PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 339 p4p, 948 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 49 p4p, 104 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorn
vs
Fezzik

190 cm
27
272
14 - 4 - 0

193 cm
29
246
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Voodoo Nutrition
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Thorn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
A low kick from Fezzik misses
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Fezzik connects with a right hand. Thorn shakes it off.
Thorn moves forwards but Fezzik connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut.
Thorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fezzik is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fezzik. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fezzik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Fezzik throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Fezzik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thorn scores with a spinning back kick!
Fezzik 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.
Fezzik throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn throws a counter high kick but Fezzik was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fezzik.
Thorn with the inside leg kick.
Fezzik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Fezzik connects with a body shot.

Thorn clinches up with Fezzik and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Fezzik on the inside.
Fezzik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the cage.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Fezzik controls the action.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn lands a left hand.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the cage.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Fezzik avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorn.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fezzik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fezzik can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Nice body punch from Fezzik - that landed with a thud.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Fezzik.
A short right from Thorn on the inside.
Fezzik misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
Fezzik digs a right hand into Thorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorn's gas tank.
Thorn cracks Fezzik with a nice body shot.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Fezzik tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.
Fezzik tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Fezzik cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fezzik trying to stall but Thorn improves his position.
Fezzik can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Fezzik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fezzik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
Fezzik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Fezzik.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fezzik's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Fezzik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Fezzik controls his hands.
Fezzik pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Fezzik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Fezzik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fezzik throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorn cracks a nice hook into Fezzik's ribs.
Thorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Fezzik off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fezzik scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Fezzik.
A shot to the body from Fezzik misses
and Thorn counters with a nice uppercut.

Thorn moves into the clinch.
Fezzik blocks a body shot from Thorn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Haw Thorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Fezzik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses.

Thorn forces Fezzik back against the cage and clinches.
Fezzik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
Fezzik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fezzik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn digs a right hand into Fezzik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fezzik's gas tank.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Fezzik is breathing heavily.
Thorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fezzik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn cracks Fezzik with a good jab.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thorn!
Thorn scores with a one two! Fezzik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fezzik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fezzik's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Fezzik fails to land.
Thorn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fezzik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fezzik is leaning against Thorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fezzik can do to turn this around?
Thorn misses with a straight left.
Thorn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Hassan Fezzik's cut even more.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thorn lands a right hook to the body.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Thorn! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Haw Thorn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.