PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliff has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spliff
vs
Thrawn

188 cm
36
185 lbs
41 - 46 - 0

165 cm
20
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 41 - 46 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitt Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrawn throws out the jab.
Thrawn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrawn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliff manages to avoid it.
Thrawn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrawn.
Thrawn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spliff's head backwards.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrawn throws a sloppy body shot
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Spliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff lands an uppercut.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrawn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spliff lands a nice uppercut.

Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Spliff moves away from the strike by Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Spliff moves into the clinch.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thrawn walks away with a smile on his face. Spliff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thrawn throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn looks to land a left hand but Spliff moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the body
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spliff moves into the clinch.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spliff looking to slow down the pace here.
Thrawn pushes Spliff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrawn's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Spliff in his tracks for a moment.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spliff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Thrawn.
Spliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Spliff tries to stall but Thrawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Spliff pulls guard effortlessly.
Thrawn trying to control but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Thrawn throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Thrawn from controlling successfully.
Thrawn throwing strikes from guard but Spliff blocks nicely.
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Spliff keeping full guard, as Thrawn tries to pass.
Thrawn stops Spliff from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thrawn swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spliff rather than just go for the knockout.
Thrawn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrawn tries to clinch but Spliff is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mitt Thrawn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thrawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliff moves away.
Thrawn sizes up Spliff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Spliff moves into range and clinches up with Thrawn.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff is looking to control Thrawn's arms but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spliff has his back to the cage.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliff prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
Mitt Thrawn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spliff or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff taking a breather.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Spliff controls the action.
Spliff tries to pull guard but Thrawn won't allow it.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn tries to work over Spliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff wants to stall.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thrawn has Spliff pressed against the cage, preventing Spliff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrawn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliff's elbow.
Spliff digs a right hand underneath Thrawn's ribcage. Thrawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thrawn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Spliff has Thrawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff lands a right hand.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside.
Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Spliff in his tracks for a moment.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks a body shot from Thrawn.
Spliff pushes Thrawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn lands a damaging elbow.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thrawn smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustaffa Spliff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Thrawn misses its intended target.

Spliff closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.

Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Spliff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spliff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Spliff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliff blocks the elbow strike.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Spliff shrugs off.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Thrawn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitt Thrawn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitt Thrawn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thrawn throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrawn.
Thrawn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spliff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff slips under a jab from Thrawn.
Jab, jab by Thrawn - just one landing.
Thrawn misses with a body shot.

Thrawn has closed the distance and engaged Spliff in a clinch.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrawn tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Thrawn back against the cage.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Spliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Spliff 's eye.
Thrawn avoids the elbow strike from Spliff, against the cage.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spliff blocks the elbow strike.
Spliff avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff pushes Thrawn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.
Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top.

Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrawn takes a swing at Spliff's ribcage but misses.
Spliff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spliff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Thrawn lands a glancing blow to the side of Spliff's head.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Thrawn.

Thrawn rushes Spliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thrawn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Spliff dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is looking to control Thrawn's arms but Thrawn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spliff has his back to the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.
Spliff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thrawn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrawn is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Thrawn tries to keep at a distance but Spliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrawn tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Mitt Thrawn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spliff on the inside.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow.
Thrawn blocks an uppercut.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrawn blocks an uppercut.
Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Spliff avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Spliff tries a body shot but Thrawn blocks it.
Spliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Spliff blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitt Thrawn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thrawn 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitt Thrawn!
After winning the bout, Mitt Thrawn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.