PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 1007 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 109 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Van Thüringen
vs
Hurry

192 cm
29
235
15 - 8 - 2

198 cm
31
271
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurry instigates a clinch.
Van Thüringen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Van Thüringen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Hurry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurry misses with a hook.
Hurry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Thüringen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hurry looks to land a combination but Van Thüringen avoids it well.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick and Van Thüringen moves out of range easily.
Hurry throws the left hand but Van Thüringen avoids the punch easily.
Van Thüringen connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Thüringen lunges at Hurry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurry's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hurry throws a head kick but Van Thüringen moves out of range.
Van Thüringen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurry.
Van Thüringen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Hurry darts in and clinches Van Thüringen up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurry as Van Thüringen tries to tie him up.
Van Thüringen misses with some punches.
Hurry has Van Thüringen pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurry has had enough of the clinch but Van Thüringen keeps him there for the moment.
Hurry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurry blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Thüringen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurry is trying to break the clinch but Van Thüringen is controlling him.
Hurry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hurry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hurry is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Thüringen has double underhooks.
Van Thüringen lands a right hand.
Van Thüringen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen misses with a short punch on the inside.

Van Thüringen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Thüringen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Thüringen avoids the head kick by Hurry.
Van Thüringen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurry.
Hurry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Thüringen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hurry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurry takes one to the side of the head.

Van Thüringen clinches up with Hurry and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Thüringen fails to land.
Hurry is leaning against Van Thüringen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Hurry breaks from the clinch.
Hurry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurry throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Thüringen.
Hurry throws a body shot but no joy.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Thüringen throws a leg kick which misses Hurry's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurry tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Thüringen closes the distance and clinches.
Van Thüringen slowing the pace effectively.

Hurry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hurry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Thüringen.

Hurry gets tackled into the cage by Van Thüringen. Van Thüringen maintains the clinch.

Hurry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Thüringen is just out of range.
Hurry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Hurry misses.
Van Thüringen swings for the body but Hurry moves out of range.
Hurry lands a head kick!
Hurry misses with a head kick.
Van Thüringen slips a jab from Hurry.
Van Thüringen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Van Thüringen moves into the clinch.
Hurry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Thüringen's elbow.
Hurry has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Thüringen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hurry can turn it around.
Van Thüringen avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurry misses with a punch to the body.
Hurry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hurry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick and Van Thüringen moves out of range easily.
Van Thüringen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Thüringen slips under a jab from Hurry.
Hurry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Thüringen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hurry.
Hurry blocks a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Thüringen trying to land knees to the body.
Hurry is trying to break the clinch but Van Thüringen has him pressed against the cage.
Hurry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Thüringen effectively controlling the action here.
Van Thüringen slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Never Hurry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Van Thüringen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurry stalks Van Thüringen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Thüringen's face. Van Thüringen staggers backwards, shaken.
A swing and a miss from Van Thüringen.
An inside leg kick from Van Thüringen misses.
Van Thüringen punishes Hurry's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Thüringen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Thüringen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hurry tries to clinch but Van Thüringen moves out of range.
Van Thüringen lands a jab.
Van Thüringen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurry.

Hurry moves into the clinch.
Van Thüringen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hurry avoiding damage as Van Thüringen throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hurry breaks the clinch.
Hurry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Thüringen scores with a leg kick.

Van Thüringen has Hurry up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Thüringen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hurry backwards.
Van Thüringen trying to stall but Hurry improves his position.
Van Thüringen is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Thüringen.
Hurry managing to block the knees to the body from Van Thüringen.

Hurry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hurry instigates a clinch.
Hurry blocks a body shot from Van Thüringen.
A short right from Van Thüringen on the inside.
Hurry blocks an uppercut.

Van Thüringen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Thüringens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Thüringen blocks a head kick by Hurry.

