PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Alexandrov (ranked 1744 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Pyay Thuta (ranked 262 p4p, 243 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Alexandrov
vs
Thuta

188 cm
37
205
31 - 31 - 0

195 cm
24
214
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyay Thuta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thuta circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alexandrov instigates a clinch.
Alexandrov fails to pull guard.
Our sources have told us that Alexandrov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexandrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thuta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thuta digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Thuta.
Thuta tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Thuta back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thuta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thuta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thuta.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Thuta.
Thuta pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thuta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thuta misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thuta as Alexandrov tries to tie him up.
Thuta digs a right hand underneath Alexandrov's ribcage. Alexandrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Thuta.
Alexandrov is looking to control Thuta's arms but Thuta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandrov has his back to the cage.
Thuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thuta lands a shoulder strike.
Alexandrov misses with the head strike.
Thuta cracks Alexandrov with a nice body shot.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Thuta lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov is trying to maintain a safe position but Thuta gets an underhook and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
Alexandrov is trying to push Thuta away but Thuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thuta throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Thuta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thuta tries to throw a body punch but Alexandrov avoids it by throwing Thuta back against the cage.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
Alexandrov misses with some punches.
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!
Nice body punch from Thuta - that landed with a thud.
Thuta scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thuta.
Thuta lands with a light punch inside.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thuta.
Thuta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thuta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta works on Alexandrov's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Thuta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thuta.
Thuta scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Thuta.
Thuta is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thuta tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.
Alexandrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the head.
Thuta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Thuta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Thuta lands a left hand.
Thuta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Thuta.
Thuta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alexandrov up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thuta pushes Alexandrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta lands with a light punch inside.
Alexandrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Thuta controls his hands.
Thuta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandrov taking a breather.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta tries a body shot but Alexandrov blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta gets through Alexandrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Thuta.
Thuta misses with a body punch.
Thuta misses with some punches.
Alexandrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thuta walks away with a smile on his face. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Alexandrov clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Thuta.
Thuta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thuta lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Thuta.
Thuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Thuta.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Thuta misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Thuta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thuta is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thuta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Thuta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thuta lands an uppercut.
Thuta presses Alexandrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pyay Thuta dominated that round.
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.

Thuta forces Alexandrov back against the cage and clinches.
Thuta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Thuta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thuta lands a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thuta just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Thuta.
Pyay Thuta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Thuta controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thuta.
Thuta is leaning against Alexandrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thuta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Thuta as the two fighters clinch.
Thuta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexandrovs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thuta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Thuta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Thuta as the two fighters clinch.
Thuta lands a right hand.
Thuta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thuta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Thuta.
Thuta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Thuta.
Thuta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alexandrov up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thuta.
Thuta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thuta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thuta.
A nice left hand lands by Thuta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thuta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thuta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Thuta digs a right hand into Alexandrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexandrov's gas tank.
Thuta cracks Alexandrov with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thuta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thuta lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thuta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thuta tries to work over Alexandrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thuta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Thuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Thuta.

Thuta moves into range and clinches up with Alexandrov.
Thuta works on Alexandrov's body with a couple of short punches.
Thuta lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thuta scores with a hook to the body.
Thuta is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
Thuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thuta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexandrov or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thuta.
Thuta lands with a left to the head.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Thuta.
Alexandrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thuta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thuta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thuta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thuta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexandrov.
Thuta scores with a shoulder strike.
Thuta lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Thuta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thuta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.

Alexandrov is rocked!
A short left from Thuta.
Oh Alexandrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thuta scores with a hook to the body.
Alexandrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Thuta is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thuta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thuta.
Thuta lands a right hand.
Thuta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thuta is stalling here.
Thuta lands an uppercut.
Thuta lands a body shot.
Thuta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thuta lands a left hand.
Thuta lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thuta.
Thuta works on Alexandrov's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pyay Thuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexandrov throws a sloppy head kick and Thuta moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Thuta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Thuta.
Alexandrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thuta 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Thuta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alexandrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Thuta darts in and clinches Alexandrov up against the cage.
Alexandrov can't find room to land a body shot as Thuta controls the action.
Thuta scores with a shot to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov tries to work over Thuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Thuta.
Alexandrov looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandrov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thuta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thuta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexandrov jumps guard but Thuta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexandrov has Thuta pressed against the cage.
Thuta lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexandrov backwards.
Alexandrov blocks an uppercut.
Thuta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexandrov's elbow.
Alexandrov letting Thuta take a breather here.

Alexandrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thuta lands a nice hook to Alexandrov's body. Alexandrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thuta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexandrov wants to clinch.
Thuta throws a counter combo.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses
and Thuta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Thuta has knocked Alexandrov down with a huge combo! Thuta steps away and waves a wobbly Alexandrov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Thuta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexandrov wants to clinch
and Thuta counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pyay Thuta!
A victorious Pyay Thuta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.