PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 20 p4p, 83 weight class) and Rectal Thermometer (ranked 2 p4p, 12 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Augustus
vs
Thermometer

190 cm
31
189
19 - 4 - 2

185 cm
29
194
19 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rectal Thermometer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermometer swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Thermometer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Thermometer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermometer.
Thermometer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thermometer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Augustus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thermometer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thermometer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thermometer throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thermometer lands with a right hand.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Thermometer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermometer swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thermometer takes a step back to recover.
Thermometer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Augustus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thermometer momentarily.
Augustus takes a swing at Thermometer's ribcage but misses.
Thermometer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermometer lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a jab when Thermometer was well out of range.
Thermometer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Augustus with a body shot.
Thermometer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermometer misses with a straight left.
Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Augustus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thermometer's sensitive parts.
Thermometer moves out of range of the body kick from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Thermometer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Thermometer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Thermometer.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Augustus with the inside leg kick.
Thermometer lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Thermometer.
Augustus misses with a looping right.
Augustus takes a swing at Thermometer's ribcage but misses.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
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!
Thermometer lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thermometer rushes Augustus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thermometer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Augustus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustus defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Augustus.
Augustus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thermometer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Augustus lands a nice looking body shot.
Augustus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Thermometer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Thermometer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Augustus lands with a nice body punch.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Thermometer moved out of range nicely.
Thermometer throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Augustus.
Augustus swings for the body but Thermometer moves out of range.
Thermometer moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Thermometer moved out of range nicely.
Thermometer lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
It looked like Augustus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Augustus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a hook to the body
and Augustus counters with a low kick, right behind Thermometer 's knee.
Thermometer staying out of range there.
Thermometer tries to move into range but Augustus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augustus lunges at Thermometer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thermometer's hand.
Thermometer swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Thermometer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Augustus rather than just go for the knockout.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Thermometer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Augustus lands a lovely overhand right.
Thermometer moves out of range of the body kick from Augustus.
Thermometer lands with a cross.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Thermometer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Augustus misses.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Thermometer misses with a straight right.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thermometer.
Thermometer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thermometer's sensitive parts.
Augustus throws a solid leg kick but Thermometer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Augustus.
Thermometer throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Thermometer's head but Thermometer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Thermometer moves into the clinch successfully.
Thermometer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Augustus blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer tries to work over Augustus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
Augustus lands a lovely overhand right.

Thermometer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thermometer lands a body shot.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augustus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Augustus lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Augustus connects with a nice looking jab.
Thermometer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thermometer misses with a straight right.
Thermometer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thermometer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thermometer.
Augustus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Augustus.

Thermometer moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustus.
Thermometer prevents Augustus from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thermometer.
A short right from Thermometer.
Augustus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Augustus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus tries to throw a body punch but Thermometer avoids it by throwing Augustus back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus is trying to push Thermometer away but Thermometer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thermometer scores with a shot to the side of Augustus's head.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Augustus avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Good body shot from Augustus.
Augustus lands a shot to the body.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thermometer thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Augustus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus sets himself, and Thermometer steps forward looking for the clinch! Augustus avoids it this time.
Thermometer stuns Augustus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thermometer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thermometer throws out a counter right but Augustus avoids it with no problem.
Augustus needs to keep his hands up - Thermometer had a free shot at his head there.
Augustus defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermometer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
Thermometer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Augustus clobbers Thermometer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thermometer loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
Augustus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus walks into a left hand.
Augustus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thermometer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thermometer wants to clinch up but Augustus keeps it at a distance.
Thermometer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
Thermometer throws a jab when Augustus was well out of range.
Thermometer takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Thermometer tries to clinch up.
Thermometer scores with a jab.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Augustus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thermometer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Thermometer.
Augustus throws a hook but Thermometer blocks it.
Augustus sets himself, and Thermometer steps forward looking for the clinch! Augustus avoids it this time.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelius Augustus is winning the standup battle so far.
Augustus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Augustus misses with a leg kick.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermometer.
Augustus keeps the fight on the outside.
Thermometer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thermometer.
Thermometer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermometer throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
A slow jab from Thermometer misses its intended target.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Thermometer's front leg but catches the back leg as Thermometer tries to avoid it.
Thermometer throws a big shot that misses.
Thermometer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus lands with an overhand left.
Augustus with a nice calf kick.
Thermometer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thermometer tries to counter with a clinch but Augustus shakes him off and moves away.
Augustus connects with a leg kick.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermometer throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermometer.
Thermometer throws an overhand right that lands on Augustus's shoulder, as Augustus tries to avoid the shot.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Augustus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thermometer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
Augustus cracks Thermometer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thermometer slips under a jab from Augustus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thermometer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thermometer connects with the punch.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Thermometer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thermometer manages to avoid it.
Augustus lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermometer's head.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Thermometer looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Thermometer digs a good hook to Augustus's body.
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Thermometer moves away and avoids it.
Augustus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermometer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermometer throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus is looking to slow Thermometer down with leg kicks.
Thermometer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aurelius Augustus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Augustus scores with a leg kick.
Augustus scoring well with a low kick there.
Thermometer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Thermometer misses its intended target.
Augustus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Thermometer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thermometer misses with a lunging right hand
and Augustus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
Augustus connects with a body shot.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermometer was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
Thermometer tests Augustus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
Thermometer punishes Augustus's body with a nice straight punch.
Thermometer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thermometer throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus lands with a hook. Thermometer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Augustus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thermometer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus slips under a jab from Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus lands with a straight right. Thermometer didn't see that one coming.

