PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Thift (ranked 2103 p4p, 255 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 891 p4p, 114 weight class). Titor has chosen John Titor-Going To Space as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Titor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Thift
vs
Titor

183 cm
29
177 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sydney Laundry - *Out of Stock*

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thifts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Thift shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Titor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sydney Thift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titor lands with a nice body punch.
Titor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Titor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titor preventing the sweep.
Thift working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Titor.
Titor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thift keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Thift not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titor's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Titor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titor controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Titor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Titor tries to free his leg and advance position but Thift is retaining full guard.
Titor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thift working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been informed that Titor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Thift looking to score a takedown here. Titor is defending well but Thift drives through and ends up in Titor's guard.
Titor looking for a sweep. Not yet Titor, not yet.
Thift throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thift's guard. Nice move by Titor!

Thift wants to hit a switch here but Titor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thift there!
Titor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titor looking to control but Thift is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thift wants to hold on but Titor pushes him away.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titor with shots to the head and body - Thift looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titor with shots to the head and body - Thift looks very uncomfortable down there.
Titor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thift is looking to escape.
Thift sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor controlling the action here.
Thift is looking for a sweep. Titor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thift is looking to control Titor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thift avoid being mounted?
Titor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thift trying to control but Titor postures up.
Titor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thift is pressing down on Titor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift trying to control the position here.
Titor with a nice head shot there.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Thift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titor chips away with some ground and pound.
Titor throws an elbow that misses. Thift uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Titor's guard. Nice move by Thift!

Thift works over Titor with some ground and pound from guard.
Thift loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thift trying to control the position from guard on top but Titor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Titor dominated that round.
That's time! Thift's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thift looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Titor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thift with a flurry of punches that miss.
John Titor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thift trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thift throws an elbow that misses. Titor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thift's guard. Nice move by Titor!

Titor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thift's head.
Thift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thift is pulling down on Titor's head to control his posture.
Titor slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Thift.
Thift is controlling Titor's trapped leg to prevent Titor from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift is trying to control but can't.
Titor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thift is looking to get back to full guard here but Titor has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Thift's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thift looks to move to half guard but instead Titor has passed into mount! Damn!
Titor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thift hang on?
Titor lands a big shot to the head and Thift winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Titor!
John Titor decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.