PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto lazereth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

lazereth
vs
Terry

175 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto lazereth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Levi Terry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Terry as lazereth shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberto lazereth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Terry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
lazereth won't allow Terry to pass to mount.
Terry wants to control but lazereth is keeping him busy.
Terry trying to pass the guard but lazereth defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. lazereth defending well though.
Terry slips a nice elbow through lazereth's hands, connecting with lazereth's forehead.

lazereth looking for submissions off his back.
Terry drops an elbow to the side of lazereth's head.
lazereth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Terry scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Terry is looking to advance position but lazereth won't allow it.
lazereth wants to control but Terry is keeping busy.
lazereth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Terry wants to control but lazereth is keeping him busy.
lazereth manages to get to full guard.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
lazereth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

lazereth has his foot on Terry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terry works his way back into a safe position though.

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.
Terry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Terry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lazereth swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
lazereth has his feet on Terry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Terry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry circles away from the clinch attempt.
lazereth takes a jab right on the kisser.
lazereth misses with a takedown attempt

and Terry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
lazereth is breathing heavily.
Terry postures up and lands a big shot to lazereth's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry wants to control from the top but lazereth keeps moving.
Terry wants to pass the guard but lazereth is keeping the position.
lazereth looking to control.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
Terry landing with the ground and pound.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
Terry postures up.
Terry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with lazereth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
lazereth wants to stand up but Terry is controlling him.
Terry lands a couple of digs.
Terry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
lazereth is trying to control the position but Terry postures up.
Terry is in close to lazereth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
lazereth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terry is one step ahead there.
lazereth wants to get back to his feet but Terry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Terry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - lazereth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry is looking to clinch but lazereth is avoiding it.

Terry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
lazereth regains half guard, as Terry was trying to land strikes.
Terry trying to mount his opponent but lazereth defends it.
Terry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Terry is keen to just control but lazereth is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry trying to mount his opponent but lazereth defends it.
Terry is breathing heavily.
lazereth flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
lazereth gets back to full guard.
Terry throwing strikes but missing.
lazereth keeping full guard, as Terry tries to pass.
lazereth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terry looking to sit in guard and control but lazereth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
lazereth wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
Levi Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.
lazereth being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

lazereth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
lazereth trying to control but Terry is working from the bottom.
lazereth stopping the sweep attempt from Terry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry pulls lazereth in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Terry tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Terry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. lazereth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
lazereth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Terry thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing lazereth to regain full guard.
lazereth keeping full guard, as Terry tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Terry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Terry prevents lazereth from getting back to his feet.
lazereth is trying to keep Terry in close.
Terry lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lazereth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
lazereth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Terry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Terry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lazereth controls Terry momentarily but Terry frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but lazereth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but lazereth is retaining full guard.
Terry wants to control from the top but lazereth keeps moving.
Terry wants to pass the guard but lazereth is keeping the position.
Terry wants to control from the top but lazereth keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lazereth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terry throws a series of punches but lazereth moves out of range.
lazereth has his takedown stuffed

and Terry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lazereth's guard now.
lazereth keeping full guard, as Terry tries to pass.
Terry trying to control but lazereth is working from the bottom.
Terry lands a couple of elbows.
Terry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Terry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Terry looking to pass the guard.
lazereth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Terry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
lazereth controls Terry momentarily but Terry frees himself.
Terry wants to control from the top but lazereth keeps moving.
lazereth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terry.
lazereth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Terry wants to pass the guard but lazereth is keeping the position.
Terry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Levi Terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Terry looking to pass the guard.

lazereth has his foot on Terry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terry works his way back into a safe position though.
lazereth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Terry working to try and regain half guard.
Roberto lazereth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lazereth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Terry!