PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 1667 p4p, 193 weight class) and No Way (ranked 3603 p4p, 357 weight class). Thip Top has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Top
vs
Way

175 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

183 cm
26
168 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thip Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Top has time to react.
Top gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Way throws a jab when Top was well out of range.
Way has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Top is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Way drops Top with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Top looks back up at him and smiles so Way waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Top is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Top checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oh Top is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Top rushes Way and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Top seems to have got his legs back now.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Way controls his hands.
Top with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like No Way has been cut.
Top lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Way blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Top lands an elbow inside that Way shrugs off.
Top works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Top misses with a knee strike.
Top lands a left hand.
Top is stalling here.
Top misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Top.
Top lands an elbow that stopped Way in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Top.
Way blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Top has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Top lands a body shot.
Top manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Top has Way pushed against the cage.
A short left from Top.
Way is trying to break the clinch but Top has him pressed against the cage.
Top lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Top lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Way's defenses.
Top is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Top slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Top throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Way blocks it with crossed arms.
Top scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Top gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Top lands an elbow just above Way 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way tries to break the clinch but Top is controlling the position.
Top tries a body shot but Way blocks it.
Top lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Top prevents Way from breaking the clinch.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Top stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Top lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Top goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Way has had enough of the clinch but Top keeps him there for the moment.
Top with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Top lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Top tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Top stalling against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Top stalling the fight.
Top looking to throw knees to the head but Way is blocking nicely.
Way wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Top keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Way's efforts to push away.
Top tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Way's elbow.
Top lands with a left to the head.
Way takes an elbow to the temple.
Way has had enough of the clinch but Top keeps him there for the moment.
Way is trying to force a seperation but Top has the dominant position.
Top connects with a knee to the head.
Way can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thip Top dominated that round.
The cut man is working on No Way's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Top slips under a jab.
Top misses with a wild combination.
Way is looking to clinch.

Top lands a big head kick that sends Way tumbling to the mat! Top takes a step backwards and waves Way back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Way is rocked!
Way steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Top is out on his feet! Way sets himself and nearly takes Top's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). No Way!
Our winner, No Way, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.