PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Ben Saunders has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Saunders seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Saunders
vs
Thatcher

191 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thatcher tries to clinch but Saunders is having none of it.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Thatcher is looking to clinch.
Thatcher tries to clinch but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thatcher swivels and escapes.
Thatcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thatcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick Thatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatcher tries to clinch up.
Thatcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thatcher fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Saunders. Saunders gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thatcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Thatcher takes the fight into the clinch.
Thatcher with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thatcher.
Thatcher connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thatcher.
Thatcher scores with a knee to the head.
Thatcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Thatcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Saunders won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saunders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thatcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher stalling in the clinch.
Thatcher connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thatcher obliges.
Thatcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thatcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saunders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thatcher.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Thatcher.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thatcher scores with a knee to the head.
Thatcher landing knees to the body.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thatcher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thatcher lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Thatcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thatcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thatcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thatcher working Saunders over with knees to the body.
Thatcher landing knees to the body.
Thatcher connects with a knee to the head.
Thatcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saunders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thatcher landing knees to the body.
Thatcher with a knee to the head.
Thatcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thatcher obliges.
Thatcher connects with a knee to the head.
Thatcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Thatcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thatcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunders, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thatcher.
Thatcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Saunders won't want to take too many of those.
Thatcher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thatcher landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Thatcher.
Thatcher working Saunders over with knees to the body.
Thatcher landing knees to the head.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thatcher with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Thatcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thatcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nick Thatcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thatcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saunders in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thatcher with a knee to the head.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thatcher scores with a knee to the head.
Thatcher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thatcher scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thatcher obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher crunches a lovely knee into Saunders's ribcage.
Thatcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thatcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head.
Thatcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thatcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thatcher obliges.
Thatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thatcher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher lands a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head.
Thatcher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.

Saunders is rocked!
Thatcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thatcher with a knee to the head.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thatcher crunches a lovely knee into Saunders's ribcage.
Thatcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thatcher lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thatcher obliges.
A knee to the head by Thatcher.
Thatcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher working the clinch nicely. Saunders is working for position but Thatcher cracks him with a big knee to the head! Saunders crumples up against the ropes and Thatcher lands two more shots before the ref can save Saunders! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nick Thatcher!
Nick Thatcher is the new middleweight champion!