Thermometer has managed to clinch.
Augustus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rectal Thermometer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thermometer lands a body punch.
Thermometer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus misses with some punches.
Thermometer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Augustus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thermometer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thermometer throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thermometer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thermometer misses with a looping left.
Augustus slips a straight right by Thermometer.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Thermometer moved out of range.
Thermometer wants to clinch.
Augustus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Thermometer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Augustus.
Thermometer looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thermometer moves out of range of the leg kick from Augustus.
A nice side step and Thermometer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Augustus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Augustus tried to score with a low kick but Thermometer checks it.
Thermometer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
A jab from Augustus misses.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Augustus misses.
The fighters circling - Thermometer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Thermometer saw that one coming.
Thermometer throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thermometer tries to clinch there but Augustus circles away.
Augustus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thermometer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Thermometer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Augustus defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermometer was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
Thermometer lands a jab.
Augustus tries a low kick but Thermometer avoids it.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Thermometer's head but Thermometer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thermometer sizes up Augustus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Augustus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thermometer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thermometer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Thermometer catches Augustus right on the button with a cross.
Thermometer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thermometer throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus throws a front kick aimed at Thermometer's knee but Thermometer avoids it well.
Thermometer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thermometer.
Augustus defending well as Thermometer loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermometer.
Thermometer throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thermometer.
Augustus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Augustus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thermometer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Thermometer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Augustus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Augustus stuns Thermometer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
Augustus throws the left hand but Thermometer avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thermometer takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Augustus.
Thermometer punishes Augustus's body with a nice straight punch.
Thermometer stuns Augustus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Aurelius Augustus did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thermometer avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Thermometer slips a jab from Augustus.
Thermometer loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Thermometer misses with a looping left.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Augustus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thermometer throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus moves away from the strike by Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a body shot.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Augustus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thermometer checks it well.
Augustus cracks Thermometer with an open hand slap.
Augustus lands with a straight right. Thermometer didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Thermometer misses the target.
Thermometer slips a jab from Augustus.
Augustus lands with a good body shot.
Thermometer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermometer throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Thermometer - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus scores with the left hand. Thermometer knows he should have avoided that one.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thermometer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thermometer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thermometer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thermometer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thermometer moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermometer misses with a looping right.
Augustus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augustus scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thermometer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Augustus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thermometer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus slips under a jab from Thermometer.
Thermometer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Augustus to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Thermometer misses the target.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thermometer.
Augustus throws the left hand but Thermometer avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Thermometer. That snapped Augustus's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermometer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Augustus 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.
Thermometer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thermometer misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Thermometer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermometer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thermometer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Thermometer moved away.
Augustus lands with a right hand.
Augustus takes one on the button.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermometer was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
Augustus lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermometer jabs at Augustus's body.
Thermometer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thermometer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermometer avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Thermometer misses with a hook.
Thermometer lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Augustus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermometer misses with a body shot.
Augustus cracks Thermometer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thermometer avoids the head kick by Augustus.
Thermometer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermometer lands an overhand right.
Thermometer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Augustus misses with a low kick as Thermometer jumps back.
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Thermometer saw that one coming.
Thermometer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Thermometer misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Augustus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Augustus walks into a jab.
Thermometer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thermometer manages to avoid it.
Thermometer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Thermometer misses.
Augustus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thermometer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thermometer lands a body shot.
Augustus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thermometer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thermometer moves out of range of the leg kick from Augustus.
Thermometer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Augustus.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustus connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aurelius Augustus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Augustus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Augustus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thermometer ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus is looking to land body kicks.
Thermometer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermometer looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Augustus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augustus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Thermometer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermometer ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus thows a leg kick but Thermometer checks it

and Thermometer counters by moving into the clinch.
Thermometer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thermometer walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thermometer connects with a body shot.
Augustus lands a jab.
Augustus lunges at Thermometer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thermometer's hand.
Augustus misses the jab.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Thermometer moved out of range.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Augustus, as that shot connected.
Thermometer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thermometer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thermometer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thermometer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Thermometer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Thermometer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thermometer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Thermometer takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus misses with a hook. Thermometer ducked under it nicely.
Augustus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Thermometer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thermometer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Augustus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Augustus looks to score with a jab to the body but Thermometer is just out of range.
Augustus lands a jab to the head.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Thermometer's head but Thermometer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermometer.
Thermometer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Thermometer throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
Augustus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thermometer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Augustus.
A jab from Thermometer misses.
Thermometer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Thermometer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Thermometer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rectal Thermometer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermometer tries to counter with a clinch but Augustus shakes him off and moves away.
Augustus slips a straight right by Thermometer.
Augustus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Augustus connects with an inside leg kick.
Thermometer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Thermometer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augustus lands with an uppercut that bounces Thermometer off the cage and back into range.
Augustus catches Thermometer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thermometer throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Augustus throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Augustus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thermometer doesn't seem phased though.
Augustus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Augustus there.
Augustus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thermometer misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thermometer misses with a looping left.
Augustus lands a head shot.
Aurelius Augustus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thermometer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Augustus counters with an inside leg kick.
Thermometer throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augustus slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Augustus.
Augustus scores with a hook to the body. Thermometer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Augustus scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus misses with a body shot.

Thermometer has Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelius Augustus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Augustus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aurelius Augustus!
Aurelius Augustus retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Aurelius Augustus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.