PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Todd
vs
Thorne

190 cm
23
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Thorne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thorne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Todd pinned against the cage. Todd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorne swinging wildly here.
Todd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Todd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thorne dives in and grabs Todd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Todd pushes down on Thorne's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Todd.

It looks like Damien Thorne has been cut.
Thorne throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thorne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thorne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd throws a hook but Thorne blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Todd - that will leave a mark!
Thorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Thorne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Thorne moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Thorne throws a right hand that misses
and Todd counters with a big head kick but Thorne shrugs it off.
Todd throws a low kick, looking for Thorne's leg but Thorne calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Thorne moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Todd tries to work over Thorne's front leg with a kick but Thorne checks it.
Todd connects with a high kick.
Todd throws a sloppy head kick and Thorne moves out of range easily.
Thorne throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
Thorne fails with a takedown attempt.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorne.
Todd throws a low kick but Thorne moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Thorne down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Todd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorne somewhat.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
Marco Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorne fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thorne misses its intended target.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Thorne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorne missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd throws a leg kick but Thorne checks it.
Thorne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Todd.
Todd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorne.
Thorne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorne shoots and misses
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorne missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Thorne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd clobbers Thorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorne gets slowly back to his feet.
Todd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd slips under a jab from Thorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Todd misses with a head kick.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Thorne misses.
Thorne cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Thorne lands with an overhand left.
Todd throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Thorne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Todd doesn't seem phased though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Todd.
Nice sprawl there from Todd as Thorne shoots in.
Marco Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Thorne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorne.
Todd wants to land a leg kick but Thorne is out of range.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Thorne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Thorne's head but Thorne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Todd but Todd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thorne misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Thorne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Nice sprawl there from Todd as Thorne shoots in.
Thorne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
Marco Todd is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
Todd cracks the inside of Thorne's front leg.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Todd is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thorne.
Thorne blocks a head kick by Todd.
Thorne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd throws a nice head kick!

Thorne is rocked!
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Todd finish him?
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorne can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Todd lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Thorne crumples to the floor! Todd milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marco Todd!