PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Thornail (ranked 5044 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzy Haze (ranked 4230 p4p, 368 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Thornail
vs
Haze

200 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
269 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Thornail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Drizzy Haze!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornail throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Haze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze.
Thornail lands a nice shot that snaps Haze's head back.
Thornail misses with a wild body shot.
Haze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornail.
Thornail throws a combination that misses

and Haze counters with a shoot takedown. Thornail fights it but they end up in guard.
Thornail wants to control but Haze passes easily into half guard.

Haze postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thornail to stand up.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
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!
Thornail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Thornail misses.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thornail.
Thornail shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thornail misses the shot to the body.
Thornail throws a left and a right that both miss

and Haze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Haze stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thornail is breathing heavily.
Haze cracks Thornail with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thornail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thornail throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Thornail misses the jab.
Haze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornail throws a big shot that misses.
Haze drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thornail defends it well.
A big right from Thornail misses.
Thornail takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Alex Thornail has been cut.
Thornail on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Thornail's head back.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thornail doesn't seem phased though.
Haze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thornail walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Thornail takes one to the chin there.
Haze lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thornail doesn't seem phased though.
Haze works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornail takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thornail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thornail walks into a straight right hand from Haze.
Haze jabs at Thornail's body.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alex Thornail seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze lands with an uppercut that bounces Thornail off the cage and back into range.
Thornail throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Thornail ducks right into an uppercut from Haze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Thornail's head.
Jab from Haze.
Thornail gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
BOOM! Haze lands a beautiful left hook that drops Thornail. Thornail tries to recover but Haze is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Thornail lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzy Haze!