PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Thunderclap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratt comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Thunderclap comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ThunderStruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Anthony Pratt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pratt
vs
Thunderclap

196 cm
20
262 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
252 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Deadly Clothing

Deadly Clothing
Deadly Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tank Thunderclap!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderclap fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pratt avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunderclap lands a jab-cross combination.
Thunderclap fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pratt avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Pratt does no damage.
Tank Thunderclap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderclap throws a big shot that misses.

Thunderclap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pratt!
Pratt tries to hold on but Thunderclap pushes him away.
Thunderclap lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunderclap cracks Pratt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Anthony Pratt has been cut.

Thunderclap swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pratt is now in Thunderclap's guard. A big mistake from Thunderclap there, giving up the dominant position!
Pratt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderclap working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pratt.
Thunderclap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Pratt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pratt misses the shot to the body.

Thunderclap is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pratt's half guard.

Pratt is defending against the submission attempts here by Thunderclap.
Pratt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thunderclap scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt is looking for a sweep. Thunderclap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Thunderclap is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pratt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thunderclap.

Thunderclap is looking for a kimura but Pratt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thunderclap to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pratt wants to control the action here but instead Thunderclap manages to pass to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt regains half guard.

Thunderclap is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Pratt to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Pratt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pratt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thunderclap has passed into side control.
Thunderclap working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pratt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderclap scores with punches from side control.

Pratt is rocked!
A big shot lands for Thunderclap! That's hurt Pratt! Will he recover? Thunderclap fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Thunderclap!