PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rand al Thor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

al Thor
vs
Conteh

194 cm
31
224 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

183 cm
27
208 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Conteh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conteh misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Thor is looking to clinch but Conteh is avoiding it.

Conteh has managed to clinch.
al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
al Thor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conteh after a bit of a struggle.
Conteh misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Conteh lands a shot to the body.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Conteh.
A short uppercut from Conteh.
Conteh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conteh prevents a body shot from al Thor.
Conteh can't find room to land a body shot as al Thor controls the action.
A short right from Conteh on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh looking to slow down the pace here.
al Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Thor tries to pull guard but Conteh won't allow it.
Conteh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, al Thor scores with a nice short uppercut.

al Thor pulls guard successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Conteh gets to his feet - al Thor follows without any prompting.
al Thor works Conteh's body with a nice hook.
al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws a low kick but Conteh avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conteh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conteh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Thor.
al Thor scores with a head kick.
Conteh throws a body punch but al Thor moves out of range.
al Thor misses with the body kick
letting Conteh counter with a right hand.
al Thor tries to land a front kick but Conteh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Thor has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rand al Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conteh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Thor is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor is looking to land body kicks.
Conteh cracks al Thor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conteh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Thor.
al Thor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conteh manages to avoid it.
al Thor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conteh manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Thor!
al Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Conteh moves out of range easily.
Conteh throws an overhand right that lands on al Thor's shoulder, as al Thor tries to avoid the shot.
Conteh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
al Thor slips a straight right by Conteh.
Conteh throws a right and a left that both miss.
al Thor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
al Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conteh slips a straight right by al Thor.
Conteh with a nice cross.
Conteh swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Thor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Thor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conteh.
al Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Thor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conteh but Conteh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conteh moves in looking to clinch but al Thor pushes him off.
Conteh thuds a left hand into al Thor's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Conteh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Conteh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by al Thor.
al Thor is looking to wear down Conteh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Conteh misses the jab.
Conteh blocks a head kick by al Thor.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Thor looks to land a body kick but Conteh moved away.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
al Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conteh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conteh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Thor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conteh throws an off balance right hand
letting al Thor counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor connects with a single shot there.
al Thor moves out of range as Conteh strikes.
Conteh scores with a nice head shot.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Thor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conteh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Thor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh wants to clinch up but al Thor keeps it at a distance.
Conteh tries to close the distance and clinch but al Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conteh misses the jab.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Conteh leaves al Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
al Thor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conteh cracks al Thor with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conteh checks a leg kick.
Conteh lands with a shot to the body.
al Thor loads up on a big right hand but Conteh slips the punch.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Conteh throws a nice looking combination but al Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Thor punishes Conteh's body with a nice straight punch.
Conteh walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Thor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Thor.
Conteh moves out of range as al Thor throws a body kick.
al Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conteh checks a low kick from al Thor.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Thor lands a head kick!
Conteh scores with a jab. al Thor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conteh misses with a wild combination.
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Thor.
Nice cross by Conteh.
Conteh connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conteh.
al Thor tries for a takedown but Conteh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor lands with a nice body kick.
Conteh throws a hook to the side of al Thor's head but al Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Conteh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but al Thor is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Conteh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from al Thor misses.
al Thor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Conteh.
al Thor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conteh.

It looks like Rand al Thor has been cut.
Conteh sizes up al Thor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conteh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
al Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conteh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Conteh scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

al Thor is rocked!
Conteh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh al Thor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Conteh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conteh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Conteh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks al Thor with a big uppercut! al Thor tries to clinch up but Conteh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples al Thor to the mat! al Thor covers up and Conteh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Conteh!
A relieved looking John Conteh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.