PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Out
vs
Thunder

170 cm
25
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Out misses with a double jab.
Thunder drops his hands momentarily and Out takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Out swinging wildly here.

Thunder clinches up against the cage.
Out stops a takedown attempt from Thunder.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thunder.
Out looking for a takedown.
Thunder misses with a knee to the head.
Thunder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Thunder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with a body shot.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Thunder.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder fails to land the takedown.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunder.
Thunder looks gassed!
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Out pinned against the cage. Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out with a nice cross.

Thunder closes the distance and clinches.

Thunder pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Out wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Out wants to stand but Thunder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Thunder closes the distance and clinches.
Thunder misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Out is defending well for now.
Thunder leaning against his opponent.
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 Knock Out will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.

Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.
Out is trying to pull guard but Thunder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Out takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Out fails to pull guard.

Thunder ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thunder no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out wanted to stand there but Thunder had control of the position.
Thunder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.
Thunder trying to control the position.
Out wanted to stand there but Thunder had control of the position.
Thunder pulls Out in close to his closed guard and prevents Out from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Thunder hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Out's corner calls for a 1-2. Out obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Out scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Thunder rushes Out and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thunder smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knock Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Out stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Out wants it to stay on the feet.
Out scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Out.

Out tries to keep at a distance but Thunder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Out drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thunder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thunder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thunder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Out, pushing him back against the cage.
Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder goes for a takedown attempt but Out pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Knock Out will probably get the nod.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Thunder has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.

Thunder manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Out trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thunder's guard.
Thunder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thunder is on top in guard.
Thunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Out is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Knock Out wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Out defends it nicely.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Out pinned against the cage. Out gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Out lands.
Out scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Out throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Out pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thunder back to the cage. Out follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thunder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Thunder.
Out lands with a nice combination. Thunder backs away looking to recover.
Out throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Out goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Thunder clinches with his opponent.

Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.

Thunder closes the distance and pushes Out back into the cage.

Thunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Out scores with a one two! Thunder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Out looks to land a combination but Thunder avoids it well.
Out leaves Thunder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Out.
Out misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Thunder shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knock Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Out lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thunder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Out lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Tom Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Out, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!