PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owusu Andoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor comes to the cage accompanied by Hail the Dragon. Andoh has chosen Quiet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Al Thor
vs
Andoh

175 cm
29
186 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owusu Andoh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andoh works the jab nicely.

Al Thor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Thor gets through Andoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
Al Thor misses with the head strike.
Al Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Andoh dodges an elbow strike from Al Thor.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andoh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Al Thor improves position.
Andoh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Al Thor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Andoh.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
The referee calls for Andoh to work.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor avoids the elbow strike from Andoh, against the cage.
Andoh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Thor lands a damaging elbow.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
Al Thor lands an elbow just above Andoh 's eye.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andoh looking to stall.
Andoh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Andoh leaning against his opponent.
Andoh digs a right hand underneath Al Thor's ribcage. Al Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andoh avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Thor.
Al Thor throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Al Thor.
Andoh blocks an uppercut.
Andoh misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Andoh.
Andoh tries to work over Al Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andoh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Thor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andoh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andoh looking to stall.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Thor avoids it.
Al Thor lands a body shot.
Al Thor blocks an uppercut.
Al Thor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Thor lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Andoh can't find room to land a body shot as Al Thor controls the action.
Andoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Thor.
Andoh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Al Thor.
Andoh stalling in the clinch but Al Thor improves position.
Andoh tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Thor avoids the damage to the body.
Andoh avoids the elbow strike from Al Thor, against the cage.
Al Thor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with some punches.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andoh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Thor avoids it.
Al Thor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Al Thor.
Al Thor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andoh is defending well for now.
Al Thor misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Thor lands an elbow just above Andoh 's eye.
Andoh lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Al Thor digs a right hand underneath Andoh's ribcage. Andoh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andoh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andoh trying to control the position but instead, Al Thor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andoh into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Al Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andoh.
Andoh trying to stall but Al Thor improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Al Thor dominated that round.
That's time! Al Thor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Al Thor is looking to slow Andoh down with leg kicks.
Andoh throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Thor counters with a nice leg kick.
Al Thor blocks a jab.

Andoh gets tackled into the cage by Al Thor. Al Thor maintains the clinch.
Andoh trying to control the position but instead, Al Thor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andoh into the cage.
Andoh swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Thor lands with a short shot to the head.
Andoh looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.
Al Thor misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Al Thor missing with knees to the body.
Andoh struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Thor controls his hands.
Al Thor working aggressively here.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Andoh blocks an elbow strike.
Al Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Al Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andoh tries a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks it.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Al Thor presses Andoh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
Al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Al Thor.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Andoh lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Andoh.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Andoh misses with some punches.
Andoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor lands an elbow inside that Andoh shrugs off.
Rand Al Thor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andoh throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Andoh backwards.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
Andoh blocking some punches.
Al Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andoh misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andoh lands a nice uppercut.
Andoh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Andoh throws a head punch that misses.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Al Thor.
Andoh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Andoh lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
Al Thor gets through Andoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andoh prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Al Thor as Andoh tries to tie him up.
Andoh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Andoh.
Andoh stalls.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Andoh avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Al Thor.
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Al Thor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andohs head.
Al Thor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andoh avoids it.
Andoh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Thor.
Andoh wants to stall.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Andoh blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andoh blocking some punches.
Andoh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Al Thor trying to land knees to the body.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Al Thor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.
Andoh moves out of range of the body kick from Al Thor.
Andoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor wants to clinch.
Al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rand Al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor avoids a kick to the body.
Al Thor throws a head kick but Andoh moves out of range.
Al Thor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rand Al Thor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andoh slips a jab and a cross from Al Thor.
Andoh swings for the body but Al Thor moves out of range.
Al Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Thor.
Andoh connects with a leg kick. Al Thor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andoh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Andoh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Thor throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Al Thor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andoh, pushing him back against the cage.
Andoh landing knees to the body.
Andoh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andoh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Thor blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Thor working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andoh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andoh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andoh blocks the elbow strike.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Andoh tries to land a knee to the head but Al Thor blocks with his arms.
Andoh tries to stall but Al Thor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Thor.
Andoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Thor.
Andoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Andoh on the inside.
Al Thor prevents a body shot from Andoh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Andoh's head.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andoh's defenses.
Al Thor misses with a punch to the body.
Al Thor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andoh taking a breather.
Al Thor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Thor lands a shot to the body.
Andoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
Al Thor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Thor lands an elbow that stopped Andoh in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Thor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andoh's brow.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Thor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andoh misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andoh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andoh pushes Al Thor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Andoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Al Thor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Andoh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
Al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andoh can do to turn this around?
Al Thor tries to move into range but Andoh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Thor tries to bum rush Andoh with a series of wild strikes but Andoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Andoh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Thor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Thor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andoh blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Andoh throws a leg kick
and Al Thor counters with a solid body kick.
Andoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Thor throws a leg kick which misses Andoh's front leg but catches the back leg as Andoh tries to avoid it.
Andoh checks a low kick from Al Thor.
Al Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andoh. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor misses with an uppercut. Andoh saw that one coming.
Al Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Thor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andoh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Al Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Thor with a jab.
No joy there for Al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Thor is looking to clinch.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andoh misses with an uppercut. Al Thor saw that one coming.
Andoh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Thor.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Thor, right into the meat.
Al Thor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Al Thor misses.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Andoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Thor looks to throw the jab but Andoh is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andoh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andoh misses with a looping right.
Andoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Thor throws a body kick that misses.
Al Thor lands a lovely overhand right.
Rand Al Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Thor walks into a jab.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Andoh slips a straight right by Al Thor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andoh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Thor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Andoh keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Thor throws a wild body kick that Andoh sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Thor misses the target.
Andoh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Al Thor misses.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Andoh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Thor throws a push kick but Andoh slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andoh tries a low kick but Al Thor avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Al Thor had his way with Owusu Andoh in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Al Thor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andoh counters with a head kick.
Andoh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Al Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andoh.
Andoh looks to land a right hand but Al Thor moved out of range.
Andoh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Thor.
Al Thor misses the shot to the body.
Andoh looks to land a left hand but Al Thor moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Andoh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Thor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andoh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
Andoh checks a low kick from Al Thor.
Andoh throws a lazy body kick
and Al Thor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andoh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Thor darts in trying to clinch
and Al Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Andoh lands.
Owusu Andoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rand Al Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andoh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Al Thor.
The fighters circling - Al Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Thor looks to land a left hand but Andoh moved out of range nicely.
Andoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Thor.
Al Thor avoids the body shot from Andoh.
Al Thor wants to clinch.
Andoh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Thor looks to clinch
and Andoh counters with a body kick.
Andoh throws a series of punches but Al Thor avoids them all with ease.
Andoh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Thor. Al Thor obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Thor misses with an uppercut. Andoh saw that one coming.
Al Thor tries to clinch up but Andoh circles away and keeps his distance.
Andoh blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Andoh misses with a looping left.
Al Thor misses with a body kick.
Al Thor cracks Andoh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Thor tries to clinch but Andoh is having none of it.
Al Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andoh at a distance.
Andoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Thor.
Al Thor doesn't manage to clinch there - Andoh circles away.
Al Thor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Al Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andoh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Thor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Andoh moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rand Al Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Thor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Al Thor!
Rand Al Thor retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Rand Al Thor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.