PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the cage accompanied by Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace. Peter North has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

North
vs
Thai

167 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
22
274 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai connects with a good right hand that stumbles North. North circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Peter North has been cut.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai wants to clinch

and North holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
North lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from North, against the cage.
Thai is trying to force a seperation but North has the dominant position.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, North throws an elbow but misses.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
North throws an elbow that misses.
Thai tries to break the clinch but North is controlling the position.
Thai trying to control the position but instead, North has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai can't break the clinch.
North lands an elbow that stopped Thai in his tracks for a moment.
North throws an elbow that misses.
Thai working hard to break the clinch.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai misses with the head strike.
North comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
North lands an elbow inside that Thai shrugs off.

Thai is rocked!
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can North finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai landing knees to the body.
North takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, North throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
A short uppercut from Thai.
Thai is trying to force a seperation but North has the dominant position.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, North just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thai's brow.
North lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North lands an elbow inside.
Thai blocks an elbow strike from North.
Thai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but North has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from North.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Thai is pressed against the cage. North pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Thai! Two more big strikes from North and Thai crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter North!