PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 374 p4p, 45 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 692 p4p, 89 weight class). Lager has chosen Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Terranova
vs
Lager

181 cm
25
199 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lager uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Terranova lands with a straight right. Lager didn't see that one coming.
Terranova wants to clinch up but Lager keeps it at a distance.
Lager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Lager ducks down to avoid it.
Lager misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Lager throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terranova's waist but Terranova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lager off to one side.
Terranova is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lager scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Lager catches Terranova right on the button with a cross.
Lager blocks a head kick by Terranova.
Good leg kick by Lager there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lager swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terranova.
Lager takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terranova's hands.
Terranova jabs at Lager's body.
Terranova throws out a loose jab but Lager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terranova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lager connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Terranova scrambles back to his feet.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Lager is just out of range.
Terranova defending well as Lager loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lager. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lager.
Lager ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Lager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Lager.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Lager misses with a body shot.
Terranova wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've been informed that Lager has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lager moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Terranova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Lager misses with a straight right.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terranova slips under a jab from Lager.
Lager with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lager's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova lands a nice shot that snaps Lager's head back.
Lager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terranova moves away.
Terranova needs to keep his hands up - Lager had a free shot at his head there.
Terranova moves in looking to clinch but Lager pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager moves away from the strike by Terranova.
Lager swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Lager sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lager has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lager is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terranova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lager throws a series of punches but Terranova moves out of range.
No joy there for Terranova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lager is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terranova with a body shot.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Lager is just out of range.

Terranova moves into the clinch.
Lager blocks an elbow strike.
Terranova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lager is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terranova to keep the fight standing.
Lager tries to pull guard but Terranova holds him up against the cage and eventually Lager drops back down to his feet.
Ciro Terranova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aito Lager.

Lager's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lager looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Lager misses the jab.
Terranova works the jab nicely.
Terranova takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lager avoids the body shot from Terranova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Lager misses with a wild body shot.
Lager jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lager throws a poor cross that misses
and Terranova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lager with a jab.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lager.
Lager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lager bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lager stuns Terranova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lager misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Terranova lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lager on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Terranova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lager jabs Terranova right on the nose. Terranova blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager misses the shot to the body.
Terranova cracks Lager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lager swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terranova works the jab nicely.

Terranova has Lager up against the cage in a clinch.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
Terranova lands a nice elbow.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.

Lager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Terranova rushes Lager and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Terranova missing with knees to the body.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Lager.
Lager wants to take the fight to the mat but Terranova manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Aito Lager has been cut.
Terranova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lager or not.
Lager looks winded!
Terranova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terranova digs a right hand into Lager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lager's gas tank.
Terranova lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aito Lager's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova works over Lager's head and body with a nice combination.
Lager misses with a body punch
and Terranova counters with a straight right hand.
Lager misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova tries to bum rush Lager with a series of wild strikes but Lager uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aito Lager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terranova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lager.
Lager on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lager throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terranova connects with a jab.
Lager misses with a shot to the body

and Terranova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.
Terranova lands an elbow that stopped Lager in his tracks for a moment.
Lager is working for takedown but Terranova is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lager fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Terranova is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ciro Terranova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aito Lager.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.
Ciro Terranova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lager looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lager can do to turn this around?
Terranova lands an elbow inside that Lager shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Terranova fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terranova.
A frustrated look appears on Lager's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lager tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Terranova just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lager can't get the takedown.
Lager is breathing heavily.
Terranova lands a knee to the body.
Terranova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lager controls his hands.
Terranova lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Terranova on the inside.
Lager jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Terranova walks away with a smile on his face. Lager gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terranova with a jab.
Lager misses with a shot to the body
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lager feints the counter takedown.

Terranova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lager tries to pull guard but Terranova won't allow it.
Terranova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lager wants to get back to striking at distance but Terranova won't allow it.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
Terranova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Terranova.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terranova landing knees to the body.
Terranova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.

Lager is rocked!
Terranova digs a right hand into Lager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lager's gas tank.
Terranova lands an elbow inside that Lager shrugs off.
Lager is still on wobbly legs! Can Terranova finish him?
Terranova is leaning against Lager and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lager seems to have recovered his senses.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Terranova.
Terranova lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Terranova on the inside.
Terranova missing with knees to the body.
Terranova lands a right hand.
Lager is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terranova to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Terranova.
Lager blocks a body shot from Terranova.
Lager can't get the takedown.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova lands an elbow inside.
Terranova creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Lager! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Terranova.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!