PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ang Kulangot. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Booger
vs
Thorne

185 cm
35
185 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

188 cm
34
169 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Booger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Booger throws an overhand right that lands on Thorne's shoulder, as Thorne tries to avoid the shot.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Booger checks it.
Thorne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thorne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Booger avoids a kick to the body.
Booger blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Some wild striking there from Thorne.
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thorne throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Thorne's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thorne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thorne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Booger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Booger blocks the low kick.
Booger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Booger.
Booger lands a two punch combo.
Booger scores with a nice head shot.
Thorne throws a right hand that Booger ducks under and follows up with a left that Booger also avoids with ease.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Booger moved out of range.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Booger is avoiding it.
Thorne slips a jab and a cross from Booger.
Larry Thorne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorne throws a push kick but Booger slaps the foot to one side.
Thorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Booger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorne connects with a solid leg kick.
Booger checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne dodges the punch combination from Booger.
Booger misses with a series of wild punches.
Booger moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Booger fails with the takedown.
Thorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Booger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Booger shoots in looking for a takedown but Thorne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Booger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Booger scores with a nice head shot.
Thorne moves away from the strike by Booger.
Thorne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Booger checks a leg kick.
Thorne tried to score with a low kick but Booger checks it.
Thorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorne tries to clinch there but Booger circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorne.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Booger's calf.
Thorne scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
Thorne moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne misses with an uppercut. Booger saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne thumps Booger with a low kick.
Booger tests Thorne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Booger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Booger moves his leg out of the way.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Booger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Booger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Booger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorne lands a head kick. Booger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Chris Booger has been cut.
Booger works over Thorne's head and body with a nice combination.
Thorne throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Booger moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorne.
Booger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorne misses with a low kick as Booger jumps back.
A good leg kick by Thorne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Thorne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Booger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Booger avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Booger lands a jab-cross combination.
Booger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorne. Thorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booger moves out of range as Thorne throws a body kick.
Booger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thorne keeps Booger at a distance using the push kick.
Thorne misses with a straight left.
Booger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorne.
Chris Booger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booger throws a one two combo.
Larry Thorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Booger lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Booger blocks a low kick nicely.
Booger throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorne.
It looks like Booger has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Booger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Booger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorne scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Booger scores with a jab.
Booger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Booger checks a low kick from Thorne.
Booger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Booger.
Thorne throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Booger moves out of range easily.
Booger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thorne misses with a leg kick.
Thorne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thorne misses with an uppercut.
Thorne misses with a body kick.
Booger misses with an uppercut. Thorne saw that one coming.
Booger throws a nice looking combination but Thorne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Thorne misses.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Booger moved away.
Booger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorne but Thorne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Thorne throws a right hand that Booger ducks under and follows up with a left that Booger also avoids with ease.
A jab from Booger misses.
Thorne lands a front kick.
Thorne throws a head kick that half lands.
Booger misses with a hook. Thorne ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thorne.
Booger lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Booger misses.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. Booger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Booger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorne throws out a leg kick but Booger moves out of range and Thorne only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Thorne slams his shin into Booger's torso.
Thorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Booger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Booger sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Booger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorne. Thorne obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Booger misses its intended target.
Thorne looks for the body kick but Booger saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Booger scores with a nice strike.
Booger cracks Thorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Booger checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thorne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Booger is out of range and Thorne settles back down.
Booger blocks a head kick by Thorne.

Thorne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Booger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booger.

Booger has picked Thorne up - he's going for a ride! Booger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Booger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thorne is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Thorne has hold of Booger's hands but Booger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thorne moves into full guard.
Thorne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Booger is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booger lands a couple of elbows.
Thorne wants to stand up but Booger is controlling him.
Booger throws a big elbow that misses.
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Booger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Booger wants to pass the guard but Thorne is keeping the position.
Booger is in close to Thorne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thorne is on top in guard.

Thorne stands and steps away. Booger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thorne misses with a low kick as Booger jumps back.
Thorne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Booger catches Thorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorne walks into a left hand.
Thorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Booger is able to avoid easily.
Chris Booger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booger lands with a cross.

Thorne is rocked!
Thorne lands a head kick. Booger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thorne is still on wobbly legs! Can Booger finish him?
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorne seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Booger is defended easily by Thorne.
Thorne throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Thorne lands a right hook to the body.
Thorne throws a head kick but Booger moves out of range.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Booger moved away.
Booger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Booger punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Thorne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booger blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Booger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thorne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booger.
Thorne throws a wild body kick that Booger sees coming a mile off.
Booger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Thorne slams his shin into Booger's torso.
Booger doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorne circles away.
Thorne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Booger checks it well.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Thorne scores with a leg kick.
Thorne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Booger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne throws a head kick that Booger semi-blocks.
Booger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne throws a front kick that sends Booger stumbling back into the cage.
Booger lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Thorne.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Booger moves into the clinch.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Booger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Booger lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Booger lands with a short shot to the head.
Booger digs a right hand into Thorne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thorne's gas tank.

Booger pulls Thorne into guard.
Booger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Thorne.
I've got Thorne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

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