PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ervic Thaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thaler
vs
Whopper

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ervic Thaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaler ducks under a wild hook from Whopper.
Whopper throws a looping overhand right but Thaler ducks down to avoid it.

Thaler has closed the distance and engaged Whopper in a clinch.
Thaler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whopper tries to break the clinch but Thaler is controlling the position.
Whopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whopper avoids a wild elbow strike from Thaler.
Thaler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whopper avoids it.
Thaler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thaler lands an elbow inside.
Whopper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thaler tries for a takedown but Whopper manages to get underhooks.
Thaler is pushing Whopper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thaler looking to throw knees to the head but Whopper is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thaler misses with a knee strike.
Whopper letting Thaler take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thaler throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thaler lands a damaging elbow.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike from Thaler.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whopper avoids the elbow strike from Thaler, against the cage.
Thaler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like George Whopper has been cut.
Whopper avoids the elbow strike from Thaler, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Whopper tries to circle away but Thaler has him pinned against the cage.
Thaler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thaler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Whopper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thaler tries to score a body lock takedown but Whopper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thaler stalling.
Whopper is looking to break free of the clinch but Thaler has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thaler misses with an elbow strike.

That's two 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.
Whopper takes an elbow to the temple.
Thaler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thaler tries a knee to the head but Whopper blocks it.
Thaler throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thaler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thaler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Thaler.
Thaler looking to slow down the pace here.
Thaler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whopper avoids it.
Thaler is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaler.
Thaler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whopper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaler.
Thaler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whopper blocks the elbow strike.
Thaler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whopper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ervic Thaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whopper.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thaler throws an elbow but misses.
Whopper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thaler has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whopper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thaler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whopper stops a takedown attempt from Thaler.
Whopper effectively controlling the action here.
Thaler has Whopper pressed against the cage, preventing Whopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whopper looking to stall.
Thaler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thaler trying to control the position but instead, Whopper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thaler into the cage.
Whopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thaler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whopper is defending well for now.
Whopper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thaler misses with a knee to the head.
Thaler looking to throw knees to the head but Whopper is blocking nicely.
Whopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whopper tries to break free but Thaler pushes him back against the cage.
Whopper working hard to break the clinch.
Whopper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thaler throws an elbow but misses.
Whopper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whopper is trying to break the clinch but Thaler has him pressed against the cage.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike.
Thaler has Whopper pressed against the cage, preventing Whopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thaler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whopper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thaler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whopper's brow.
Thaler misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whopper tries to break free but Thaler pushes him back against the cage.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ervic Thaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Whopper'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.

Whopper throws a right hand that Thaler ducks under and follows up with a left that Thaler also avoids with ease.
Thaler fails to land with a series of punches.
Whopper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whopper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thaler's head backwards.
Whopper throws a series of punches but Thaler moves out of range.
Whopper lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Whopper there.
Whopper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whopper throws a combination that misses

and Thaler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whopper is trying to break the clinch but Thaler has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thaler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whopper is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper avoids the elbow strike from Thaler, against the cage.
Thaler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whopper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Whopper breaks from the clinch.
Whopper scores with a jab. Thaler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whopper throws a one two combo.
Whopper throws a combination. Thaler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whopper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whopper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thaler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Whopper finds it's way through Thaler's defenses.
Thaler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whopper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thaler circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Whopper finds it's way through Thaler's defenses.
Thaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Thaler misses.
George Whopper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whopper throws a jab but it's blocked by Thaler.
Whopper misses the shot to the body.
Whopper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whopper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Thaler counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whopper prevents the takedown attempt.
Whopper blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Thaler.
Thaler trying to stall but Whopper improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whopper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ervic Thaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whopper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whopper letting Thaler take a breather here.
Thaler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thaler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whopper's brow.
Whopper dodges an elbow strike from Thaler.
Whopper is trying to break the clinch but Thaler is controlling him.
Thaler prevents Whopper from breaking the clinch.
Thaler pushes off an throws an elbow but Whopper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thaler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whopper prevents it.
Whopper trying to control the position but instead, Thaler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whopper into the cage.
Thaler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thaler throws an elbow but it misses.
Thaler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whopper wants to break free but Thaler has control.
Thaler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thaler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whopper's efforts to push away.
Whopper working hard to break the clinch.
Whopper wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thaler tries to land a knee to the head but Whopper blocks with his arms.
Whopper dodges an elbow strike from Thaler.
Thaler looking to throw knees to the head but Whopper is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Whopper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whopper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Whopper'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Whopper.
Whopper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thaler.
Whopper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thaler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thaler ducks under a wild hook from Whopper.
Whopper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thaler circles away quickly and effectively.
Whopper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thaler.
Thaler connects with a high kick.
A big right from Whopper misses.
Thaler tries to bum rush Whopper with a series of wild strikes but Whopper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whopper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whopper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thaler.
Whopper throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper throws out a loose jab but Thaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whopper tests Thaler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whopper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whopper looks to land a combination but Thaler avoids it well.

Thaler clinches up with Whopper and pushes him back against the cage.
Thaler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thaler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thaler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whopper is looking to control Thaler's arms but Thaler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whopper has his back to the cage.
Thaler lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whopper blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thaler.
Thaler missing with knees to the body.
Whopper blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Thaler to work.
Thaler throws an elbow that misses.
Thaler misses with an elbow over the top.
Whopper has had enough of the clinch but Thaler keeps him there for the moment.
Thaler misses with an elbow strike.
Thaler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whopper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thaler has Whopper pressed against the cage, preventing Whopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thaler throws an elbow that misses.
Thaler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whopper's face.
Thaler throws an elbow but it misses.
Thaler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whopper's defenses.
Whopper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thaler throws an elbow but it misses.
Thaler is pushing Whopper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thaler tries to stall but Whopper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whopper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thaler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whopper is keeping busy.
Thaler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thaler prevents Whopper from breaking the clinch.
Whopper avoids the elbow strike from Thaler, against the cage.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thaler pushes off an throws an elbow but Whopper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whopper avoids a wild elbow strike from Thaler.
Thaler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whopper is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thaler.

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.
Thaler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whopper blocks it with crossed arms.
Thaler goes for a takedown attempt but Whopper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whopper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Whopper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whopper.
Whopper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whopper misses with a double jab

and Thaler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whopper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Thaler.
Whopper tries to break free but Thaler pushes him back against the cage.
Thaler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Whopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whopper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whopper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whopper!