobi Terrorelli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Terrorelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gerber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerber misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Terrorelli misses the target.
Gerber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terrorelli. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terrorelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terrorelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gerber's hands.
Gerber checks a low kick from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gerber counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerber avoids the head kick by Terrorelli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber avoids the body shot from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerber.
Terrorelli blocks the body kick.
Terrorelli moves away from the strike by Gerber.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Terrorelli saw that one coming.
Terrorelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli misses with a hook
and Gerber counters with a good low kick that Terrorelli was not able to check.
Terrorelli connects with a looping right hand.
Gerber walks into a straight right hand from Terrorelli.
Gerber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli avoids the body shot from Gerber.
Terrorelli 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.
Gerber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrorelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Terrorelli blocks the leg kick.
Gerber lands a two punch combo.
Terrorelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Terrorelli finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Terrorelli catches Gerber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terrorelli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gerber with a body shot.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
Gerber looks to land a body kick but Terrorelli moved away.
Gerber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terrorelli throws a right and a left that Gerber avoids nicely.
Terrorelli throws a shot to the body.
Terrorelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Gerber's head.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber throws a nice looking combination but Terrorelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terrorelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerber counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terrorelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gerber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terrorelli's sensitive parts.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tobi Terrorelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber throws a nice looking combination but Terrorelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerber throws the left hand but Terrorelli avoids the punch easily.
Terrorelli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gerber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gerber throws a hook to the side of Terrorelli's head but Terrorelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Gerber.
Gerber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gerber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrorelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terrorelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerber is just out of range.
Gerber misses with a lunging right hand
and Terrorelli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Terrorelli moves away and avoids it.
Gerber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terrorelli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Gerber.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerber misses the target.
Terrorelli scores with the left hand. Gerber knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrorelli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Terrorelli throws an overhand right that lands on Gerber's shoulder, as Gerber tries to avoid the shot.
Gerber misses with a body kick.
Terrorelli shoots in for a double leg but Gerber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terrorelli throws a looping overhand right but Gerber ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerber misses the target.
Terrorelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gerber. That did some damage!
Gerber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerber scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobi Terrorelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terrorelli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tobi Terrorelli!
After winning the bout, Tobi Terrorelli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.