PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mulroon Deforz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finntroll - Trollhammaren. Larry Thorne has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Deforz
vs
Thorne

189 cm
41
184 lbs
33 - 17 - 2

188 cm
38
169 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mulroon Deforz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Deforz blocks the leg kick.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deforz throws a quick counter head kick but Thorne was just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Deforz misses.
Thorne throws a fast counter high kick but Deforz manages to duck under it in time.
Deforz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deforz scores with a sloppy right hand. Thorne should have avoided that one.
Deforz throws a good cross that connects.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deforz.
Thorne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deforz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Deforz misses with a leg kick
and Deforz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Thorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thorne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz scores with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Deforz's head coaches at Nordic Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Deforz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorne looks to land a left hand but Deforz moved out of range nicely.
Deforz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
Deforz tries to counter by clinching up but Thorne breaks away and moves out of range.
Deforz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thorne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Deforz will feel that in the morning.
Deforz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deforz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thorne throws a leg kick

and Deforz counters by moving into the clinch.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Deforz.
Thorne with a knee to the head.
Deforz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deforz blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Deforz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorne is keeping busy.
Deforz pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deforz has Thorne pushed against the cage.
Deforz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thorne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deforz's brow.
A shot in the inside from Deforz.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deforz tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deforz takes an elbow to the temple.
Deforz lands a shot to the body.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorne working Deforz over with knees to the body.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deforz tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Deforz back against the cage.
Deforz scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head.
Deforz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Deforz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Deforz blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorne.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deforz tries to stall but Thorne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deforz avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Deforz working hard to break the clinch.
Deforz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deforz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Deforz dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Deforz as the two fighters clinch.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Deforz avoids the damage to the body.

Deforz manages to break the clinch.
Deforz jabs at Thorne's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch but Deforz moves out of range.
Deforz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thorne throws a lazy body kick

and Deforz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thorne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deforz tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deforz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Deforz blocks it.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deforz's defenses.
Deforz lands a nice shot to the body.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Deforz is blocking nicely.
Deforz managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Thorne.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Deforz's ribcage.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deforz avoids it.
Deforz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Thorne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thorne avoids the head kick by Deforz.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorne fakes the leg kick and cracks Deforz in the body.
Deforz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deforz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deforz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorne throws a leg kick which misses Deforz's front leg but catches the back leg as Deforz tries to avoid it.
Thorne looks to land a combination but Deforz avoids it well.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deforz tries to move into range but Thorne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
Deforz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thorne.
Thorne tries to clinch but Deforz is having none of it.
Thorne throws a leg kick

and Deforz moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Deforz - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deforz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorne blocks a body shot from Deforz.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Deforz lands a shot to the body.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deforz misses with a punch to the body.
Deforz is stalling here.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deforz avoids it.
Deforz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Deforz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Thorne.
Thorne gets underhooks to prevent Deforz's takedown attempt.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deforz is defending well for now.
Deforz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Deforz controls his hands.
Deforz misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne lands a knee to the head.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne prevents Deforz from breaking the clinch.
Deforz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornes head.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deforz avoids it.
Deforz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deforz dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Deforz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorne misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deforz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Deforz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deforz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorne wants to land a leg kick but Deforz is out of range.
Deforz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorne. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick
and Deforz counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorne takes one to the side of the head.
Thorne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Deforz throws a leg kick which misses Thorne's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorne tries to avoid it.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deforz connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Deforz moves out of range easily.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Deforz throws a head kick that misses.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses.
Thorne wants to land a leg kick but Deforz is out of range.
Thorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne wants to slow Deforz down by chopping away at his legs.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorne is looking to land body kicks.
Thorne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses
and Deforz counters with a straight right hand.
Thorne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deforz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Deforz.
Deforz lands a nice shot that snaps Thorne's head back.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Deforz circles away.
Deforz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorne wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Larry Thorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Deforz tries to work over Thorne's front leg with a kick but Thorne checks it.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Deforz pushes Thorne away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Thorne.
Thorne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deforz.
Deforz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Deforz is avoiding it.
Thorne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Thorne is predictable there
and Deforz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deforz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Deforz throws a sloppy head kick and Thorne moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne thows a leg kick but Deforz checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorne throws a low kick but Deforz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deforz moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Deforz finds it's target.
Deforz blocks a leg kick.
Deforz cracks the inside of Thorne's front leg.
Deforz moves out of range of the leg kick from Thorne.
Thorne thows a leg kick but Deforz checks it
and Deforz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorne swings widly with a right hand
and Deforz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Thorne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deforz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deforz misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne tries to throw a body punch but Deforz avoids it by throwing Thorne back against the cage.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deforz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Deforz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deforz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thorne or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deforz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Deforz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Thorne misses
and Deforz counters with an outside leg kick.
Thorne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deforz. That's going to slow Thorne down.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Deforz circles away.
Deforz connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thorne clinches up against the cage.
Deforz is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorne gets an underhook and turns Deforz into the cage.
Deforz misses with a body punch.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Deforz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deforz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne gets through Deforz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Deforz.
Deforz avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Nice elbow from Thorne.

Deforz breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deforz. That's going to slow Thorne down.
Deforz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Deforz blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Deforz connects with the punch.
Deforz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deforz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Deforz sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deforz lands a jab.
Thorne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deforz checks it well.
Deforz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorne throws a push kick but Deforz slaps the foot to one side.
As Thorne backs away, Deforz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Deforz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deforz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thorne just manages to avoid it.

Thorne gets a clinch.
Larry Thorne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Deforz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Deforz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne lands an elbow inside.
Mulroon Deforz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deforz is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Deforz misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mulroon Deforz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Larry Thorne!
A very excited looking Larry Thorne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.