PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rand al Thor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucas Vilas Boas 's chin.

al Thor
vs
Vilas Boas

194 cm
24
224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

194 cm
24
217 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilas Boas throws a jab when al Thor was well out of range.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Thor scores with a hook.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilas Boas missing with a left hand there. al Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
al Thor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilas Boas to score with a decent uppercut.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilas Boas is looking to clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to close the distance and clinch but al Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vilas Boas looks to clinch
enabling al Thor to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
Vilas Boas thuds a left hand into al Thor's body.
al Thor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
al Thor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilas Boas .
al Thor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Thor moves out of range as Vilas Boas strikes.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilas Boas is just out of range.
Vilas Boas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. al Thor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilas Boas misses with a wild body shot.
al Thor throws a looping overhand right but Vilas Boas ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vilas Boas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas throws a hook but al Thor blocks it.
Vilas Boas is looking to clinch but al Thor is avoiding it.
Vilas Boas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from al Thor misses.
Vilas Boas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits al Thors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Vilas Boas as he checks the leg kick.
Vilas Boas throws a shot from downtown. al Thor moves away and avoids it.
Vilas Boas throws out a loose jab but al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from al Thor misses.
al Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilas Boas .
al Thor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vilas Boas throws the left hand but al Thor avoids the punch easily.
Vilas Boas sizes up al Thor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vilas Boas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al Thor misses with a wild combination.
Vilas Boas misses with a hook. al Thor ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas doesn't manage to clinch there - al Thor circles away.
Vilas Boas misses with a hook. al Thor ducked under it nicely.
al Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Vilas Boas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vilas Boas misses with a right hand
and al Thor counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Thor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas with a nice cross.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but al Thor circles away.
al Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Thor moves forwards but Vilas Boas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vilas Boas lands a nice shot that snaps al Thor's head back.
al Thor lunges at Vilas Boas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vilas Boas 's hand.
al Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilas Boas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! al Thor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
al Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilas Boas throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor slips a jab from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas slips a jab from al Thor.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Thor.
al Thor blocks a jab.
Vilas Boas tests al Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilas Boas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Vilas Boas .
Nice defenses there by al Thor.
Vilas Boas loads up on a big right hand but al Thor slips the punch.
Vilas Boas misses with a hook.
al Thor throws a wild body kick that Vilas Boas sees coming a mile off.

al Thor drops Vilas Boas with a beautiful combination! Vilas Boas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - al Thor is looking for the KO!

Vilas Boas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilas Boas is still on wobbly legs! Can al Thor finish him?
al Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vilas Boas thows a body shot but no joy.
al Thor cracks Vilas Boas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Vilas Boas falls backwards against the cage. al Thor follows up with more strikes that drop Vilas Boas to his knees. al Thor keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Vilas Boas ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
Our winner, Rand al Thor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.