PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 1408 p4p, 165 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 2301 p4p, 250 weight class). Thornton comes into the arena with Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 blaring out of the sound system. Logan has chosen Blackened Sunrise - Viking Skull as his entrance music. Terrence Thornton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Thornton
vs
Logan

187 cm
42
178 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

179 cm
33
184 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Logan scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Thornton lands with an overhand left.
Thornton wants to clinch.
Thornton slips under a jab from Logan.
Logan throws a leg kick but Thornton checks it.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thornton's sensitive parts.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Terrence Thornton has been cut.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Logan throws a lazy uppercut
and Thornton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Logan thinking.
Thornton cracks a nice hook into Logan's ribs.
Thornton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton scores with a decent looking hook.
Thornton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Logan on the side of the head.
Thornton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Thornton ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Thornton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Thornton is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Logan closes the distance and pushes Thornton back into the cage.
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thornton has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Thornton is controlling him.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thornton moves out of range of the body kick.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan with a hook.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Thornton moves away and avoids it.
Logan misses with a jab to the body
and Thornton counters with a left to the body.
Logan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thornton counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Thornton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Logan.
Thornton throws a poor cross that misses
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thornton.
Thornton throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thornton does it's job there.
Thornton scores with a nice right hand.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thornton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Logan scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Thornton finds it's way through Logan's defenses.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Logan's hands.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Thornton moved out of range.
Thornton throwing a counter right hand but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Thornton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
Thornton looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Thornton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Thornton moves away and avoids it.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thornton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.

Logan clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Logan manages to break the clinch.
Thornton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thornton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Thornton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thornton.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thornton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.

Logan clinches up against the cage.

Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan walks into a left hand.
Logan swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton slips under a jab from Logan.
Logan tries to work over Thornton's front leg with a kick but Thornton checks it.
Thornton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan blocks a head kick by Thornton.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thornton.
Thornton punishes Logan's body with a nice straight punch.
Thornton swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thornton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
A big left from Thornton misses.
Thornton misses with a two punch combination.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Thornton misses
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thornton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thornton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Logan finds it's way round the side to connect with Thornton's head.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Thornton saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Thornton lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thornton. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thornton lands an overhand right.
Thornton swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Logan misses with a double jab.
Thornton checks a leg kick.
Thornton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thornton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
Logan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thornton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan flicks out a counter leg kick but Thornton steps away.
Logan throws the left hand but Thornton avoids the punch easily.
Logan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Thornton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Nice uppercut lands for Logan. That snapped Thornton's head back.
Thornton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Thornton is rocked!
Logan drops Thornton with a naaaaasty hook - Thornton is in real trouble here! Logan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Logan!
A relieved looking Frankie Logan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.