PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Victor Stevens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stevens
vs
Thorne

175 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Stevens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorne.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Thorne forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Thorne blocks with his arms.
Stevens stalling in the clinch but Thorne improves position.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens jumps guard but Thorne stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Stevens misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Thorne working Stevens over with knees to the body.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.

It looks like Victor Stevens has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Thorne has Stevens pressed against the cage.
Thorne continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking for a takedown.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stevens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne working Stevens over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thorne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne working Stevens over with knees to the body.
Stevens letting Thorne take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Thorne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Stevens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Larry Thorne.

Thorne pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevens clinches up against the cage.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.

Stevens pulls guard.
Thorne won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.

Thorne stands up from Stevens's guard - Thorne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Thorne.

Thorne rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevens tries to pull guard but Thorne won't allow it.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens is trying to break free.
Thorne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thorne avoids the elbow strike from Stevens, against the cage.
Stevens avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne stalling.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Stevens stalling in the clinch but Thorne improves position.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Stevens looking to stall.
Stevens with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorne.
Stevens pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Thorne taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Stevens fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens wants to stall.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne taking a breather.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevens fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorne working Stevens over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Stevens looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorne.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne working Stevens over with knees to the body.
Thorne stalling.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorne.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevens.
Thorne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Stevens tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the cage.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Thorne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Stevens throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Stevens won't want to take too many of those.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thorne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorne blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Stevens's ribcage.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
Thorne has Stevens pressed against the cage.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens trying to stall but Thorne improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike from Stevens.
Stevens taking a breather.
Thorne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Victor Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Thorne!
Larry Thorne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.