PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce What (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

What
vs
Thunderborn

200 cm
21
282 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

220 cm
33
276 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
What misses with a two punch combination.
What throws a right hand that Thunderborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunderborn also avoids with ease.
Thunderborn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bruce What seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from What misses its intended target.
What swinging wildly here.

Thunderborn rushes What and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thunderborn fails to land.
Thunderborn misses with some punches.
Thunderborn stalls.
Still in the clinch, Thunderborn scores with a nice short uppercut.
What wants to break free but Thunderborn has control.
A head punch on the inside from Thunderborn fails to land.

Thunderborn breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from What.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What misses with the combination.
Thunderborn slips a jab and a cross from What.
What has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunderborn finds it's way round the side to connect with What's head.
Decent striking displayed by Thunderborn there.
Thunderborn connects with the punch.
A good leg kick by Thunderborn.
Thunderborn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. What doesn't seem bothered though.
What throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from What. Those never looked like landing.
Thunderborn throws a fast counter high kick but What manages to duck under it in time.
Thunderborn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
No joy there for What, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunderborn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
What throws an off balance right hand
and Thunderborn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
What swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunderborn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
What is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from What misses its intended target.
Thunderborn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunderborn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by What.
Thunderborn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thunderborn feints and then cracks What's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow What down.
What tries to bum rush Thunderborn with a series of wild strikes but Thunderborn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thunderborn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunderborn lands a right hook to the body.
What gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunderborn.
What takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunderborn scores with a nice body kick.
Thunderborn lands with a good body shot.
Thunderborn throws a quick inside leg kick.
What misses with a hook
and Thunderborn counters with a nice low kick that buckles What's knee momentarily.
Thunderborn throws a shot to the body.
What stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunderborn.

Thunderborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with What, pushing him back against the cage.
Thunderborn pushes What back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thunderborn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thunderborn lands a right hand.
Thunderborn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that What has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thunderborn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn tries to throw a body punch but What avoids it by throwing Thunderborn back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thunderborn as the two fighters clinch.
Thunderborn lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn lands a shoulder strike.
Thunderborn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunderborn gets through What's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

What is rocked!
Thunderborn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh What is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thunderborn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks What with a big uppercut! What tries to clinch up but Thunderborn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples What to the mat! What covers up and Thunderborn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dice Thunderborn!
After the fight, Dice Thunderborn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.