PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thumbhisbum
vs
Tirta

174 cm
23
157 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

166 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fransino Tirta!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tirta shoots in and bounces Thumbhisbum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tirta tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumbhisbum is retaining full guard.
Tirta wants to control from the top but Thumbhisbum keeps moving.
Thumbhisbum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tirta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbhisbum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tirta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbhisbum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tirta trying to control but Thumbhisbum is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tirta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tirta defending well as Thumbhisbum loads up on a big left hand.
And Tirta tries to counter it with a takedown but Thumbhisbum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Tirta is out of range.
Tirta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Tirta closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum looking to stall.
Tirta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tirta blocks an elbow strike from Thumbhisbum.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thumbhisbum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tirta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tirta lands a body shot.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tirta is looking to control Thumbhisbum's arms but Thumbhisbum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tirta has his back to the cage.
Thumbhisbum throws a head punch that misses.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike.
Thumbhisbum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Thumbhisbum.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thumbhisbum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thumbhisbum's defenses.
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Tirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thumbhisbum takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta blocks an elbow strike from Thumbhisbum.
Tirta lands a body punch.
Tirta lands a body shot.
Tirta tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tirta lands a left hand.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body punch.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Thumbhisbum takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Thumbhisbum.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tirta throws an elbow but misses.
Tirta scores with a hook to the body.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Tirta misses with a body punch.
Thumbhisbum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tirta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thumbhisbum's brow.
Tirta digs a right hand into Thumbhisbum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thumbhisbum's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tirta.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Tirta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tirta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tirta misses with a punch to the body.

Thumbhisbum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tirta tries to clinch up.
It looked like Thumbhisbum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tirta is looking to clinch.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thumbhisbum punishes Tirta's body with a nice straight punch.
Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but Tirta moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination that misses

and Tirta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tirta tries to free his leg and advance position but Thumbhisbum is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransino Tirta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thumbhisbum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Fransino Tirta has been cut.
Fransino Tirta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tirta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thumbhisbum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tirta.
Tirta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thumbhisbum.

Tirta is rocked!
Tirta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thumbhisbum gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tirta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
Our winner, Benjamin Thumbhisbum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.