PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto YellOw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto YellOw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thorne
vs
YellOw

172 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberto YellOw!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by YellOw. That's going to slow Thorne down.
Thorne looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
YellOw lands with a nice body punch.
YellOw works Thorne's body with a nice hook.
Jab from YellOw.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but YellOw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

YellOw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
YellOw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
YellOw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
A right hook to the body lands for YellOw.
YellOw lands a body punch in the clinch.
YellOw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne tries for a takedown. No joy.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from YellOw.
A right hook to the body lands for YellOw.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for YellOw to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for YellOw.
YellOw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorne letting YellOw take a breather here.
Thorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
YellOw presses Thorne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from YellOw.
YellOw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
YellOw pressing his opponent against the cage.
YellOw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
YellOw digs a right hand underneath Thorne's ribcage. Thorne let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
YellOw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
YellOw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
A left hand lands to the body for YellOw.
YellOw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thorne jumps guard but YellOw stands there with Thorne around his waist. Thorne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne is trying to stall.
YellOw gets underhooks to prevent Thorne's takedown attempt.
Thorne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. YellOw smiles and moves away.

YellOw scores with a takedown into Thorne's guard.
Thorne being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst YellOw is controlling him.
YellOw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
YellOw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thorne is on top in guard.
Thorne trying to control but YellOw is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
YellOw pulls Thorne in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto YellOw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

YellOw circles away from the clinch attempt
and YellOw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

YellOw closes the distance and clinches.
YellOw taking a breather.
YellOw digs a right hand underneath Thorne's ribcage. Thorne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
YellOw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
YellOw stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

YellOw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Thorne tries to keep at a distance but YellOw has taken the fight into the clinch.
YellOw scores a nice knee to the body.
Alberto YellOw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from YellOw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw has Thorne pushed against the cage.
YellOw working Thorne over with knees to the body.
Thorne is looking to control YellOw's arms but YellOw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorne has his back to the cage.
Thorne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. YellOw smiles and moves away.
YellOw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
YellOw scores with a jab to the body.

YellOw clinches.
YellOw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from YellOw.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from YellOw as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A right hand to the body from YellOw.
YellOw missing with knees to the body.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
Thorne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but YellOw blocks it.
YellOw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne letting YellOw take a breather here.
Thorne tries for a takedown but YellOw manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from YellOw.

YellOw breaks from the clinch.
Tim Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

YellOw closes the distance and clinches.

Thorne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and YellOw counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
YellOw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorne, right into the meat.

YellOw gets a clinch.
Thorne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
YellOw has Thorne pressed against the cage, preventing Thorne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
YellOw is leaning against Thorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from YellOw.
YellOw lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thorne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorne lands with a left to the head.
Thorne avoiding damage as YellOw throws knees to the body.
Thorne trying to control the position but instead, YellOw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorne into the cage.

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.
Nice body punch from YellOw - that landed with a thud.
YellOw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Thorne stalling in the clinch but YellOw improves position.
YellOw stops a takedown attempt from Thorne.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as YellOw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorne has YellOw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. YellOw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thorne throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thorne is trying to break the clinch but YellOw has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
YellOw scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head.
YellOw lands a body shot.
YellOw misses with an elbow over the top.
YellOw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorne or not.
A short left from YellOw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto YellOw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

YellOw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorne, pushing him back against the cage.
YellOw works on Thorne's body with a couple of short punches.
Thorne wants to break free but YellOw has control.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but YellOw blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from YellOw.
Thorne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
YellOw works on Thorne's body with a couple of short punches.

YellOw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

YellOw has managed to clinch.
YellOw lands a shot to the body.
Thorne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
YellOw digs a right hand into Thorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorne's gas tank.
Good body shot from YellOw.
YellOw lands a body shot in the clinch.

YellOw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne closes the distance but YellOw moves to the side

and YellOw counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Thorne manages to work his way to half guard, despite YellOw's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thorne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorne trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, YellOw seems content to control.
Thorne is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
YellOw wants to stand but Thorne has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alberto YellOw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorne trying to get back to full guard but YellOw takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
YellOw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thorne holds on, trying desperately to control.
YellOw controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto YellOw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well YellOw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto YellOw!