PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, boston drama. Thunder has chosen Manson - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. Richard Powell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Powell
vs
Thunder

185 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Cartel's cage gears

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Powell.
Thunder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thunder throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Thunder looks gassed!
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Powell. Powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Powell persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Thunder throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Powell.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.
Powell wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
Thunder leaves Powell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell wants to clinch.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thunder wants it to stay on the feet.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Powell tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powell.
Thunder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thunder pinned against the cage. Thunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Powell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Thunder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Powell wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Powell or perhaps it was just good defense by Thunder which made him look bad.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thunder in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell wants to clinch.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunder is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Richard Powell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
Powell tries to clinch up.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Powell connects with an inside leg kick.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Thunder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Powell.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Powell avoids it well.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Powell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
Powell tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Johnny Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Powell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Powell throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Powell persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.

Thunder gets caught flat footed, as Powell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Thunder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Powell wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thunder landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder lands a big shot there that rocks Powell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Powell is in a horrible position here. Thunder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Powell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Powell moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
Powell is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.
Thunder tries to bum rush Powell with a series of wild strikes but Powell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.
Powell tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Powell is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a thumping low kick.
Powell has a takedown stuffed.
Thunder misses with a combination

and Powell moves into the clinch.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Powell is looking to control Thunder's arms but Thunder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.
Powell is trying to break free.

Thunder tightens his grip and picks Powell up, before dumping him to the ground. Powell manages to land in guard.
Thunder throwing strikes but missing.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Powell's head.
Thunder scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
Thunder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
Thunder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thunder is in close to Powell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thunder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thunder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thunder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thunder stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Thunder works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thunder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder landing some decent shots from guard.
Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunder landing some decent shots from guard.
Thunder works over Powell with some ground and pound from guard.
Thunder is working Powell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thunder is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thunder with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a couple of digs.
Thunder is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
Thunder postures up and lands a big shot to Powell's brow.
Thunder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thunder scoring with some ground and pound.
Thunder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thunder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thunder is working Powell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder landing some decent shots from guard.
Thunder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thunder landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Thunder!