PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buster Thurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thurst
vs
Warren

172 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster Thurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hunter Warren!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren slips a straight right by Thurst.
Warren misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Warren. Those never looked like landing.
Warren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warren fails to land with a series of punches.
Thurst throws a looping overhand right but Warren ducks down to avoid it.
Thurst pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Thurst closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Warren quickly recovers to half guard.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Thurst is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thurst wants to free his trapped foot but Warren is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Warren is trying to maintain the position but Thurst is very close to passing his half guard.
Thurst looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thurst not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurst lands with a punch from half guard.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Thurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warren wants to control but Thurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thurst thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Thurst knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warren on the ground.
Warren keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thurst not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thurst is keen to just control but Warren is a slippery customer.
Warren is trying to control but can't.
Warren is pressing down on Thurst's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Warren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thurst manages to get himself to full guard.

Thurst looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control but Thurst is working from the bottom.
Warren looking to pass the guard.
Warren is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Warren stands up and waves to Thurst to follow him.
Warren looks gassed!
Warren wants to clinch but Thurst slips to the side
and Thurst counters with a straight right hand.
Warren leaves Thurst with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warren tries to clinch but Thurst is having none of it.
Thurst misses with a looping right.
Thurst scores with a jab to the head.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Warren moves out of range as Thurst strikes.
Warren throws a sloppy head kick and Thurst moves out of range easily.
Thurst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warren.
Thurst misses with an uppercut.

Thurst looking to score a takedown here. Warren is defending well but Thurst drives through and ends up in Warren's guard.
Thurst loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warren trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thurst.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Thurst from controlling successfully.
Warren wants to sweep here but Thurst controlling him for the moment.
Warren wants to stand and escape but Thurst is having none of it.
Thurst trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warren wants to stand but Thurst is controlling the position.
Thurst missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thurst wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Thurst dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thurst misses with a hook.

Thurst is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Warren's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurst is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Warren trying to control but Thurst postures up.
Thurst thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Warren is doing well to control the position and prevent Thurst from advancing to side control.
Warren is looking to escape.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Warren has hold of Thurst's hands but Thurst slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thurst missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurst throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thurst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Warren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thurst is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Thurst is thwarting Warren's attempts to control the position.
Warren is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thurst scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warren has hold of Thurst's hands but Thurst slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two 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.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thurst.
Warren is trying to stand up here but Thurst is controlling him well.
Thurst takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thurst seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thurst thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Thurst missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warren is trying to maintain the position but Thurst is very close to passing his half guard.
Thurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thurst is looking to take a break and control but Warren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thurst winds up and cracks Warren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thurst is working away from the top position though.
Thurst passes to full mount!
Warren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thurst lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Thurst.
Thurst lands with some strikes.
Thurst lands a big elbow.
Warren is bucking up trying to escape but Thurst cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Warren wants to hold on but Thurst pushes him away.
Warren is desperately trying to improve his position but Thurst has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurst raining down hammerfists from mount.
Warren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thurst cracks Warren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warren tries to hold on but Thurst pushes him away.
Thurst breaks from Warren's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thurst raining down shots from the mount!
Thurst lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thurst lands a nice shot to the head.
Thurst with the ground and pound from mount.
Thurst won't let Warren get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Warren is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Thurst dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Warren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Warren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thurst sprawls well initially but Warren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Thurst actively working from the bottom here.
Thurst wants to improve his position but Warren is controlling well.
Warren has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thurst is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurst is squirming around, avoiding Warren's attempts to control the action.
Warren tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Warren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thurst is in all sorts of trouble here.
Warren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thurst is looking to escape.
Buster Thurst overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thurst working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Thurst is squirming around, avoiding Warren's attempts to control the action.
Thurst can't escape the position.
Thurst is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thurst is squirming around, avoiding Warren's attempts to control the action.
Thurst slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurst tries to roll over but Warren keeps him under control.

Hunter Warren has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thurst dodges the punch combination from Warren.
Warren scores with a leg kick.
Warren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warren slips a jab from Thurst.

Thurst bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Thurst politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thurst prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thurst working away.
Warren is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren can't do much from the bottom here.
Warren avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thurst.
Thurst creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Warren sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Warren gets back to half guard.
Buster Thurst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren is pressing down on Thurst's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hunter Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thurst trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thurst 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Thurst!