PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Lanz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thumper McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thumper McGee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lanz
vs
McGee

189 cm
20
267 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

KAISER

Brute
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Lanz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thumper McGee!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from McGee misses.
McGee works the jab nicely.
McGee dives in and grabs Lanz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lanz pushes down on McGee's head and hops out.
Lanz staying out of range there.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanz counters with a two punch combo.
McGee swinging wildly here.
McGee shoots for a double leg takedown but Lanz sprawls well. He's pushed McGee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee throws a series of punches but Lanz avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from McGee.
McGee throws a hook but Lanz avoids it easily.
McGee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lanz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lanz manages to avoid it.
McGee throws a body punch but Lanz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lanz defends it nicely.
Thomas Lanz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thumper McGee.
McGee looks winded!
Nice shot lands for Lanz.

It looks like Thumper McGee has been cut.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Lanz digs a good body shot into McGee's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Lanz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lanz tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lanz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGee's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lanz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lanz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McGee is proving hard to escape from.
Lanz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lanz wants to stand and escape but instead McGee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lanz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGee is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lanz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
McGee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McGee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lanz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - McGee coming out on top.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee lands with a kick to the temple. Lanz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Left hook, right uppercut from Lanz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanz leaves McGee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lanz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lanz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
McGee throws a head kick but Lanz moves out of range.
Lanz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Lanz does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Lanz circles away.

Lanz gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Lanz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thumper McGee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McGee throws a head kick that misses
and Lanz counters with a two punch combo.
McGee scores with a nice strike.
McGee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGee shoots for a takedown but Lanz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Lanz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Lanz.
Lanz blocks a jab.
McGee is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee throws a head kick but Lanz moves out of range.
McGee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lanz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McGee.
Lanz drops McGee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lanz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Lanz!
Thomas Lanz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.