PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irons's entrance music is Get On Your Knees - Age Against the Machine. A fine choice. Joe Thornton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Irons
vs
Thornton

175 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Irons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Thornton misses.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Joe Thornton has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Irons avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Thornton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Irons connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thornton scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irons connects with a body shot that sends Thornton's belly button to the back.
Joe Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton checks a low kick from Irons.
Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irons throws out the jab.
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irons.
A combination from Thornton does no damage.
Thornton looks gassed!
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thornton in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Irons lands a jab to the nose.
Thornton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irons lands with a hook. Thornton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Irons lands with a hook. Thornton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irons cracks Thornton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Irons.
Irons cracks a nice hook into Thornton's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thornton checks a leg kick.
Thornton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons thuds a left hand into Thornton's body.
Irons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irons lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irons misses with a low kick as Thornton jumps back.
Thornton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Irons does it's job there.
Irons punishes Thornton's body with a nice straight punch.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton throws a low kick, looking for Irons's leg but Irons calmly moves out of range.
Irons motions for Thornton to come forward. Irons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irons cracks Thornton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab from Thornton.
Thornton dips to his left and cracks Irons with an uppercut!
Irons throws a low kick but Thornton moves out of range easily.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Irons finds it's way through Thornton's defenses.
Irons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thornton walks into a stiff left hand from Irons.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irons scores with a punch to the head.
Irons lands with a nice body punch.
Thornton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Thornton misses the target.
Irons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irons jabs Thornton right on the nose. Thornton blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irons.
Irons throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Irons.
Thornton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thornton momentarily.
Thornton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Irons as he checks the leg kick.
Irons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thornton on the side of the head.
Thornton misses with a combination
and Irons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab from Thornton.
Thornton drops his hands momentarily and Irons takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thornton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Irons misses the target.
Irons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thornton.
Thornton misses with a hook. Irons ducked under it nicely.
Thornton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Irons tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thornton misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irons counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thornton looks to land a right hand but Irons moved out of range.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Irons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Thornton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton cracks Irons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Irons lands a jab to Thornton's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a two punch combo.
Irons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irons connects with a crisp jab.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Irons misses with the combination.
Irons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thornton under the eye.
Thornton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irons.
Irons scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons looks to throw the jab but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irons circles away quickly and effectively.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Thornton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irons to score with a decent uppercut.
Irons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thornton on the side of the head.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Irons avoids them all with ease.
Irons throws a right hand that misses
and Thornton counters with a one-two to the body.
Thornton tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Joe Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Irons.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thornton, right into the meat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton throws a hook to the side of Irons's head but Irons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irons throws a leg kick but Thornton checks it.
Irons throws an overhand right that lands on Thornton's shoulder, as Thornton tries to avoid the shot.
Irons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Thornton works the jab nicely.
Thornton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons lands a really nice looking cross but Thornton seems unphased.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irons.
Irons just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton throws out a powerful jab.
Irons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
Thornton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thornton.
Thornton fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons blocks a head kick by Thornton.
Thornton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irons.
Irons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irons scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton throws a leg kick but Irons checks it.
Irons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thornton.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton lands a high kick!
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Irons counter with a right hand.
Thornton throws a leg kick
enabling Irons to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irons. Thornton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons cracks Thornton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irons staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton avoids the body shot from Irons.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thornton!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thornton.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Irons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a straight right hand.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thornton throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Irons finds it's target.
Thornton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irons lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thornton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Irons.
Irons scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Irons blocks a low kick nicely.
Irons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Irons swings for the body but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Irons avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thornton misses with a two punch combination.
Thornton misses with a hook
and Irons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Irons lands.
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Thornton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Irons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Thornton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons takes one on the button.
Donk. Irons catches Thornton right on the button with a cross.
Thornton misses with an uppercut. Irons saw that one coming.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Irons sizes up Thornton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thornton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Irons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton moves forwards but Irons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frank Irons is winning the standup battle so far.
Irons throws a jab but it's blocked by Thornton.
Irons bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
Irons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thornton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons thumps Thornton with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Thornton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons looks to land a combination but Thornton avoids it well.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Irons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Irons.
Thornton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thornton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thornton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thornton cracks Irons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Irons blocks the low kick.
Thornton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thornton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thornton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irons. Irons obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Irons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thornton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

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.
Irons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thornton.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thornton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Irons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thornton throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thornton tries to move into range but Irons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irons blocks a low kick nicely.
Irons jabs Thornton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thornton eats them both and turns towards Irons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
Thornton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Irons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Irons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton walks into a straight right hand from Irons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton blocks a leg kick.
Thornton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Irons's sensitive parts.
Thornton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Thornton tenderised Irons's leg. Irons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Irons works the jab nicely.
Thornton throws a head kick but Irons moves out of range.
Irons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irons digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Irons. Irons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thornton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Thornton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irons avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irons cracks Thornton with an open hand slap.
Irons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thornton connects with an inside leg kick.
Thornton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Irons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thornton.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thornton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thornton takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
Irons lands the left hand.
Irons cracks a nice hook into Thornton's ribs.
Irons jabs Thornton right on the nose. Thornton blinks but takes it well.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irons jabs Thornton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Irons as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Irons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irons has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Irons!