PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorne's choice of entrance music: Finntroll - Trollhammaren. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uchiha
vs
Thorne

180 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BioLuvoil

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Madara Uchiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha throws out a leg kick but Thorne moves out of range and Uchiha only half commits.
Uchiha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Uchiha misses with an uppercut.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne wants to clinch
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Uchiha pushes him off.
Uchiha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Uchiha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uchiha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uchiha.
Uchiha scores with a nice strike.
Uchiha scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Uchiha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Uchiha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Uchiha working hard to break the clinch.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.

Uchiha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uchiha lands with a slapping head kick.

Thorne rushes Uchiha and presses him up against the ropes.
Thorne looking to stall.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Uchiha won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uchiha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorne stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorne looking to stall.
Thorne keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uchiha is breathing heavily.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Uchiha's ribcage.
Uchiha takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha is trying to break free.
Come on Thorne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
A frustrated look appears on Uchiha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thorne.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Uchiha 's eye.
Thorne stalling.
Uchiha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uchiha working hard to break the clinch.
Thorne stalls.
Uchiha tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne has Uchiha pressed against the ropes, preventing Uchiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uchiha's face.
Thorne keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Uchiha shrugs off.

It looks like Madara Uchiha has been cut.
Uchiha is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thorne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne stalling.
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 Madara Uchiha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Uchiha throws a head kick that misses.
Uchiha circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Uchiha misses.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Uchiha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Uchiha throws a big shot that misses.
Thorne wants to clinch.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorne throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Uchiha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uchiha throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Uchiha misses with the combination.
Thorne throws a head kick but Uchiha moves out of range.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Uchiha circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha catches Thorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorne tries to clinch but Uchiha moves away
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorne is looking to clinch.

Thorne has Uchiha up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorne is pushing Uchiha up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uchiha is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uchiha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uchiha tries to break free but Thorne pushes him back against the ropes.
Uchiha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne tries to stall but Uchiha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Uchiha blocks with his arms.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thorne taking a breather.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uchiha.
Uchiha is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Uchiha tries to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling the position.
Thorne taking a breather.
Thorne working Uchiha over with knees to the body.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Uchiha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uchiha avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Thorne keeps control of Uchiha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uchiha can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Uchiha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uchiha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Uchiha won't want to take too many of those.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Uchiha's ribcage.
Uchiha is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Uchiha wants to break free but Thorne has control.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the ropes.
Uchiha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne working Uchiha over with knees to the body.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to 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 Madara Uchiha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorne wants to clinch.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uchiha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uchiha throws a jab when Thorne was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha misses with an uppercut.
Uchiha keeps the fight on the outside.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchiha swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Uchiha 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne wants to slow Uchiha down by chopping away at his legs.
Thorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thorne tries to clinch but Uchiha is having none of it.
Thorne lands a head kick. Uchiha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Uchiha throws an off balance right hand

and Thorne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thorne.
Uchiha working hard to break the clinch.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Uchiha's ribcage.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Thorne lands an elbow just above Uchiha 's eye.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Uchiha is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Thorne working Uchiha over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Uchiha tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the ropes.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Uchiha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Uchiha can't break the clinch.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Uchiha's ribcage.
Thorne taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorne landing knees to the body.
Uchiha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Uchiha won't want to take too many of those.
Well,Uchiha is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Thorne has Uchiha pushed against the ropes.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Uchiha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uchiha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uchiha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uchiha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Uchiha won't want to take too many of those.
Thorne slowing the pace effectively.
Uchiha is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.
Uchiha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorne obliges.
Uchiha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Uchiha's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne lands a nice knee to the body.
Madara Uchiha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorne prevents Uchiha from breaking the clinch.
Uchiha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorne stalling.
Thorne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uchiha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uchiha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Uchiha avoids the damage to the body.

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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Larry Thorne!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Larry Thorne!

Larry Thorne wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Larry Thorne rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.