PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theopolis Barrymore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrymore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Thing That Should Not Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thunder has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thunder
vs
Barrymore

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theopolis Barrymore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Barrymore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Barrymore counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.
Thunder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrymore.
Barrymore fails with a takedown attempt.
Barrymore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Barrymore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Barrymore. Barrymore gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrymore shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thunder misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrymore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Barrymore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Barrymore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Barrymore persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Max Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barrymore doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Barrymore shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barrymore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Barrymore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrymore circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrymore shoots in but no luck this time.
Barrymore slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Barrymore is looking to clinch.
Barrymore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Barrymore avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrymore shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Barrymore shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrymore moves in looking to clinch but Thunder pushes him off.
Barrymore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barrymore somewhat.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Barrymore avoids it well.
Barrymore tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barrymore.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Barrymore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Barrymore avoids it well.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Barrymore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barrymore dives in and grabs Thunder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes down on Barrymore's head and hops out.
Barrymore slips a jab and a cross from Thunder.
Barrymore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thunder pinned against the ropes. Thunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrymore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Thunder as Barrymore shoots in.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.
Barrymore fails to land the takedown.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrymore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Thunder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Barrymore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrymore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barrymore somewhat.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrymore tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Barrymore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Max Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theopolis Barrymore.

Thunder gets caught napping as Barrymore dives in and scores a takedown. Thunder manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Barrymore drops back looking for a leg! Thunder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thunder manages to kick Barrymore off! Barrymore jumps back into Thunder's guard.
Barrymore trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thunder tries to get out of the position.

Barrymore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrymore trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to stand up but Barrymore isn't so interested in that idea.
Thunder can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrymore advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thunder wants to get back to his feet.

Barrymore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thunder is just riding it out for now. Barrymore eventually gives up the hold.
Barrymore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thunder defending well though.

Barrymore is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrymore wants to get back to his feet.

Barrymore in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thunder tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barrymore!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theopolis Barrymore!