Van Thüringen drives through and clinches with Hurry against the cage.
Van Thüringen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hurry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van Thüringen moves into range and clinches up with Hurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Thüringen throws a head punch that misses.
Van Thüringen misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Hurry as the two fighters clinch.
Hurry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Thüringen's defenses.
Hurry blocks an uppercut.
Hurry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Thüringen dodges an elbow strike from Hurry.

Hurry manages to break the clinch.
Hurry staying out of range there.
Van Thüringen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurry throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Hurry.
Van Thüringen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurry.
Hurry lands a head kick!
Hurry throws a right hand that Van Thüringen ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Thüringen also avoids with ease.
Van Thüringen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hurry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Van Thüringen misses.
Hurry misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Van Thüringen misses.
Hurry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Van Thüringen moves into the clinch.

Hurry manages to break the clinch.
Hurry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Thüringen circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Thüringen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Thüringen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hurry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Thüringen.

Van Thüringen takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Thüringen.

Hurry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurry lands a body shot.
Van Thüringen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hurry on the side of the head.
Van Thüringen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurry is just out of range.
Never Hurry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Thüringen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurry misses the target.
Van Thüringen misses with a low kick.

Hurry moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Thüringen as Hurry tries to tie him up.
Van Thüringen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Thüringen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hurry breaks the clinch.
Van Thüringen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Never Hurry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hurry, as that shot connected.
Hurry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Van Thüringen has managed to clinch.
Hurry pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Never Hurry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hurry scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Thüringen should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Hurry as he connects with a hook.
Hurry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Thüringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurry.
Van Thüringen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurry raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Thüringen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Thüringen's hands.
Hurry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurry manages to avoid it.
Hurry throws out a counter right but Van Thüringen avoids it with no problem.
Van Thüringen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurry manages to avoid it.
Van Thüringen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hurry checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick and Van Thüringen moves out of range easily.
Hurry tries to clinch but Van Thüringen is having none of it.
As Hurry backs away, Van Thüringen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hurry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Thüringen.
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!
Hurry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Hurry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Thüringen is looking to slow Hurry down with leg kicks.
Hurry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Thüringen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Thüringen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hurry counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Thüringen misses the jab.
Van Thüringen swings for the body but Hurry moves out of range.
Van Thüringen tries to land a front kick but Hurry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hurry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hurry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Hurry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurry tries to throw a body punch but Van Thüringen avoids it by throwing Hurry back against the cage.
Hurry has a couple of punches blocked by Van Thüringen.

Hurry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Van Thüringen moves into the clinch.
Hurry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hurry is trying to break free.
Hurry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Van Thüringen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Thüringen looking to stall.
Van Thüringen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurry gets an underhook and turns Van Thüringen into the cage.
Van Thüringen has Hurry pressed against the cage, preventing Hurry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Thüringen avoids the elbow strike from Hurry, against the cage.
Van Thüringen misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Van Thüringen.

Hurry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Van Thüringen closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Thüringen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hurry.

Hurry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hurry moves into the clinch.
Van Thüringen lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hurry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Thüringen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Thüringen throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Van Thüringen lands.
Hurry scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Van Thüringen closes the distance and pushes Hurry back into the cage.

Hurry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurry misses with a head kick.
Hurry throws a body punch but Van Thüringen moves out of range.

Van Thüringen clinches up against the cage.
Van Thüringen is trying to stall.
Hurry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Thüringen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Thüringen looking to stall.
Hurry is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Thüringen has double underhooks.
Van Thüringen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurry has him pressed against the cage.

Hurry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Thüringen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Thüringen avoids the head kick by Hurry.

Van Thüringen closes the distance and clinches.
Balthasar Van Thüringen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurry tries to throw a body punch but Van Thüringen avoids it by throwing Hurry back against the cage.

Hurry manages to break the clinch.
Hurry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Hurry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurry moves away from the strike by Van Thüringen.
Balthasar Van Thüringen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Thüringen misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Never Hurry.
I've got Hurry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Never Hurry!
A relieved looking Never Hurry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.