PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vort Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishyrun Thalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thalis has chosen Swerve City - Deftones as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Under
vs
Thalis

188 cm
18
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vort Under!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishyrun Thalis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thalis connects with a jab.

Under drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Thalis working for a triangle but Under defends it easily.
Under trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thalis's guard.
Under with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Under avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Under wants to stand but Thalis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Thalis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Under doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Under manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Thalis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Under defends well.

Thalis working for a triangle but Under defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Under thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thalis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Under is one step ahead there.
Under postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Thalis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Thalis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Under is aware though and is defending well.
Under is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under wants to control from the top but Thalis keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Under has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Thalis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Under got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thalis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Under has managed to get both his arms back between Thalis's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Under trying to control the position from guard on top but Thalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thalis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Under manages to get himself to full guard.
Thalis wants to control from the top but Under keeps moving.
Thalis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thalis with a flurry of punches that miss.

Under has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thalis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Under shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Under trying to control the action but Thalis is working from the bottom.

Thalis actively working from the bottom here.
Under tries to stand but can't do so whilst Thalis controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thalis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Thalis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Thalis actively working from the bottom here.
Thalis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Under.
Under prevents Thalis from improving his position.
Thalis is pressing down on Under's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Under stands up and waves to Thalis to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thalis misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Under bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Thalis gets caught flat footed, as Under shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Thalis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Under drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Under jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Under's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Under in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Under wants to control from the top but Thalis keeps moving.

Thalis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Under with a nice head shot there.

Thalis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Under is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thalis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Under gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Thalis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Under works over Thalis with some ground and pound from guard.
Thalis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thalis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Under with a flurry of punches that miss.

Under is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Under is looking to work some ground and pound but Thalis has wrist control.

Thalis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thalis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Under accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thalis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Under controls the pace.
Under trying to control but Thalis is working from the bottom.
Thalis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Under.

Thalis is looking for a triangle but Under pushes his legs off easily.

Thalis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Under gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under wants to control from the top but Thalis keeps moving.
Under throws a big elbow that misses.
Under trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thalis's guard.

Thalis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Thalis has his foot on Under's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Under works his way back into a safe position though.
Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Under trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Under has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thalis to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Under is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thalis pulls down on the head and he's put Under to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ishyrun Thalis!
Ishyrun Thalis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.