PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 978 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 146 p4p, 172 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Van Thüringen
vs
Oren

192 cm
22
235
7 - 2 - 0

205 cm
22
265
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oren slips a straight right by Van Thüringen.
Oren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Thüringen throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Oren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oren misses with a body shot.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Oren throws a body punch but Van Thüringen moves out of range.
Van Thüringen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oren will feel that in the morning.
Oren throws a big shot that misses.
Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Oren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen avoids it easily.
Van Thüringen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oren blocks the body kick.
Van Thüringen looks to land a body kick but Oren moved away.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren digs a good hook to Van Thüringen's body.
Oren misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Thüringen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Thüringen works the jab nicely.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Thüringen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Thüringen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Thüringen throws a push kick but Oren slaps the foot to one side.
Van Thüringen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Oren is just out of range.
Oren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen scores with a hook to the body. Oren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Thüringen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oren moves away.
Van Thüringen moves out of range as Oren throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen scores with a push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Thüringen.
Oren throws out a counter right but Van Thüringen avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Van Thüringen misses.
Oren moves out of range as Van Thüringen strikes.
Van Thüringen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oren was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Thüringen.
Oren moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen is looking to wear down Oren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Thüringen with a nice calf kick.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen looks for the body kick but Oren saw that one coming.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oren staying out of range there.
Oren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Thüringen moves out of range of the strikes.
Oren misses with a hook.
Van Thüringen throws a head kick that misses.
Oren missing with a left hand there. Van Thüringen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oren looks to throw the jab but Van Thüringen is out of range.
Oren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oren on the side of the head.
Oren just misses with a punch to the body.
Oren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Thüringen cracks Oren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Oren.
Van Thüringen tests Oren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Thüringen moves away from the strike by Oren.
Oren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Oren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Thüringen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oren counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Van Thüringen misses the jab.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oren staying out of range there.
Van Thüringen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Thüringen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Thüringen throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Van Thüringen misses.
Van Thüringen tries to land a body kick
and Oren counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Thüringen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Van Thüringen throws an off balance right hand
and Oren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balthasar Van Thüringen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Thüringen.
Oren throws a right and a left that Van Thüringen avoids nicely.
Oren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Oren misses.
Van Thüringen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oren can do to turn this around?
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oren manages to avoid it.
Balthasar Van Thüringen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Thüringen throws a body shot but no joy.
Oren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Thüringen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Thüringen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oren.
Oren looks for the body kick but Van Thüringen saw that one coming.
Oren lands a jab to the nose.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the head.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen swings for the body but Oren moves out of range.
Oren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Oren might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Thüringen has got the better of the exchanges.
Oren moves out of range of the body kick from Van Thüringen.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Thüringen lands a head shot.
Van Thüringen digs a good body shot into Oren's ribs.
A slow jab from Van Thüringen misses its intended target.
Oren throws out a counter right but Van Thüringen avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a body punch but Oren moves out of range.
Oren sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Thüringen keeps Oren at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oren on the side of the head.
Oren slips under a jab.
Van Thüringen ducks under a wild hook from Oren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Thüringen thuds his right hand into Oren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Thüringen looks to land a body kick but Oren moved away.
Oren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen misses with a body kick.
Oren digs a good body shot into Van Thüringen's ribs.
Van Thüringen takes a swing at Oren's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oren in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a lazy right hand but Van Thüringen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Oren to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Thüringen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oren scores with a hook.
Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Thüringen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Thüringen tries to land a body kick

and Oren counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Thüringen toppling to the canvas! Van Thüringen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Oren finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oren moves out of range as Van Thüringen throws a body kick.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oren scores with a leg kick.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Oren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oren thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Van Thüringen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands a jab to the nose.
Oren misses with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws a shot from downtown. Oren moves away and avoids it.
Van Thüringen slips a jab from Oren.
Van Thüringen lunges at Oren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oren's hand.
Van Thüringen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oren moves out of range of the strikes.
Oren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Thüringen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oren counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Thüringen shrugs it off.
Van Thüringen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oren on the side of the head.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oren manages to avoid it.
Oren throws a hook but Van Thüringen blocks it.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Oren throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Balthasar Van Thüringen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balthasar Van Thüringen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Thüringen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oren.
Van Thüringen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Thüringen throws a good cross that connects.

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

Van Thüringen is rocked!
Oren loads up on a big right hand but Van Thüringen slips the punch.
Van Thüringen throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Thüringen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Thüringen misses the body punch
and Van Thüringen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Van Thüringen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oren.
Van Thüringen seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Thüringen throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen fakes the leg kick and cracks Oren in the body.
Oren connects with a body shot.
Van Thüringen throws an off balance right hand
and Oren counters with a right hand from hell and Van Thüringen is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Oren!
A relieved looking Tarik Oren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.