PBP Commentary

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

Thunder
vs
Cut

195 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chief Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uppper Cut!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder cracks Cut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Cut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Cut keeps the fight on the outside.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Thunder. Beautiful body shot.
Thunder lands a jab-cross combination.
Cut misses with a combination
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder connects with the punch.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Cut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Cut is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunder.
Thunder lands with a hook. Cut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Cut.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Uppper Cut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cut throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Cut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cut back to the cage. Thunder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cut misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cut thinking.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cut fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder lands a head shot.
Thunder lands with a nice body punch.
Cut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Cut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thunder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Cut misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cut throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder jabs at Cut's body.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Cut backing up. Cut nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Cut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder tries to clinch but Cut moves out of range.
Cut throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Cut tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cut on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cut does no damage.
Cut throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cut throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cut thinking.
Thunder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cut.
Cut misses with a few strikes there.
Cut looks to land a combination but Thunder avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Cut.
Cut misses with a combination
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uppper Cut will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thunder misses with a hook.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Cut will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uppper Cut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cut.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Thunder as he connects with a hook.
Cut misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cut is breathing heavily.
Cut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cut throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Cut misses with a combination
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Cut throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunder scores with a three punch combo!
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cut.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Cut misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thunder looks to land a combination. Cut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cut throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uppper Cut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cut misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Cut.
Thunder cracks Cut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cut looks to land a combination but Thunder avoids it well.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cut.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Cut will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cut misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Cut misses with a double jab
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Cut throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Cut throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Cut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cut throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cut misses with a double jab
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Cut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cut misses with the combination.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Cut's body.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cut misses with a double jab.
Cut misses with a few strikes there.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cut tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uppper Cut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Cut throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
Thunder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cut momentarily.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a nice body shot.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cut.
Cut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Cut.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Cut throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder cracks Cut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Cut keeps it at a distance.
Cut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cut misses with a double jab
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Cut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Thunder lands.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Thunder lands with a hook. Cut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a nice looking body shot.
Cut fails to land with a series of punches.
Cut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Cut. Those never looked like landing.
Cut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cut fails to land with a series of punches.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cut will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Cut.
Cut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cut thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a looping right hand.
Cut fails to land with a series of punches.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Cut misses.
Cut misses with the combination.
Cut swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a nice body shot.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cuts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Cut. Those never looked like landing.
Cut swinging wildly here.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Cut.
Chief Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cut misses with a double jab
and Cut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uppper Cut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Cut throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Cut misses with the combination.
Thunder scores with a punch to the head.
Cut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Cut. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Cut.
Cut swinging wildly here.
Cut falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uppper Cut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cut 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uppper Cut!
Uppper Cut decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.