PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Slender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meekus Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder has chosen Battery- Metallica as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Slender
vs
Thunder

190 cm
21
176 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Syndicate Drugs

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, King Slender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meekus Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slender bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Thunder tries to keep at a distance but Slender has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Slender is controlling him.
Slender tries to land a knee to the head but Thunder blocks with his arms.
Slender is working Thunder over against the cage.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Slender keeps him there for the moment.
Thunder is trying to break free.
Thunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thunder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thunder is stalling here.
Thunder tries to stall but Slender uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slender working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Slender.
Thunder trying to stall but Slender improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
Slender throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thunder blocks it with crossed arms.
Thunder trying to stall but Slender improves his position.
Slender is pushing Thunder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thunder effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender lands with a light punch inside.
Slender unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slender lands with a left to the head.
Thunder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Slender.
Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Slender looking to throw knees to the head but Thunder is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thunder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thunder looks gassed!
Slender lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slender's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Slender.
Thunder looking to stall.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Meekus Thunder has been cut.
Slender is leaning against Thunder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Slender scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thunder being controlled against the cage.
Slender lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender is stalling here.
Thunder looking to stall.
Slender will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thunder up against the cage.
Slender pushes Thunder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slender lands a nice elbow.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Slender lands with a left to the head.
Thunder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slender is keeping busy.
Thunder being controlled against the cage.
Slender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thunder's face.
Thunder tries to circle away but Slender has him pinned against the cage.
Slender lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slender lands a right hand.
Slender working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slender lands a nice elbow.
Slender works on Thunder's body with a couple of short punches.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!

Thunder is rocked!
Slender working Thunder over with knees to the body.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Slender finish him?
Slender crunches a lovely knee into Thunder's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slender creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slender is leaning against Thunder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slender scores a nice knee to the body.
Thunder seems to have recovered his senses.
Slender leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
Slender connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slender.
A right hand to the body from Slender.
Slender scores with a knee to the head.
Thunder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slender digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slender presses Thunder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Slender - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
A right hand to the body from Slender.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
Thunder tries to circle away but Slender has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thunder fails to land.
Thunder is looking to break free of the clinch but Slender has double underhooks.
Slender landing knees to the head.
Slender lands a knee to the body.
Slender is working Thunder over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slender lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slender scores with a hook to the body.
Thunder looking to slow down the pace here.
Slender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Slender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meekus Thunder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Slender is looking to clinch.
Slender connects with a nice looking jab.
Slender throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunder on the side of the head.

Slender rushes Thunder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slender obliges.
Slender stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slender gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thunder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slender throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thunder blocks it with crossed arms.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Slender gets through Thunder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slender blocking some punches.
Slender cracks Thunder with a nice body shot.
Slender lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slender is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender crunches a lovely knee into Thunder's ribcage.
Slender manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slender scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thunder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slender scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Slender - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slender obliges.
Slender has Thunder pressed against the cage.
Slender lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slender.
Slender manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slender lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Slender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but Slender blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Slender.
Slender lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slender obliges.
Slender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slender effectively controlling the action here.
Slender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Slender digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slender.
Slender lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slender lands a good knee to the midsection. Thunder won't want to take too many of those.
Slender lands a damaging elbow.
Slender misses with a knee strike.
Slender lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Slender - that landed with a thud.
Slender has Thunder pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slender creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but Slender blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Slender.
Slender unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Slender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King Slender has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thunder tries a body shot but Slender blocks it.
Thunder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thunder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Slender on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slender.
Slender lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thunder throws a head punch that misses.
Slender stalling the fight.
Slender blocks an elbow strike.
Slender stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slender lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Slender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thunder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slender lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slender lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
Slender stalling.
Thunder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slender softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thunder tries to circle away but Slender has him pinned against the cage.
Slender leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slender.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thunder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slender is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Slender dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meekus Thunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Slender tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.

Slender has managed to clinch.
Thunder trying to stall but Slender improves his position.
Slender lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
Slender lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slender avoiding damage as Thunder throws knees to the body.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slender makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slender slows down the pace here.
Slender scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Slender - that landed with a thud.
Slender lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Slender.
Slender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thunder avoids it.
Thunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slender crunches a lovely knee into Thunder's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Slender.
Slender stalling in the clinch.
Slender lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Slender has the dominant position.
Slender stalling in the clinch.
Slender crunches a lovely knee into Thunder's ribcage.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Slender as the two fighters clinch.
Slender landing knees to the body.
Slender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slender stalling against the cage.
Slender crunches a lovely knee into Thunder's ribcage.
Slender lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slender lands a hook that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder letting Slender take a breather here.
Thunder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slender.
Slender lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Slender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thunder is trying to maintain a safe position but Slender gets an underhook and turns Thunder into the cage.
Slender looking to throw knees to the head but Thunder is blocking nicely.
Slender slowing the pace effectively.
Slender gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to break free but Slender has control.
Slender lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
Thunder stalling in the clinch but Slender improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thunder - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Thunder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thunder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slender's brow.
Slender misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder.
A right hand to the body from Slender.
The referee calls for Slender to work.
Slender lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Thunder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slender is keeping busy.
Thunder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slender lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
A hook to the body from Slender.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slender with a knee to the head.
Slender landing knees to the head.
Slender lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Slender.
A left hand lands to the body for Slender.
Slender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slender digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Slender.
Slender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thunder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slender lands a body punch.
Slender lands a right hand.
Slender lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slender lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thunder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Slender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Slender as the two fighters clinch.
Meekus Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slender lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Slender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slender blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Slender using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thunder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Slender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slender 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Slender!