PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splash Wetness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wetness's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Atli Thor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wetness
vs
Thor

203 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wetness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thor lands a nice shot that snaps Wetness's head back.
Thor swats away the attempt to clinch by Wetness.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Wetness moves out of range easily.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thor swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wetness has Thor up against the cage in a clinch.
Thor is trying to force a seperation but Wetness has the dominant position.
Wetness leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but Thor blocks with his arms.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Thor throws a fast counter high kick but Wetness manages to duck under it in time.

Wetness clinches up with Thor and pushes him back against the cage.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness working Thor over with knees to the body.
Wetness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thor misses with a body punch.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thor lands a leg kick that knocks Wetness off balance momentarily.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch but Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thor keeps the fight on the outside.

Wetness takes the fight into the clinch.
Thor is trying to break free.
Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
Wetness has Thor pushed against the cage.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thor is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wetness moves in looking to clinch but Thor pushes him off.

Wetness clinches up against the cage.
Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor tries to circle away but Wetness has him pinned against the cage.
Thor managing to block the knees to the body from Wetness.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thor is defending well for now.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thor gets through Wetness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Thor won't want to take too many of those.
Wetness tries to land knees in the clinch but Thor avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wetness takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thor misses with some punches.
Wetness takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thor is defending well for now.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
Thor prevents a body shot from Wetness.
Thor gets through Wetness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wetness blocking some punches.
Wetness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thor.
Wetness looking to slow down the pace here.
Wetness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thor's efforts to push away.
Thor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Thor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor scores with a shot to the side of Wetness's head.
Thor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness looking to throw knees to the head but Thor is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Thor.
Thor avoiding damage as Wetness throws knees to the body.
Thor stalling the fight.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness is looking to control Thor's arms but Thor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wetness has his back to the cage.

Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wetness drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wetness throws a right hand that misses
and Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
Wetness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wetness slips a jab and a cross from Thor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atli Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
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.

Thor lands with a hook. Wetness tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wetness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Wetness saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Thor.
Thor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wetness's hands.
Thor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wetness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wetness blocks a jab.
Wetness ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
A punch combination from Thor misses.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
Thor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atli Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wetness forces Thor back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thor.
Wetness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thor blocks it with crossed arms.
Wetness tries to land knees in the clinch but Thor avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wetness.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but Thor blocks with his arms.
Wetness trying to land knees to the body.
Wetness blocking some punches.
Wetness looking to throw knees to the head but Thor is blocking nicely.
Wetness avoiding damage.
Wetness looking to throw knees to the head but Thor is blocking nicely.
Wetness is trying to stall.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thor working aggressively here.
Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Splash Wetness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thor avoiding damage as Wetness throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thor.
Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.

Thor manages to break the clinch.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Wetness moves out of range easily.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Thor and move into the clinch.
Thor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wetness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wetness doesn't manage to clinch there - Thor circles away.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wetness thinking.
Crunch! Thor slams his shin into Wetness's torso.
Thor stuns Wetness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thor digs a good body shot into Wetness's ribs.
Wetness tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thor tests Wetness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wetness's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wetness scrambles back to his feet.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
Thor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thor connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor loads up on a big right hand but Wetness slips the punch.
Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thor slips under a jab from Wetness.
Wetness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thor, right into the meat.
Wetness fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wetness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Thor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.

Wetness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wetness up against the cage.
The referee calls for Wetness to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wetness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor avoids a wild elbow strike from Wetness.
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wetness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wetness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thor's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Thor.
Wetness looking to throw knees to the head but Thor is blocking nicely.
A short right from Thor on the inside.
A short right from Thor.
Thor managing to block the knees to the body from Wetness.
Thor is looking to break free of the clinch but Wetness has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atli Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wetness tries to clinch up
and Thor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wetness moves in looking to clinch but Thor pushes him off.
Wetness moves in looking to clinch but Thor pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Thor scores with a four punch combination!
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor misses with a double jab.
Wetness wants to clinch up but Thor keeps it at a distance.
Splash Wetness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wetness walks into a stiff left hand from Thor.
A combination from Thor does no damage.
Wetness tries to counter by clinching up but Thor breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wetness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch but Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wetness walks into a left hand.
Thor works Wetness's body with a nice hook.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Thor.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor moves out of range.
Wetness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Wetness.
Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wetness gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Thor misses.
Wetness tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Thor is avoiding it.
Thor shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wetness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wetness on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wetness.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
Thor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Wetness wants to clinch.
Thor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thor throws a front kick that sends Wetness stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wetness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wetness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Wetness takes one to the chin there.
Wetness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wetness tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
Thor is looking to slow Wetness down with leg kicks.
Splash Wetness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Wetness misses
and Thor counters with a stiff right hand.
Wetness throws a nice looking combination but Thor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wetness moves in looking to clinch but Thor pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wetness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Thor coming out on top.
Wetness takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a one two combo.

Wetness is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Wetness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wetness. Wetness circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wetness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wetness seems to have got his legs back now.
Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wetness throws out the jab.
Wetness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thor, as that shot connected.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wetness on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Thor.
Wetness fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atli Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atli Thor!