PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limelight by Rush. Scott Thorpe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Daintoro
vs
Thorpe

189 cm
23
263 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
272 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe is looking to land body kicks.
St Daintoro cracks Thorpe with an open hand slap.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Thorpe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Daintoro!
St Daintoro tries to lock up and control but Thorpe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Daintoro regains half guard.
St Daintoro regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Daintoro wants to stand but Thorpe is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorpe wants to control from the top but St Daintoro keeps moving.

St Daintoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thorpe has passed into side control.
Thorpe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Daintoro is avoiding damage well.
St Daintoro wants to control but Thorpe postures up.
St Daintoro is looking for a sweep.
St Daintoro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Daintoro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

St Daintoro stands up and beckons Thorpe to join him on the feet.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorpe is looking to clinch but St Daintoro is avoiding it.
St Daintoro looks to land a combination. Thorpe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thorpe looks for the body kick but St Daintoro saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St Daintoro there.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Daintoro. Thorpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Daintoro checks it well.
St Daintoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorpe moves away.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Daintoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by St Daintoro.

It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
St Daintoro takes a swing at Thorpe's ribcage but misses.
St Daintoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorpe.
No joy there for Thorpe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Thorpe misses.
St Daintoro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Daintoro. Thorpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro connects with the punch.
Thorpe lands an overhand right.

It looks like Olivin St Daintoro has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro tests Thorpe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Daintoro digs a good hook to Thorpe's body.
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorpe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorpe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Daintoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorpe looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe dives in and grabs St Daintoro's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Daintoro pushes down on Thorpe's head and hops out.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Daintoro throws out a powerful jab.
St Daintoro scores with a body shot.
St Daintoro throws a nice head kick!
St Daintoro throws a sloppy head kick and Thorpe moves out of range easily.
St Daintoro with a nice cross.
St Daintoro connects with a jab.

St Daintoro drops Thorpe with a beautiful combination! Thorpe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - St Daintoro is looking for the KO!

Thorpe is rocked!

That has opened up Scott Thorpe's cut even more.
St Daintoro connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Thorpe! He's out on his feet! St Daintoro rushes in and drops Thorpe with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olivin St Daintoro!
After the fight, Olivin St Daintoro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.