PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parnell Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Big Pimpin" by Jay Z. Thorn has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Thorn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Calhoun
vs
Thorn

187 cm
25
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
202 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parnell Calhoun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Calhoun.
Thorn lands a jab to the nose.
Calhoun lands with an uppercut that bounces Thorn off the ropes and back into rage.
Thorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calhoun cracks Thorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorn drops his hands momentarily and Calhoun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Calhoun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parnell Calhoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Calhoun avoids it well.
Calhoun misses with a straight right.
Calhoun thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorn lands in his opponent's guard.
Calhoun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorn is controlling him.
Calhoun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Calhoun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Calhoun trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throwing shots but Thorn is blocking nicely.
Calhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thorn tries to roll over but Calhoun keeps him under control.
Calhoun trying to control from half guard but Thorn is working away.
Calhoun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thorn defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Thorn's thigh. Thorn counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorn looks for a takedown but Calhoun sprawls well.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Calhoun's shoulder, as Calhoun tries to avoid the shot.
Calhoun drops his hands momentarily and Thorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calhoun misses with a low kick.
Thorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calhoun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Calhoun's head but Calhoun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calhoun ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Nice uppercut there from Calhoun.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorn as he avoids it easily.
Calhoun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calhoun looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Calhoun misses.
Thorn shoots in for a double leg but Calhoun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Parnell Calhoun will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calhoun.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorn but Thorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calhoun stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorn. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Calhoun missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calhoun dips to his left and cracks Thorn with an uppercut!
Calhoun throws a hook but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn slips a straight right by Calhoun.
Calhoun moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Calhoun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thorn closes the distance and clinches up with Calhoun, looking for a takedown. Thorn pushes Calhoun against the ropes but Calhoun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a looping right.
Calhoun connects with a right hand. Thorn shakes it off.
Horrible takedown by Thorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Calhoun which made him look bad.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thorn.
Calhoun looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Thorn misses the body punch
and Calhoun counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn throws a body punch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calhoun as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Calhoun scores with a jab. Thorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calhoun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calhoun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calhoun swinging wildly here.
Calhoun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorn throws out the jab.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Calhoun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calhoun scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thorn misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Calhoun.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calhoun.
Thorn defending well as Calhoun loads up on a big left hand.
Calhoun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calhoun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thorn.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.

Thorn has Calhoun up against the ropes in a clinch.
Calhoun is trying to drag Thorn to the mat but Thorn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorn wants to break free but Calhoun has control.
Calhoun is trying to break the clinch but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Calhoun controls the action.

Calhoun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorn.
Nice shot by Calhoun.
Calhoun throws a hook but Thorn blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorn throws a right and a left that Calhoun avoids nicely.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parnell Calhoun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calhoun is defended easily by Thorn.
Calhoun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a straight right hand.
Thorn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calhoun defends it nicely.
Calhoun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn.
Calhoun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorn.
Calhoun throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Calhoun misses with a looping right.
Thorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Calhoun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorn.
Calhoun walks into a jab.
Calhoun is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calhoun.
Calhoun throws a big shot that misses.
Calhoun throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Calhoun.
Calhoun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calhoun ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Nice shot lands for Calhoun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun leaves Thorn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Calhoun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calhoun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Calhoun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Calhoun misses with a body punch

and Thorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Calhoun won't be happy with that.
Thorn lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn is looking to take a break and control but Calhoun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Calhoun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thorn laying and praying for a moment but Calhoun takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calhoun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thorn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thorn's back!
Thorn has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Calhoun.
Calhoun missing with punches from the back.
Thorn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Calhoun's guard. Nice work there by Thorn.
Calhoun wants to stand but Thorn is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thorn really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck for Thorn with that takedown attempt.
Calhoun misses with a looping right.
Thorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorn blocks a jab.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn slips under a jab.
Calhoun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calhoun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun blocks a jab.
Calhoun misses with a body shot
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Calhoun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calhoun manages to avoid it.
Thorn misses with an uppercut.
Calhoun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorn.
Thorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calhoun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Calhoun missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calhoun misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calhoun.
A telegraphed right hand from Calhoun misses the target.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calhoun.
A shot to the body from Calhoun misses
and Thorn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calhoun thinking.
Parnell Calhoun is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calhoun. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calhoun.
Thorn shoots in but Calhoun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calhoun looks to throw the jab but Thorn is out of range.
Calhoun connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calhoun tries to avoid it but Thorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calhoun to the ground. Calhoun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thorn.
Calhoun swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Calhoun misses.
Calhoun takes one to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a sloppy body shot
and Calhoun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Calhoun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorn.
Calhoun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calhoun misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn moves away from the strike by Calhoun.

Thorn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calhoun sprawls well initially but Thorn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thorn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calhoun defending well though.
Thorn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Thorn is working Calhoun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calhoun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorn is controlling him.
Thorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calhoun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thorn dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Calhoun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calhoun throws a leg kick but Thorn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thorn throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Calhoun counter with a right hand.
Thorn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorn moves forwards but Calhoun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Thorn's head but Thorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorn.
Thorn slips under a jab from Calhoun.
Thorn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calhoun staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Calhoun there.
Calhoun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calhoun walks into a stiff left hand from Thorn.
Calhoun throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Calhoun looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorn is just out of range.
Thorn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calhoun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws out a leg kick but Thorn moves out of range and Calhoun only half commits.
Calhoun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorn.
A big right from Calhoun misses.
Thorn staying out of range there.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calhoun throws out the jab.
Thorn tries to bum rush Calhoun with a series of wild strikes but Calhoun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Thorn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Thorn as he checks the leg kick.
Thorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calhoun swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn shoots and misses
and Calhoun counters with a nice body shot.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calhoun.
Calhoun misses with a body shot.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Calhoun misses with a jab to the body
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
Thorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thorn misses the body punch
and Calhoun counters with a nice uppercut.
Calhoun throws a lazy right hand but Thorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calhoun misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Calhoun.
Calhoun throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thorn throws the left hand but Calhoun avoids the punch easily.
Calhoun scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Parnell Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calhoun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Parnell Calhoun!
Parnell Calhoun retains his light heavyweight title!