PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Batistussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thor Soundtrack. Matheus Batistussi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Batistussi
vs
Thor

193 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
30
201 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Batistussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistussi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Batistussi. Those never looked like landing.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Batistussi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Batistussi.
Batistussi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi moves out of range.
Batistussi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistussi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thor eats them both and turns towards Batistussi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Batistussi misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batistussi connects with a nice looking jab.

Thor clinches up against the cage.
Batistussi is trying to push Thor away but Thor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thor tries to clinch up but Batistussi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thor wants to clinch.
Batistussi tries to bum rush Thor with a series of wild strikes but Thor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batistussi misses with a hook.
Batistussi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batistussi lands with a hook. Thor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi moves out of range.
Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Batistussi does no damage.
Batistussi throws a jab when Thor was well out of range.
Batistussi keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Batistussi misses.
Batistussi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batistussi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistussi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Batistussi duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.

Thor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batistussi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batistussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor.
Batistussi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thor wants to clinch up but Batistussi keeps it at a distance.
Batistussi just misses with a punch to the body.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Batistussi.
Batistussi throws a jab when Thor was well out of range.
Batistussi lands a really nice looking cross but Thor seems unphased.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matheus Batistussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to clinch there but Batistussi circles away.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi moves out of range.
Batistussi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thor counters by clinching up.
Batistussi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thor blocks an uppercut.

Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batistussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thor wants to clinch.
Thor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thor looks to clinch
and Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batistussi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi is having none of it.
Batistussi swinging wildly here.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Batistussi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistussi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thor tries to clinch up.
Batistussi throws a combination that misses

and Thor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thor breaks the clinch.
Batistussi throws a combination that misses

and Thor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Batistussi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batistussi with a jab.

Thor has Batistussi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batistussi has had enough of the clinch but Thor keeps him there for the moment.

Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistussi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Batistussi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Batistussi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matheus Batistussi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batistussi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thor.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistussi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batistussi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batistussi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batistussi keeps the fight on the outside.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batistussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Batistussi. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Batistussi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Thor clinches.
Thor has Batistussi pressed against the cage, preventing Batistussi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batistussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thor has him pressed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thor wants to clinch up but Batistussi keeps it at a distance.
Thor is looking to clinch but Batistussi is avoiding it.
Batistussi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matheus Batistussi is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batistussi keeps the fight on the outside.
Batistussi looks to land a combination. Thor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batistussi looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Batistussi throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batistussi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batistussi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Batistussi misses with the combination.
Thor is looking to clinch.
Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Batistussi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batistussi looks to score with a jab to the body but Thor is just out of range.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistussi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batistussi lands with a right hand.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batistussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thor moves into the clinch.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thor tries to clinch up but Batistussi circles away and keeps his distance.

Thor clinches up with Batistussi and pushes him back against the cage.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batistussi misses with a series of wild punches.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batistussi.
Batistussi misses with a body shot.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistussi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor is looking to clinch but Batistussi is avoiding it.
Batistussi misses with a double jab

and Thor counters by moving into the clinch.

Thor manages to break the clinch.
Batistussi throws a right hand that misses

and Thor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batistussi works on Thor's body with a couple of short punches.
Thor prevents Batistussi from breaking the clinch.

Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thor rushes Batistussi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batistussi misses with a body punch.
Batistussi struggles to land a body shot inside as Thor controls his hands.

Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batistussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor.
Batistussi misses with a double jab

and Thor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thor.

Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batistussi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thor dodges the punch combination from Batistussi.
A punch combination from Batistussi misses.
Batistussi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thor counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thor manages to break the clinch.
Thor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistussi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thor is looking to clinch.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi moves out of range.
Batistussi misses with a combination

and Thor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thor keeps control of Batistussi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thor has Batistussi pressed against the cage, preventing Batistussi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistussi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Matheus Batistussi 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. This is the final round!

Batistussi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Batistussi. Those never looked like landing.
Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batistussi misses with a double jab.
Batistussi feints a jab promting Thor to slip. Batistussi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Batistussi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batistussi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.

Thor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batistussi tries to break free but Thor pushes him back against the cage.
Thor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batistussi's efforts to push away.
Batistussi is trying to break the clinch but Thor is controlling him.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Batistussi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batistussi misses with a double jab.
Thor tries to clinch there but Batistussi circles away.
Batistussi throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Thor clinches.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batistussi misses with a combination

and Thor moves into the clinch.
Thor Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batistussi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batistussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistussi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thor.
Batistussi misses with a double jab

and Thor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thor tries to move into range but Batistussi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thor slips a jab and a cross from Batistussi.
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!
Thor moves in looking to clinch but Batistussi pushes him off.
Batistussi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batistussi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batistussi misses with a double jab

and Thor counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor has Batistussi pressed against the cage, preventing Batistussi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thor Thor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Thor breaks from the clinch.
Batistussi fails to land with a series of punches.

Thor drives through and clinches with Batistussi against the cage.

Thor breaks the clinch.
A big left from Batistussi misses.
Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batistussi throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.

Thor has Batistussi up against the cage in a clinch.
Batistussi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thor.
Batistussi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thor has him pressed against the cage.

Thor breaks the clinch.
Thor moves in looking to clinch but Batistussi pushes him off.
Thor tries to clinch but Batistussi moves out of range.

Thor clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Batistussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Batistussi tries to break free but Thor pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matheus Batistussi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batistussi misses with a wild combination.
Batistussi keeps the fight on the outside.
Thor is looking to clinch but Batistussi is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thor clinches.
Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.

Thor breaks from the clinch.
Batistussi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batistussi.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Thor.
I think Batistussi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matheus Batistussi!