PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dorsey Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mian Saukib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Thornton
vs
Saukib

153 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorsey Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mian Saukib!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saukib has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saukib shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thornton defends it nicely.
Thornton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No luck for Saukib with that takedown attempt.

Saukib instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Thornton rushes Saukib and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Thornton pulls Saukib into guard.
Thornton pulls Saukib in close to his closed guard and prevents Saukib from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saukib wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.
Thornton wants to stand but Saukib is controlling the position.
Saukib working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thornton's head.

Thornton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saukib stands and throws Thornton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thornton sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saukib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thornton is concentrating on defense, preventing Saukib from advancing position.

Saukib decides to stand and escape the position.
Saukib throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thornton's waist but Thornton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saukib off to one side.
Dorsey Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mian Saukib.
Saukib fails with the takedown.

Saukib drives through and clinches with Thornton against the cage.
Thornton lands a good knee to the midsection. Saukib won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thornton decides to pull guard.

Thornton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thornton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thornton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukib throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is adopting a defensive guard.
Saukib stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thornton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thornton pulls Saukib in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Saukib gets caught flat footed, as Thornton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saukib trying to keep a closed guard but Thornton is proving a slippery customer.

Saukib working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thornton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thornton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorsey Thornton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saukib clinches.

Thornton breaks the clinch.

Saukib closes the distance and pushes Thornton back into the cage.
Saukib jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thornton walks away with a smile on his face. Saukib gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Saukib forces Thornton back against the cage and clinches.
Saukib jumps guard but Thornton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saukib wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Saukib to work.

Thornton drags the fight down to the ground.

Thornton uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saukib closes the distance and clinches.
Saukib has Thornton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thornton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dorsey Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mian Saukib.
Saukib is looking to break free of the clinch but Thornton has double underhooks.
Thornton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saukib tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thornton just stands there and leans against the cage.

Thornton jumps guard and drags Saukib to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saukib throws a big right hand that misses.
Thornton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saukib can do to turn this around?
Saukib postures up in Thornton's guard and throws a big left but Thornton blocks it.
Thornton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Saukib is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Saukib stopping the sweep attempt from Thornton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is controlling Saukib's posture.

Thornton looking for a guillotine here but Saukib defends easily.
Saukib preventing the sweep.
Thornton has Saukib pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukib landing with the ground and pound.
Saukib pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thornton is keeping the position for now.
Saukib working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Thornton rushes Saukib and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Saukib holds him up against the cage and eventually Thornton drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saukib jumps guard but Thornton stands there with Saukib around his waist. Saukib gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Saukib drives through and clinches with Thornton against the cage.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Saukib forces Thornton back against the cage and clinches.

Thornton pulls guard effortlessly.
Saukib wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thornton controlling Saukib's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saukib puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorsey Thornton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Saukib fails with a takedown attempt.

Thornton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Saukib manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thornton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorsey Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukib looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thornton is fending him off so far but Saukib persists. Nope, Thornton circles away and we're back to standing.

Thornton moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saukib tries to land a leg kick but Thornton saw it coming and moves away.

Saukib gets a clinch.

Thornton decides to pull guard.
Thornton controlling the position.
Thornton keeping moving, preventing Saukib from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukib trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thornton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thornton trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thornton wants to clinch.
Thornton tries to clinch
and Saukib counters with a one-two to the body.
Saukib with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukib tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thornton defends well and Saukib ends up having to push Thornton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dorsey Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mian Saukib.

Saukib moves into range and clinches up with Thornton.
Saukib tries to pull guard but Thornton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saukib takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Thornton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thornton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Thornton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thornton has his hands on Saukib's head, controlling the position.

Thornton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Saukib doesn't defend quickly enough and Thornton has managed to lock this one up! Can Saukib escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thornton on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dorsey Thornton!