PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes to the cage accompanied by Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Anthony Thatcher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pithe Canthropus's chin.

Canthropus
vs
Thatcher

175 cm
23
162 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition
South Side Swagger

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canthropus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Canthropus.
Thatcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canthropus connects with a body shot.
Thatcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Canthropus lands a nice looking body shot.
Thatcher throws a sloppy head kick and Canthropus moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Canthropus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canthropus lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Thatcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Canthropus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice body kick there by Canthropus.
Thatcher looks gassed!
Thatcher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Canthropus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canthropus lands a head kick. Thatcher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thatcher takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thatcher walks into a straight right hand from Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Canthropus fakes the leg kick and cracks Thatcher in the body.
Canthropus throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Canthropus.
A solid body kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus cracks Thatcher with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher misses with the combination.
Thatcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thatcher throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Canthropus lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Thatcher.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thatcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canthropus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thatcher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a leg kick which misses Thatcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Thatcher tries to avoid it.
Canthropus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canthropus lands with an overhand left.
Crunch! Canthropus slams his shin into Thatcher's torso.
Thatcher swinging wilding here.
Thatcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thatcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Canthropus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canthropus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thatcher's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus keeps Thatcher at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus avoids the head kick by Thatcher.
Canthropus with a jab.
Canthropus lands a glancing blow to the side of Thatcher's head.
Canthropus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Canthropus lands a high kick!
Canthropus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canthropus throws a combination. Thatcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Canthropus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canthropus connects with a high kick.
Thatcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Canthropus scoring well with a low kick there.
Thatcher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canthropus.
Thatcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thatcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canthropus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canthropus jabs at Thatcher's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Canthropus - that will leave a mark!
Canthropus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thatcher.
Canthropus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canthropus lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus scoring well with a low kick there.
Canthropus throws a one two combo.
Thatcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Canthropus keeps Thatcher at a distance using the push kick.
Canthropus avoids the head kick by Thatcher.
Thatcher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canthropus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Canthropus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thatcher walks into a straight right hand from Canthropus.
Thatcher takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Thatcher does no damage.
Canthropus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Canthropus lands a with a good body shot.
Canthropus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thatcher at a distance.
Thatcher looks to land a combination but Canthropus avoids it well.
Canthropus scores with a sloppy right hand. Thatcher should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Canthropus lands a head kick!
Thatcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canthropus.
Canthropus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canthropus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pithe Canthropus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canthropus lands with a kick to the temple. Thatcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Canthropus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters circling a little - Canthropus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thatcher misses with a hook. Canthropus ducked under it nicely.
Canthropus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canthropus feints and then cracks Thatcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thatcher down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Canthropus.
Canthropus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thatcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canthropus.
Thatcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canthropus throws a series of punches but Thatcher avoids them all with ease.
Thatcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canthropus moves away.
Thatcher misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pithe Canthropus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Canthropus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thatcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Thatcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Canthropus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thatcher can do to turn this around?
Thatcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canthropus is looking to slow Thatcher down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Canthropus slams his shin into Thatcher's torso.
Thatcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Canthropus to score with a decent uppercut.
Canthropus cracks Thatcher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thatcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canthropus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Canthropus lands but Thatcher takes it in his stride.
Canthropus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Canthropus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thatcher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Canthropus has got the better of the exchanges.
Canthropus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thatcher's head.
Canthropus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thatcher misses with a two punch combination.
Thatcher is breathing heavily.
Thatcher takes one to the side of the head.
Canthropus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thatcher counters with a left and a right that stings Canthropus.
Pithe Canthropus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pithe Canthropus is winning the standup battle so far.
Canthropus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thatcher's head.
Canthropus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canthropus lands a high kick!
Thatcher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Canthropus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Canthropus lands with a slapping head kick.
Thatcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Canthropus to score with a decent uppercut.
Thatcher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thatcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thatcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Thatcher does no damage.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Canthropus lands but Thatcher takes it in his stride.
Thatcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Thatcher.
Canthropus lands a glancing blow to the side of Thatcher's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus lands a nice looking body shot.
Canthropus lands a head kick. Thatcher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Canthropus connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice combination there by Canthropus.
Canthropus thuds a left hand into Thatcher's body.
Canthropus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canthropus lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canthropus cracks Thatcher with an open hand slap.
Thatcher throws a nice looking combination but Canthropus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thatcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Canthropus can pounce on him.
Thatcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thatcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canthropus works over Thatcher's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canthropus, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Canthropus - that will leave a mark!
No joy there for Canthropus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canthropus throws a one two combo.
Canthropus stuns Thatcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thatcher misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus lands with a kick to the temple. Thatcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thatcher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canthropus lands a head kick!
Thatcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Canthropus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Canthropus scores with a jab to the head.
Canthropus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thatcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thatcher misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Canthropus.
Thatcher scores with a three punch combo!
Thatcher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thatcher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Canthropus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thatcher counters with a three punch combo that has Canthropus backing up. Canthropus nods at Thatcher to acknowledge the strikes.
Canthropus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Canthropus lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Canthropus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thatcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canthropus.
Thatcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Thatcher.
Thatcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Canthropus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thatcher doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Canthropus lands but Thatcher takes it in his stride.
Canthropus throws a head kick that Thatcher semi-blocks.
Canthropus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thatcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Canthropus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thatcher. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canthropus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Canthropus dodges the punch combination from Thatcher.
Thatcher throws a right and a left that Canthropus avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pithe Canthropus dominated that second round.
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!

