PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Thorsen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jon Thorsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blue
vs
Thorsen

175 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacky Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen avoids a kick to the body.
Thorsen tries to clinch there but Blue circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thorsen.
Thorsen 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.
Thorsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blue.
Thorsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thorsen looks gassed!
Thorsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Blue moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Blue.
Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Blue as the two fighters clinch.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blue stops a takedown attempt from Thorsen.
Thorsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Blue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blue with a knee to the head.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen avoids the elbow strike from Blue, against the cage.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Thorsen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blue gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Thorsen.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in the clinch, Blue scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Thorsen's ribcage.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Blue digs a right hand into Thorsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorsen's gas tank.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blue with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Blue dominated that 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.

Blue takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorsen clinches but Blue breaks the clinch
and Blue counters with a low kick, right behind Thorsen 's knee.
Thorsen clinches but Blue breaks the clinch

and Blue counters by clinching up.
Blue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue stops a takedown attempt from Thorsen.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Thorsen has Blue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blue blocks an elbow strike from Thorsen.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
Blue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Blue.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Thorsen managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue crunches a lovely knee into Thorsen's ribcage.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blue lands a knee to the head.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Blue.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thorsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue misses with a punch to the body.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.
Blue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorsen's face.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blue looking to throw knees to the head but Thorsen is blocking nicely.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen wants a takedown.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Thorsen.
Blue tries to work over Thorsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Thorsen avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
Blue tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorsen avoids the damage to the body.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
Blue stops a takedown attempt from Thorsen.
Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorsen tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Thorsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Blue. That snapped Thorsen's head back.
Thorsen throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Thorsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blue. That one must have hurt.
Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsen avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Thorsen misses.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blue goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thorsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacky Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacky Blue dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thorsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Thorsen tries to clinch up.
Blue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thorsen counters with a good, hard body kick but Blue shrugs it off.
Thorsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blue tries to avoid it but Thorsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blue to the ground. Blue escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorsen looks to clinch
and Thorsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blue circles away.
Thorsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
Thorsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Blue lands but Thorsen takes it in his stride.
Blue shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorsen as he avoids it easily.
Blue clinches but Thorsen breaks the clinch
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Thorsen.

Blue moves into the clinch.
Blue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blue trying to land knees to the body.
Blue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.
Blue tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blue pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacky Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Thorsen.
Blue lands with a nice body punch.
Blue scores with a head kick.
Blue avoids a kick to the body.
Blue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thorsen circles away.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue clinches but Thorsen breaks the clinch
and Thorsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Thorsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Thorsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blue but Blue pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Blue clinches up with Thorsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blue misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Thorsen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blue prevents it.
Blue misses with a knee strike.
Thorsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blue lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blue lands a knee to the body.
Jon Thorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorsen tries for a takedown but Blue manages to get underhooks.
Blue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Blue!