PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Amarela
vs
Thor

187 cm
24
216 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

192 cm
23
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela misses with an uppercut
and Thor counters with a stiff right hand.
Amarela shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thor looks to throw the jab but Amarela is out of range.
The fighters circling - Amarela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amarela shoots in for a double leg but Thor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Thor scores with a jab. Amarela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Abelinha Amarela has been cut.
Amarela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amarela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amarela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Amarela throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amarela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amarela tries to control but Thor wriggling away.
Thor wants to control but Amarela is having none of it.
Thor can't escape the position.
Amarela punching from mount but Thor doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Amarela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amarela thowing shots but they're missing.
Thor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Amarela.
Thor just holding on.
Thor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Amarela.
Amarela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thor is looking to escape.
Thor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Amarela throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Amarela trying to control but Thor is having none of it.
Amarela throwing strikes here but Thor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Amarela thowing shots but they're missing.
Amarela avoids the attempt from Thor to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amarela has control of Thor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thor is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarela trying to control but Thor is having none of it.
Thor is in all sorts of trouble here.
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 Abelinha Amarela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abelinha Amarela's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Thor. Beautiful body shot.
Amarela shoots in and drives through. Thor sprawls well.
Thor stuns Amarela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body kick from Thor.
Amarela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thor defending well as Amarela loads up on a big left hand.

Amarela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amarela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amarela looking to pass the guard.
Amarela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amarela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Amarela postures up in Thor's guard and throws a big left but Thor blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarela trying to control but Thor is working from the bottom.
Thor looking to control.
Thor has his hands on Amarela's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hans Thor.
Thor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amarela throws an off balance right hand
enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab.
Amarela tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
Amarela misses with a takedown attempt - Thor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amarela avoids the body shot from Thor.
Amarela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hans Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amarela looks to throw the jab but Thor is out of range.
Thor throws a body punch but Amarela moves out of range.
Amarela avoids the body shot from Thor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Thor. No joy for Amarela on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelinha Amarela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thor with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amarela circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Amarela with that takedown attempt.
Thor lands a glancing blow to the side of Amarela's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor throws a right hand that Amarela ducks under and follows up with a left that Amarela also avoids with ease.
Amarela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abelinha Amarela's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Amarela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thor.
Thor throws out a powerful jab.
Amarela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thor avoids it really well and circles away.

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

Amarela is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor punishes Amarela's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thor with a jab.
Oh Amarela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thor digs a good body shot into Amarela's ribs.
Thor lands a nice hook to Amarela's body. Amarela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela is holding his hands too far apart here. Thor throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Amarela is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Thor!