PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allistar Thorn (ranked 3462 p4p, 376 weight class) and Roadman Shaq (ranked 1239 p4p, 151 weight class). Shaq is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mans Not Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thorn
vs
Shaq

185 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a combination that misses

and Shaq counters with a takedown into side control.
Shaq landing a few strikes.
Shaq working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thorn trying to remain calm as Shaq controls from the top position.
Shaq is working Thorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thorn tries to buck Shaq off but Shaq is having none of it.
Thorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shaq cracks Thorn with a big elbow.
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!
Thorn is trying to buck Shaq off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaq is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn tries to bench press Shaq off him but Shaq keeps the position.
Shaq grinds an elbow into Thorn's temple.
Shaq cracks Thorn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thorn is trying to get back to half guard.
Thorn manages to get back to half guard.
Shaq lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Shaq there.
Shaq looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shaq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaq is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaq is nestled in close to Thorn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Shaq slips a nice elbow through Thorn's hands, connecting with Thorn's forehead.
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is trying to control the action in half guard but Thorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thorn is trying to stand.
Thorn trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaq seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thorn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thorn is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaq lands strikes from half guard.
Thorn is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaq is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaq scores with a couple of nice shots.

Thorn is rocked!
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Thorn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaq tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn is trying to stand up here but Shaq is controlling him well.
Shaq lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Thorn has one foot on Shaq's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Thorn forces Shaq back against the cage and clinches.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shaq changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allistar Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaq.
Thorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Shaq shakes it off.
Thorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaq doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaq counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thorn clinches with his opponent.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn dodges an elbow strike from Shaq.
Shaq creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaq's elbow.
Shaq avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shaq is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Shaq throws an elbow but it misses.
Shaq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorn's defenses.
Shaq lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaq throws an elbow but misses.
Shaq has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thorn after a bit of a struggle.
Allistar Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roadman Shaq.
Shaq goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq dominated that 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.

Shaq closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorn to the mat! Thorn manages to get full guard.
Shaq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thorn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaq is in close to Thorn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaq prevents Thorn from getting back to his feet.
Shaq postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Roadman Shaq has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorn controls Shaq momentarily but Shaq frees himself.
Shaq distracts Thorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaq landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorn wants to stand but Shaq is controlling the position.
Shaq trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Shaq working some strikes from top position.
Shaq lands a couple of elbows.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorn trying to control the position.
Shaq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shaq pushing down on Thorn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaq scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorn is concentrating on defense, preventing Shaq from advancing position.
Shaq working over Thorn with some ground and pound. Thorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Shaq there.
Shaq working the head and body with strikes.
Thorn has hold of Shaq's hands but Shaq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Shaq trying to control from half guard but Thorn is working away.
Shaq looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thorn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Thorn kicks off Shaq and gets to his feet.
Allistar Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Thorn darts in and clinches Shaq up against the cage.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Shaq, against the cage.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses.
Thorn is leaning against Shaq and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaq lands an elbow that stopped Thorn in his tracks for a moment.
Shaq lands a damaging elbow.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaq.

Shaq lands a takedown into guard.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Thorn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaq is controlling him.
Shaq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaq landing some decent shots from guard.

Thorn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shaq off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaq lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thorn's sensitive parts.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaq was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Thorn.
Thorn stalling in the clinch but Shaq improves position.
Thorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shaq prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Shaq throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shaq lands an elbow inside.
Roadman Shaq seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shaq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shaq drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Shaq's ribcage. Shaq let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shaq.
Thorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Shaq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shaq lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shaq goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorn motions for Shaq to come forward. Thorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Roadman Shaq has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaq lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Shaq drives through and clinches with Thorn against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shaq.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Shaq lands an elbow that stopped Thorn in his tracks for a moment.
Shaq blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Shaq wants a takedown.
Shaq is looking to take this one to the mat.
Allistar Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roadman Shaq.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaq.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn tries to break free but Shaq pushes him back against the cage.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Shaq keeps him there for the moment.
Shaq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorn prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike.
Thorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thorn is trying to stall.
Shaq misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaq gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Thorn is refusing to be controlled, as Shaq sits in half guard.
Thorn is trying to stand up here but Shaq is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaq lands a nice short elbow.
Shaq looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaq works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn is trying to stand up.
Thorn taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq landing strikes from the mount.
Thorn is trying to escape the mount.

Thorn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shaq.
A nice elbow there by Shaq.
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Thorn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shaq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shaq cracks Thorn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shaq dominating with strikes here.
Shaq lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thorn hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaq raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thorn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shaq controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq landing shots from mount.
Shaq postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Thorn bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shaq and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roadman Shaq!
Roadman Shaq really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.