PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets "The Age Of The Understatement". Power has chosen blue moon as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Terry Bull has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Terry Bull seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bull
vs
Power

192 cm
24
255 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power tries to clinch up.
Bull wants to clinch up but Power keeps it at a distance.
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power misses with a body kick.
Bull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bull lands with a slapping head kick.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Bull moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Bull.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.
Bull is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bull stalling.
Bull with a knee to the head.
A short right from Bull.
Bull is trying to stall.
Bull stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Bull stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bull is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Terry Bull.
Bull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.
Power looks gassed!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.

Bull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Power's head.
Ground and pound from Bull.
Power 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.
Bull passes to full mount!
Power tries to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Bull with shots to the head and body - Power looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bull lands a heavy elbow.

Bull is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Power can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bull lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bull.
Bull with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bull is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bull looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bull lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull cracks Power with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bull tries to control but Power wriggling away.
BOOM! Bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Power's face.
Bull working Power over with strikes here.
Bull landing strikes from the mount and Power is in trouble!
Bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Bull looking to control but Power is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bull fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bull putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Power can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bull is working for a guillotine from mount but Power frees his head quite easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Power taking shots to the head.
Bull trying to control but Power is having none of it.
Bull throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Power is working to get back to half guard.
Bull wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
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.

Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bull closes the distance and clinches.
Bull prevents the takedown attempt.
Bull is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Bull lands a damaging elbow.
Power is trying to break free.
Power tries to pull guard but Bull won't allow it.
Bull is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull wants to stall.
Power tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bull smiles and moves away.
Terry Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bull. That's going to slow Power down.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Bull throws a head kick that Power semi-blocks.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bull. Power shrugs it off though.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bull wants to clinch but Power slips to the side

and Power counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bull won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Bull's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Terry Bull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bull wants to control but Power is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.
Bull wants to improve his position but Power is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Power is thwarting Bull's attempts to control the position.
Bull is trying to get back to full guard.
Bull trying to control here.
Power wants to stand up but Bull has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bull clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Bull looking to stall.
Bull is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bull decides to pull guard.
Bull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Power prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
Power wants to stand but Bull is controlling his posture from full guard.

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.
Bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Power!
Bull scoring with strikes but Power is staying in there.
The referee warns Power that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Power can't escape the position.
Bull controlling the position easily from mount.

Bull looking for a guillotine from mount but Power is having none of it.
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Power but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Bull throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Power shoots in but Bull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bull takes the fight into the clinch.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Bull avoids the damage to the body.
Bull lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Power looking for a takedown.
Bull will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Power up against the cage.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bull landing knees to the head.
Bull connects with a knee to the head.
Bull scores with a knee to the head.
Bull's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bull managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
Bull leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Power goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bull prevents it.
Terry Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Power changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bull fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bull scores with a takedown into Power's guard.
Bull trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Bull won't allow Power to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a couple of elbows.
Bull is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bull forces his way into half guard.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Bull working Power over with strikes.

Bull is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Power has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bull stops Power from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bull connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to improve his position.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Power's head.
Power is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bull scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bull is tying to control. Power wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bull moves nicely into side control.
Bull scoring with punches and elbows.

Bull tries for a kimura but Power is defending well.
Power is not content to let Bull control the position.

Bull is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Power knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
Bull is working Power over with some ground and pound from side control.
Power is not content to let Bull control the position.
Bull looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Power is avoiding damage well.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Power is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bull has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bull lands some shots froms side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

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