PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 1879 p4p, 4762 weight class) and Branworth Gorvunculus Iii (ranked 268 p4p, 510 weight class). Lance Thorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thorn
vs
Gorvunculus Iii

178 cm
20
213
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
217
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Branworth Gorvunculus Iii!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorvunculus Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorvunculus Iii throws a counter combo.
Thorn walks into a stiff left hand from Gorvunculus Iii.

It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Gorvunculus Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Gorvunculus Iii.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorvunculus Iii.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Gorvunculus Iii moves out of range.
Thorn swings widly with a right hand
and Gorvunculus Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorvunculus Iii throws a series of punches but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn throwing a counter right hand but Gorvunculus Iii manages to avoid it.
Thorn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gorvunculus Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorvunculus Iii throws a counter combo.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorvunculus Iii digs a good hook to Thorn's body.

Gorvunculus Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Gorvunculus Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorvunculus Iii tries a body shot but Thorn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn is trying to break free.
Thorn pushes Gorvunculus Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorvunculus Iii.
Gorvunculus Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorns head.
Gorvunculus Iii blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Gorvunculus Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorvunculus Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorvunculus Iii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorvunculus Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorvunculus Iii.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thorn gets through Gorvunculus Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorvunculus Iii.
Thorn pushes Gorvunculus Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorvunculus Iii.
A right hand to the body from Gorvunculus Iii.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Thorn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gorvunculus Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorvunculus Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorn.
Gorvunculus Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gorvunculus Iii.
Thorn is trying to push Gorvunculus Iii away but Gorvunculus Iii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorvunculus Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorvunculus Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Gorvunculus Iii.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Gorvunculus Iii avoids the body shot from Thorn.
Gorvunculus Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn throws a one two combo.

It looks like Branworth Gorvunculus Iii has been cut.
Thorn throws a body punch but Gorvunculus Iii moves out of range.
Gorvunculus Iii tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Gorvunculus Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorvunculus Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gorvunculus Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorn connects with the punch.

Gorvunculus Iii is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Thorn! Gorvunculus Iii is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Thorn!