PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Thomsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheng Li Won (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomsen
vs
Li Won

204 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Thomsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cheng Li Won!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Thomsen coming out on top.

It looks like Cheng Li Won has been cut.
Li Won shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Li Won's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomsen throws the left hand but Li Won avoids the punch easily.
Thomsen misses with a left hand
and Li Won counters with a stiff right hand.
Li Won scores with a one two! Thomsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Martin Thomsen has been cut.

Thomsen lands a big shot that drops Li Won! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thomsen gets to his feet. Li Won looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Li Won lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thomsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Li Won. Li Won gets slowly back to his feet.
Li Won scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Li Won's head.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li Won pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won counters with a straight right hand.
Thomsen misses with an uppercut.
Martin Thomsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Won misses with an uppercut. Thomsen saw that one coming.
Thomsen misses with a right hand
and Li Won connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomsen missing with a left hand there. Li Won was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomsen, as that shot connected.

That has opened up Cheng Li Won's cut even more.
Thomsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Li Won is rocked!
A slow jab from Thomsen misses its intended target.
Li Won tries to counter by closing the distance.

Thomsen drops Li Won with a big left hand and mounts him. Li Won is in big trouble!
Li Won is still in real trouble! Can Thomsen finish him?
Thomsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Li Won is trying to stand.
Li Won is squirming around, avoiding Thomsen's attempts to control the action.

Thomsen gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Li Won seems to have recovered his senses.
Li Won displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomsen throws out the jab.
Li Won let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomsen misses the target.
Li Won displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Li Won lands a two punch combo.
Thomsen throws the left hand but Li Won avoids the punch easily.
Li Won ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomsen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li Won counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomsen thinking.
Li Won stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Li Won misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Thomsen misses.
Thomsen misses with a right hand
and Li Won makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomsen missing with a left hand there. Li Won was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Thomsen backs off Li Won throws a huge counter combo but Thomsen manages to avoid it all.
Li Won bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Li Won counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomsen throws an off balance right hand
and Li Won counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li Won lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomsen backs up against the cage.
Li Won is working the combinations to good effect here.
Li Won moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Li Won's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Li Won duly obliges.

Martin Thomsen's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Won cracks Thomsen with an open hand slap.
Li Won lands a two punch combo.

Thomsen is rocked!
Li Won is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut there from Li Won.
Oh Thomsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Li Won dives in and scores a takedown into Thomsen's guard.

Li Won decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomsen, up you get!
Thomsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Li Won moves into the clinch.
Thomsen seems to have got his legs back now.

Li Won pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li Won throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomsen's waist but Thomsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li Won off to one side.
Martin Thomsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cheng Li Won.
Thomsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Li Won counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Thomsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomsen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Li Won clinches.
Thomsen tries to break the clinch but Li Won is controlling the position.
Li Won lands a body punch in the clinch.

Li Won has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thomsen uses from the top position.

Li Won scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Won changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomsen misses with a left hand
and Li Won connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li Won lands a jab-cross combination.
Li Won shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomsen pinned against the cage. Thomsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Li Won takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Li Won breaks the clinch.
Thomsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li Won.
A swing and a miss from Thomsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheng Li Won dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomsen gets tackled into the cage by Li Won. Li Won maintains the clinch.
Thomsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Li Won won't allow it.
Thomsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Li Won.

Li Won escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheng Li Won is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li Won digs a good body shot into Thomsen's ribs.
Li Won steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomsen.
Thomsen throws a right hand that misses
and Li Won connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomsen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomsen throws a jab when Li Won was well out of range.
Li Won wants to counter the offense by Thomsen and move into the clinch position.
Li Won throws a leg kick but Thomsen checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li Won lands a jab.

Li Won looking to score a takedown here. Thomsen is defending well but Li Won drives through and ends up in Thomsen's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Li Won stands up from Thomsen's guard - Li Won perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Won lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomsen backs up against the cage.
Thomsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomsen sets himself, and Li Won steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomsen avoids it this time.

Li Won closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomsen to the mat! Thomsen manages to get full guard.

