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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tu Barrels (ranked 1430 p4p, 1823 weight class) and Alexei Thorgard (ranked 92 p4p, 113 weight class). Barrels comes to the cage accompanied by Lock stock and. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23 - 22 - 0 |
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11 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tu Barrels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Thorgard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrels is working away from the top position though.
Barrels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barrels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorgard is not content to let Barrels control the position.
Thorgard is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Barrels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorgard keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard is trying is best to control the position here.
Barrels prevents Thorgard from improving his position.
Barrels looks to land a strike but Thorgard avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorgard trying to strike off his back.
Thorgard keeping moving, preventing Barrels from controlling successfully.
Barrels postures up and lands a big shot to Thorgard's brow.
Barrels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thorgard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barrels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorgard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrels throwing strikes from guard but Thorgard blocks nicely.
Thorgard is looking for a triangle but Barrels pushes his legs off easily.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
Barrels controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Barrels scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barrels lands a couple of elbows.
Thorgard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Barrels won't allow Thorgard to sweep him here.
Thorgard has his feet on Barrels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thorgard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thorgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrels keeps working.
Barrels manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thorgard's best efforts.
Thorgard tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Barrels wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barrels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barrels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barrels pulls Thorgard in close to prevent any damage.
Barrels controls Thorgard momentarily but Thorgard frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrels is trying to control the position but Thorgard postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Thorgard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thorgard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown but Barrels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrels lands with a kick to the temple. Thorgard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thorgard looking to score a takedown here. Barrels is defending well but Thorgard drives through and ends up in Barrels's guard.
Thorgard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorgard in particular looking to stall.
Barrels is pressing down on Thorgard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barrels throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thorgard escapes and throws Barrels's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels is not content to let Thorgard control the position.
Barrels regains half guard.
Thorgard is keen to just control but Barrels is a slippery customer.
Thorgard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexei Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorgard is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thorgard controlling the action here.
Barrels won't allow Thorgard to pass to mount.
Thorgard is looking to stall here but Barrels recovers full guard.
Barrels keeping moving, preventing Thorgard from controlling successfully.
Thorgard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrels looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrels, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thorgard avoids the body shot from Barrels.
Barrels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thorgard misses with a takedown attempt
and Barrels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barrels managing to control the position.
Thorgard wants to pass the guard but Barrels is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrels working a defensive guard here.
Thorgard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barrels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barrels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorgard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorgard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barrels keeping full guard, as Thorgard tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Thorgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Thorgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrels lands a body shot.
Thorgard tries to clinch there but Barrels circles away.
Barrels closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorgard's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barrels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barrels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barrels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barrels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorgard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barrels distracts Thorgard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thorgard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barrels has managed to get both his arms back between Thorgard's legs - danger averted.
Thorgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrels showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barrels wants to control from the top but Thorgard keeps moving.
Thorgard wants to sweep but no luck.
Barrels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thorgard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorgard wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barrels manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorgard trying to control here.
Thorgard is trying to get back to full guard.
Barrels wants to take a breather but Thorgard is having none of it.
Thorgard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barrels trying to advance position but Thorgard counters by regaining guard.
Barrels trying to control but Thorgard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu Barrels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorgard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barrels.
Barrels is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thorgard tries to move into range but Barrels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barrels takes a swing at Thorgard's ribcage but misses.
Barrels swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorgard.
Barrels throws a series of punches but Thorgard avoids them all with ease.
Thorgard throws a lazy head kick
and Barrels counters with a nice body shot.
Thorgard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrels as he avoids it easily.
Barrels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard is looking to clinch.
Barrels misses with a hook.
Thorgard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tu Barrels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard throws a wild body kick that Barrels sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorgard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrels regains half guard.
Thorgard controlling the pace.
Barrels is looking to improve his position.
Alexei Thorgard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorgard trying to mount his opponent but Barrels defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Barrels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorgard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Thorgard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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