Canthropus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Canthropus throws a series of punches but Thatcher moves out of range.
Canthropus stalks Thatcher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thatcher's face. Thatcher staggers backwards, shaken.
Canthropus scores with a one two! Thatcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Canthropus lands a high kick!
Canthropus lands a head kick. Thatcher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thatcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thatcher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canthropus throws a head kick that half lands.
Canthropus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canthropus jabs at Thatcher's body.
Canthropus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Canthropus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thatcher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canthropus.
Thatcher looks to land a combination but Canthropus avoids it well.
Thatcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Canthropus works Thatcher's body with a nice hook.
Canthropus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canthropus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Canthropus scores with a hook to the body. Thatcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thatcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Canthropus.
A head kick misses from Canthropus.
Canthropus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thatcher swinging wilding here.
Canthropus lands with a right hand.
Thatcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thatcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Canthropus.
Canthropus lands a head kick!
Nice straight punches there by Thatcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thatcher.
Thatcher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Thatcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Canthropus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canthropus.
Canthropus sizes up Thatcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thatcher misses with a wild combination.
Canthropus connects with a high kick.
Canthropus works over Thatcher's head and body with a nice combination.
Canthropus jabs Thatcher right on the nose. Thatcher blinks but takes it well.
No joy there for Canthropus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thatcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Canthropus thuds his shin into the meat of Thatcher's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canthropus.
Thatcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canthropus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canthropus connects with the punch.
Canthropus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thatcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Canthropus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thatcher takes a step back to recover.
Thatcher throws a right hand that Canthropus ducks under and follows up with a left that Canthropus also avoids with ease.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses
letting Thatcher counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thatcher misses with a few strikes there.
Canthropus lands a two punch combo.
Thatcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Canthropus lands with a nice body kick.
Canthropus dips to his left and cracks Thatcher with an uppercut!
Thatcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thatcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canthropus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Canthropus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thatcher takes a step back to recover.
Thatcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thatcher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Canthropus. That one must have hurt.
Canthropus thuds his right hand into Thatcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to de liver by Canthropus. Beautiful body shot.
Canthropus lands a with a good body shot.
Canthropus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canthropus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thatcher's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thatcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Canthropus.
Canthropus lands with an overhand left.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Canthropus moves out of range.
Canthropus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Canthropus lands a lovely overhand right.
Canthropus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thatcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thatcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Canthropus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canthropus scores with a spinning back kick!
Canthropus scores with a one two! Thatcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Canthropus throws a leg kick which misses Thatcher's front leg but catches the back leg as Thatcher tries to avoid it.
Canthropus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canthropus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Canthropus.
Anthony Thatcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Canthropus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Canthropus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thatcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pithe Canthropus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canthropus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pithe Canthropus!
Pithe Canthropus retains his lightweight title!