PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orangu tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

tan
vs
Thon

180 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orangu tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

tan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thon was covering up waiting for the punch and tan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
tan throws a big right hand that misses.
Thon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
tan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
tan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thon's head.
Thon wants to stand up but tan is controlling him.
tan with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
tan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thon sprawls well. Thon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. tan gets slowly back to his feet.
Thon throws a hook to the side of tan's head but tan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
tan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thon.
Thon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

tan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thon down.
Sloppy strikes there by tan.
tan with the ground and pound but Thon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thon wants to get back to his feet.
tan drops an elbow to the side of Thon's head.
tan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thon blocking the ground and pound attempt from tan.
tan throwing shots but Thon is blocking nicely.
Thon blocking the ground and pound attempt from tan.
tan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thon wants to get back to his feet.
tan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tan dives in and grabs Thon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thon pushes down on tan's head and hops out.

tan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. tan showed some decent athleticism there.
tan stops Thon from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from tan.
tan stops Thon from getting back to his feet.
tan working Thon over with strikes.
Thon is looking to escape.
Thon has hold of tan's hands but tan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
tan thows a huge punch but Thon dodges it nicely.
tan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thon is trying to stand.
Thon looks gassed!
Thon blocking the ground and pound attempt from tan.
tan thows a huge punch but Thon dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thon pinned against the cage. Thon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orangu tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thon throws a nice looking combination but tan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thon throws a right and a left that tan avoids nicely.
tan looks for a takedown but Thon sprawls well.
tan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thon swivels and escapes.
tan moves out of range as Thon strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from tan.

tan gets a takedown into half guard.
Thon looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thon tries to kick tan off but tan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from tan.
Thon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Thon has one foot on tan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
tan misses with a takedown attempt - Thon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thon wants it to stay on the feet.
tan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thon avoids it really well and circles away.
Thon throws a combination. tan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orangu tan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thon stuffs the takedown attempt from tan. tan gets slowly back to his feet.
tan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thon.
Thon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
tan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orangu tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for tan with that takedown attempt.
tan tries for a takedown but Thon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
tan avoids a punch combination nicely.
tan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thon as he jumps to the side.
tan shoots in looking for a takedown. Thon tries to sprawl out of it but tan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Orangu tan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
tan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thon but Thon pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tan closes the distance and clinches up with Thon, looking for a takedown. tan pushes Thon against the cage but Thon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. tan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thon looks to land a combination. tan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Thon misses.
Thon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thon misses with a two punch combination.
tan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
tan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thon's corner calls for a 1-2. Thon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
tan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orangu tan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Thon.
tan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Thon misses.
Thon cracks tan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thon misses with a looping left.
Dickie Thon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thon misses with a few strikes there.
Thon stuffs the takedown attempt from tan. tan gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Thon misses.
Thon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
tan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

tan drives through with a takedown into guard.
tan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
tan with a flurry of punches that miss.
tan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as tan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
tan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thon wants to get back to his feet but tan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan throws and elbow that misses. Thon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in tan's guard. Nice move by Thon!
Thon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
tan dives in and grabs Thon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thon pushes down on tan's head and hops out.
Thon lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Thon misses.
Thon misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by tan or perhaps it was just good defense by Thon which made him look bad.
Thon throws a series of punches but tan moves out of range.
Dickie Thon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

tan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thon's half guard.
tan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thon to regain full guard.
tan thows a big elbow that misses.
Thon wants to stand up but tan is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
tan is in close to Thon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst tan is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
tan with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tan shoots in but Thon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tan.
tan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
tan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Thon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orangu tan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

tan looks for a takedown but Thon sprawls well.
Thon loads up on a big right hand but tan slips the punch.
Thon misses with a hook. tan ducked under it nicely.
Thon throws a hook but tan blocks it.
tan moves out of range as Thon strikes.
tan tries for a takedown but Thon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thon lands with a hook. tan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
tan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thon is fending him off so far but tan persists. Nope, Thon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orangu tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thon tries to bum rush tan with a series of wild strikes but tan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thon.

Excellent takedown into side control there by tan.
tan tries to score with some ground and pound. Thon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thon is trying to buck tan off.
tan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thon pushes tan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, tan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tan cracks Thon with a big right hand but Thon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
tan cracks Thon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
tan throws an elbow but Thon slips to the side and avoids it well.
tan working the strikes but Thon uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thon can do anything to dispel that myth.
tan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
tan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thon's head.
tan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
tan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thon's head.
tan throwing shots but Thon is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thon.
Thon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tan.
Thon lands a head shot.
tan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thon throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tan fails to land the takedown.
Thon scores with a nice strike.
Thon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thon lands with an overhand left.
Thon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches tan on the side of the head.

tan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thon's guard.
tan thows a big elbow that misses.
tan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
tan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thon wants to stand up but tan is controlling him.
tan scoring with some ground and pound.
Thon is looking to stand up but tan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

tan scores a takedown into full mount!
tan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
tan won't let Thon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Thon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Thon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
tan dominating with strikes here.
tan cracks Thon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thon is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, tan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
tan lands a heavy elbow.
tan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
tan misses with a head shot.
Thon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
tan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
tan lands a nice shot to the head.
tan unloads with some shots from mount but Thon bucks and avoids them well.
tan looking to finish with strikes here!
tan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orangu tan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think tan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orangu tan!