PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Thor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

mars
vs
Thor

225 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tony mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mars throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
mars stalks Thor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thor's face. Thor staggers backwards, shaken.
mars really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
mars cracks a nice hook into Thor's ribs.
mars lands a nice looking body shot.

mars closes the distance and pushes Thor back into the cage.
mars wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

mars breaks the clinch.
tony mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from mars does no damage.
mars wants to clinch up but Thor keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from mars.
mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
mars rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thor dodges the punch combination from mars.
mars digs a good hook to Thor's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by mars.
mars lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.
mars with a jab.
mars lands a head shot.

Thor drives through with a takedown into guard.
mars wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.

Thor has gone for a leg lock! mars slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thor's guard.
Thor being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
mars wants to stand but Thor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thor pulls mars in close to prevent any damage.

mars gets to his feet. Thor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
mars motions for Thor to come forward. mars throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
mars leaves Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars throws a one two combo.
mars scores with the left hand. Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
mars throws a series of strikes that have Thor backpedaling.
mars looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Thor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
mars slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from mars both land. Nice combination.
mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mars lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mars swinging wilding here.
mars with a nice cross.

mars gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

mars wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
mars lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for mars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
mars scores with the left hand. Thor knows he should have avoided that one.
mars fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tony mars dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

mars throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mars lands a jab to the nose.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
mars with a body punch. A glancing blow.
mars lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from mars.
mars swinging wilding here.
mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mars misses with a wild combination.
mars keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
mars looks to land a combination. Thor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
mars throws a right and a left that both miss.
mars lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mars stalks Thor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thor's face. Thor staggers backwards, shaken.
mars throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mars fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor shoots in for a takedown but mars shows good takedown defense.
A shot to de liver by mars. Beautiful body shot.

mars scores a takedown into full mount!
mars moves to the back.
mars wants to control but Thor is keeping busy.
mars biding his time, looking for the opening.
A lull in the action here.
Thor just trying to survive but mars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
mars has the hooks in. Thor is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thor just trying to survive but mars is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
mars is trying to stick to Thor's back but Thor is turning into mars. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in mars's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Thor.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mars thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
mars misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
and mars counters with a straight right hand.
tony mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thor.
mars cracks Thor with a right hand to the side of the head.
mars misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from mars.
Thor shoots and misses
and mars counters with a two punch combo.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
mars fails to land with a series of punches.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mars.
mars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from mars lands.
mars scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
mars lands a glancing blow to the side of Thor's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tony mars dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.

mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
mars wants to stand but Thor is controlling his posture from full guard.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thor on the ground.
mars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thor looking for a sweep. Not yet Thor, not yet.
mars wants to stand but Thor is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mars trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
mars wants to stand and escape but instead Thor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from mars finds it's way round the side to connect with Thor's head.
mars tries to clinch up but Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
mars lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
A left and a right from mars both land. Nice combination.
Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
tony mars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mars scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mars tries to bum rush Thor with a series of wild strikes but Thor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
mars wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from mars.
Thor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from mars.
mars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thor misses with a takedown
and mars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mars tests Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
mars throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thor.
mars slips a jab from Thor.
mars throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor with a lazy takedown attempt
letting mars counter with a right hand.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars throws a series of punches but Thor moves out of range.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
mars lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
mars misses with a few strikes there.
JJ Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tony mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tony mars is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
mars moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and mars cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
tony mars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thor.
A right-left combo lands from mars.
mars connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
mars lands with a nice combination. Thor backs away looking to recover.
mars scores with a nice right hand.
Thor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mars connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
mars is working the combinations to good effect here.
mars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
mars bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thor's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
tony mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mars 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tony mars!