PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnuss Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're my heart, You're me soul. Magnuss Thorne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Girl
vs
Thorne

180 cm
30
240 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

197 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magnuss Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thorne takes the fight into the clinch.

Thorne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Girl uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thorne wants to stand up but Girl is controlling him.
Girl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thorne looking to control but Girl passes into half guard.
Girl tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thorne.
Thorne is trying to stand up here but Girl is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking for a sweep. Girl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Girl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Girl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorne defends it nicely.
Thorne tries to clinch but Girl moves out of range.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Girl circles away.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.

Girl gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne lands a left hand.
Thorne stalls.
Girl is trying to break free.
Thorne is stalling here.
Thorne wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girl tries to circle away but Thorne has him pinned against the cage.
Thorne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thorne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barby Girl's cut is getting worse.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Girl is trying to push Thorne away but Thorne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Girl can't break the clinch.

Thorne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Girl gets tackled into the cage by Thorne. Thorne maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girl is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorne has double underhooks.
Girl wants to break the clinch but can't.
Girl blocks a body shot from Thorne.
Come on Thorne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Thorne's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnuss Thorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barby Girl's cut.
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.

Girl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Thorne gets a clinch.
Girl managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne misses with the head strike.
Thorne lands a shot to the body.
Thorne pushes Girl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Thorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorne.
Thorne wants a takedown.
Thorne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Girl's efforts to push away.
Thorne has Girl pushed against the cage.
Magnuss Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thorne lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Girl backwards.
Thorne effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnuss Thorne.

Thorne has Girl up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorne.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Girl shrugs off.
Thorne slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Girl wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorne won't allow it.
Girl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Barby Girl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girl.
Thorne leaning against his opponent.

Thorne decides to pull guard.
Thorne has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne wants to stand but Girl is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Girl gets to his feet - Thorne follows without any prompting.
Thorne tries to bum rush Girl with a series of wild strikes but Girl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magnuss Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.
Girl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Girl keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorne lands a glancing blow to the side of Girl's head.

Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Girl in a clinch.
Thorne jumps guard but Girl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnuss Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barby Girl'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. This is the final round!

Thorne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Girl is trying to stand back up but Thorne is controlling him
Thorne tries to pass to full mount but Girl defends it.
Thorne tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Girl.
Girl is trying to stand up here but Thorne is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Thorne postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Girl to stand up.

Thorne has closed the distance and engaged Girl in a clinch.
Girl has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girl is defending well for now.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Girl is trying to force a seperation but Thorne has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorne.
Girl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne just leaning against Girl, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorne keeps control of Girl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Girl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne stalling in the clinch.
Thorne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Girl to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Thorne breaks the clinch.
Thorne stuffs the takedown attempt from Girl. Girl gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorne wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Girl circles away.

Thorne rushes Girl and presses him up against the cage.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Girl avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnuss Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girl has had enough of the clinch but Thorne keeps him there for the moment.
Thorne lands a right hand.

Girl breaks the clinch.
Thorne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Girl.
Girl tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Girl somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barby Girl. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thorne rushes Girl and presses him up against the cage.
Barby Girl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girl throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnuss Thorne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnuss Thorne!