PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. Flave is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Momma said Tap you Out. Flava Flave will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thorn
vs
Flave

180 cm
24
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flave misses with a wild combination.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Flave.
Flave misses with an uppercut. Thorn saw that one coming.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flave.
Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Thorn looks to throw the jab but Flave is out of range.
Flave throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Flave works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Flave coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Flave's head.
Flave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Flave sizes up Thorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Flave's head but Flave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Flave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn throws a shot from downtown. Flave moves away and avoids it.
Flave scores with a body shot.
Flave lands with a straight right. Thorn didn't see that one coming.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flave.
Flave slips under a jab from Thorn.
Thorn misses the jab.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flave.
Nice defenses there by Flave.
Flave misses the shot to the body.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flave takes a swing at Thorn's ribcage but misses.
Thorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Flave's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn defending well as Flave loads up on a big left hand.
Flave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flave scores with a jab to the head.
Flave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flave falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flave won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn scoring with punches and elbows.
Flave is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Flave is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flave regains half guard.
Thorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands with a punch from half guard.
Thorn tries to pass to full mount but Flave defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flave wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flave manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Flave keeps moving.
Thorn throws a big right hand that misses.

Flave is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flave keeping full guard, as Thorn tries to pass.
Thorn content to stall in guard here.
Thorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorn lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flave throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thorn escapes and throws Flave's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flave is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Thorn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Thorn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flave can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flave is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Thorn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flave is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Thorn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thorn.
Flave getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn takes a swing at Flave's ribcage but misses.
Thorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Flave counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flave misses with a two punch combination.
Flave dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flave throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Thorn throws a hook but Flave blocks it.
Flave scores with a jab to the head.
Flave works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flave thows a body shot but no joy.
Flave misses with a combination

so Thorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Flave keeps moving.

Flave working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thorn has passed into half guard!
Thorn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flave!
Flave taking shots to the head.
Flave sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave moves into full guard.
Thorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Flave looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Flave is looking for a triangle but Thorn pushes his legs off easily.
Flave is breathing heavily.
Thorn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Flave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Flave has his foot on Thorn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorn works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Flave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorn stays in close to Flave's body and controls the position.

Flave is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Thorn has his hands clasped together but Flave extends an breaks Thorn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Flave.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Flava Flave!
Flava Flave is the new light heavyweight champion!