PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 250 p4p, 36 weight class) and Cornelius Carr (ranked 254 p4p, 37 weight class). Thrym comes to the cage accompanied by We Are - Hollywood Undead. Carr has chosen Bang Bang as his entrance music. Cornelius Carr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Thrym
vs
Carr

195 cm
34
216 lbs
31 - 13 - 2

185 cm
32
214 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

Bullet Proof System

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 31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Thrym misses.
A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target.
Carr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carr throws a combination that misses
and Thrym counters with a nice body shot.
Carr defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Thrym misses with a two punch combination.
Thrym is looking to clinch but Carr is avoiding it.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Carr swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
No joy there for Thrym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrym.
Carr scores with the left hand. Thrym knows he should have avoided that one.
Thrym fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carr is out of range.

Thrym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carr, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrym tries a body shot but Carr blocks it.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr blocks an uppercut.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Carr has Thrym pressed against the cage, preventing Thrym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thrym blocking some punches.

Thrym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym slips a straight right by Carr.
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Carr closes the distance and pushes Thrym back into the cage.
Thrym stalling in the clinch.
Carr lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrym blocking some punches.
Thrym lands a left hand.
Carr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrym or not.
Carr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thrym taking a breather.
Thrym is trying to push Carr away but Carr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thrym scores with a shoulder strike.
Carr scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Thrym as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrym is looking to break free of the clinch but Carr has double underhooks.
Carr scores with a shot to the side of Thrym's head.
Carr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
A hook to the body from Carr.
Thrym is breathing heavily.
Carr tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.
Carr cracks Thrym with a nice body shot.
Thrym is looking to control Carr's arms but Carr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thrym has his back to the cage.
Carr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thrym seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carr can turn it around.

Thrym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym ducks right into an uppercut from Carr.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thrym takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Carr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrym stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Carr instigates a clinch.
Thrym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thrym is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carr cracks Thrym with a nice body shot.
Carr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carr lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Carr.
Carr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Carr.
A shot in the inside from Carr.
Thrym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carr is leaning against Thrym and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carr lands with a short shot to the head.
Carr lands a nice uppercut.
Carr lands with a light punch inside.
Carr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrym or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Carr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Carr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
Carr has Thrym pressed against the cage, preventing Thrym from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Carr.
Carr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thryms head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carr.
Carr tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Thrym's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Carr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Carr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carr.
Carr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carr scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrym looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Carr.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Carr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carr pushes Thrym back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrym.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrym misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thryms head.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrym blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Carr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Carr dominated that round.
That's time! Thrym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thrym takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thrym throws out a loose jab but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Thrym misses
and Carr counters with a left to the body.
Thrym digs a good hook to Carr's body.
Carr throws a push kick but Thrym slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Thrym misses.
Carr scores with a hook to the body. Thrym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrym closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Carr scores with a hook.
Carr is looking to clinch but Thrym is avoiding it.
Carr connects with a single shot there.

Carr drops Thrym with a beautiful combination! Thrym stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carr is looking for the KO!

Thrym is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr digs a good hook to Thrym's body.
Oh Thrym is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrym gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Carr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr!
During a confident post fight interview, Cornelius Carr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.