PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ejnar Thorsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thorsen
vs
Blanks

180 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
195 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Conquer

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks throws a leg kick but Thorsen checks it.
Blanks swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen misses with a body shot
and Blanks counters with a left to the body.

Thorsen darts in and clinches Blanks up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Blanks as the two fighters clinch.
Thorsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Blanks.
Blanks tries to circle away but Thorsen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Good body shot from Thorsen.
Blanks is trying to push Thorsen away but Thorsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorsen working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body shot.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Blanks looking to slow down the pace here.
Blanks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.

Blanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Blanks ducked under it nicely.
Blanks looks to land a body kick but Thorsen moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanks.
Thorsen tries to land a leg kick but Blanks saw it coming and moves away.
Thorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsen. Those never looked like landing.
Blanks throws a solid leg kick but Thorsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blanks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a lazy head kick
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsen stuns Blanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Blanks's body.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Blanks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Blanks.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thorsen throws a low kick, looking for Blanks's leg but Blanks calmly moves out of range.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanks misses with a leg kick
and Blanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blanks throws a leg kick but Thorsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanks throws a combination that misses
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a low kick but Thorsen avoids it.
Blanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsen.
Blanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Thorsen scores with a jab. Blanks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanks manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Thorsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blanks is looking to chop away at Thorsen's legs.
Blanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen lands the left hand.
Thorsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blanks looks to throw a body kick
and Thorsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Blanks takes a swing at Thorsen's ribcage but misses.
Blanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanks.
Thorsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blanks lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ejnar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blanks misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorsen checks a low kick from Blanks.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick from Blanks.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blanks.
Thorsen tests Blanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Blanks is rocked!
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.
Blanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsen finish him?
Thorsen throws a monster overhand right that drops Blanks! Thorsen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ejnar Thorsen made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.