PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is In The Morning. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
al Thor

188 cm
28
221 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

194 cm
25
224 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith moves into the clinch.
al Thor lands a body shot.
al Thor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
al Thor pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Thor prevents a body shot from Smith.
al Thor gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

al Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from al Thor misses.
al Thor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from al Thor.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from al Thor.
al Thor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
al Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a body shot.
al Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

al Thor has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
al Thor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
al Thor lands a right hand.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Thor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from al Thor fails to land.

al Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Thor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. al Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
A cross from Smith lands.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
al Thor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but al Thor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
al Thor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws the left hand but al Thor avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Thor.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
al Thor jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
al Thor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Thor.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a hook to the side of al Thor's head but al Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith jabs al Thor right on the nose. al Thor blinks but takes it well.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Thor.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Thor.
al Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
al Thor misses with a head kick.
al Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Thor throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith avoids the head kick by al Thor.
al Thor lands a head kick!
al Thor looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. al Thor doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for al Thor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
al Thor lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Thor's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith pushes al Thor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
al Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Thor pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from al Thor.
Smith tries a body shot but al Thor blocks it.
al Thor has Smith pushed against the cage.
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!
A short uppercut from al Thor.
al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Thor's elbow.
al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Thor.
Smith working aggressively here.
al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from al Thor.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but al Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rand al Thor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from al Thor.
A short uppercut from al Thor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by al Thor.
A short body shot lands from al Thor as the two fighters clinch.
al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but al Thor avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor lands an uppercut.

Smith is rocked!
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Thor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Thor is trying to stall.

al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.

al Thor lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! al Thor takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!

al Thor closes the distance and clinches.
al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Thor dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and al Thor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - al Thor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
A relieved looking Rand al Thor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.