Thomsen is working an open guard so Li Won takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li Won, as that shot connected.
Thomsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Li Won does it's job there.
Li Won scores with a jab to the head.

Martin Thomsen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Li Won shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomsen is trying to defend but Li Won finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Li Won stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thomsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li Won connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomsen scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won counters with a one-two to the body.
Li Won stuns Thomsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin Thomsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li Won scores with a jab to the body.
Li Won connects with a crisp jab.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li Won with a nice cross.
Li Won jabs Thomsen right on the nose. Thomsen blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Li Won there.
Thomsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Li Won lands an overhand right.
Cheng Li Won seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li Won shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomsen throws an off balance right hand
and Li Won cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Li Won clobbers Thomsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li Won gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li Won has Thomsen pressed against the cage, preventing Thomsen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Li Won breaks the clinch.
Li Won does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomsen throws a shot from downtown. Li Won moves away and avoids it.

Li Won drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Li Won has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Li Won decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Li Won stuns Thomsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Li Won lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomsen throws a lazy uppercut

and Li Won moves into the clinch.

Li Won manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li Won lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Li Won.
Thomsen walks into a jab.
Thomsen misses with an uppercut. Li Won saw that one coming.
Thomsen walks into a jab.

Li Won pushes Thomsen up against the cage in a clinch.

Li Won breaks the clinch.
Thomsen misses with a straight right.
Li Won connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomsen. Thomsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomsen throws the left hand but Li Won avoids the punch easily.
Li Won lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li Won lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Li Won instigates a clinch.

Li Won's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomsen misses with an uppercut
and Li Won counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheng Li Won showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Li Won clobbers Thomsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Thomsen misses.
Li Won wants to counter the offense by Thomsen and move into the clinch position.
Li Won scores with the left hand. Thomsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Li Won. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Thomsen misses.
Thomsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomsen throws a right hand that misses
and Li Won counters with a series of strikes. Thomsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Li Won uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomsen.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomsen misses with a left hand
and Li Won counters with a left and a right that stings Thomsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Li Won scores with a takedown into Thomsen's guard.
Thomsen wants to get back to his feet but Li Won is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Li Won stands up and waves to Thomsen to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Won throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Li Won closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomsen quickly recovers to half guard.
Thomsen pushes Li Won off looking to stand but Li Won dives back in and keeps control.

Li Won decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Li Won closes the distance and clinches.

Li Won breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Li Won clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Thomsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Li Won breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Won counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomsen takes one to the side of the head.

Li Won closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomsen to the mat! Thomsen manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Li Won gets to his feet - Thomsen follows without any prompting.

Li Won is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomsen's half guard.
Thomsen is looking to escape.

Li Won decides to return to a standing position.
Thomsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Li Won counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomsen misses with a right hand
and Li Won counters with a two punch combo.
Li Won connects with a body shot.

Li Won closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Li Won lands in his opponent's guard.

Thomsen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Thomsen misses its intended target.

Li Won looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Thomsen kicks Li Won off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Won moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Thomsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Li Won to score an easy takedown into full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Thomsen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Thomsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Li Won has double underhooks.
Li Won is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomsen has double underhooks.
Li Won prevents Thomsen from breaking the clinch.

Li Won escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Li Won rushes Thomsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li Won keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomsen's efforts to push away.

Li Won breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Won lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li Won tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomsen is able to avoid easily.
Thomsen misses with a right hand
and Thomsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Li Won gets a clinch.
Thomsen avoids the elbow strike from Li Won, against the cage.
Li Won prevents Thomsen from breaking the clinch.

Li Won breaks from the clinch.
Li Won tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomsen defends well and Li Won ends up having to push Thomsen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomsen throws an off balance right hand
and Li Won counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomsen misses with a left hand
and Li Won counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martin Thomsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomsen misses with a right hand
enabling Li Won to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheng Li Won is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomsen loads up on a big right hand but Li Won slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheng Li Won comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li Won 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheng Li Won!
Cheng Li Won thanked the fans post fight for their support.