PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prelude 12 by Styx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Flight
vs
Thermandin

190 cm
23
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

180 cm
22
175 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Happy Pills
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flight throws a body kick the misses
and Thermandin counters with a nice leg kick.
Flight swings widly with a right hand
and Thermandin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thermandin, right into the meat.
Flight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flight throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Flight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flight looks to land a right hand but Thermandin moved out of range.
Flight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thermandin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Thermandin rushes Flight and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thermandin misses with a knee to the head.
Flight wants to break free but Thermandin has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight avoiding damage as Thermandin throws knees to the body.
Flight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thermandin has him pressed against the ropes.
Flight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thermandin is keeping busy.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Flight blocks it.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thermandin backwards.
Flight is trying to break free.
Thermandin avoiding damage.
Flight jumps guard but Thermandin turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flight working aggressively here.
Thermandin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flight's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flight fails to land.
Flight is looking to break free of the clinch but Thermandin has double underhooks.
Thermandin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thermandin has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flight avoids it.
Flight tries to break the clinch but Thermandin is controlling the position.
Flight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flight avoids it.
Flight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thermandin walks away with a smile on his face. Flight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flight throws a hook but Thermandin blocks it.
Thermandin throws a push kick but Flight slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Thermandin.
Flight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thermandin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flight misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermandin moves away.

Flight shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thermandin's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flight throwing strikes from guard but Thermandin blocks nicely.
Flight is looking to work some ground and pound but Thermandin has wrist control.
Flight works over Thermandin with some ground and pound from guard.
Flight is looking to work some ground and pound but Thermandin has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flight controlling from the top position.
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 Thomas Flight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Flight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thermandin.
Flight swinging wildly here.
Flight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermandin throws a chopping leg kick but Flight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin defending well as Flight loads up on a big left hand.
Flight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thermandin lands the left hand.

It looks like Thomas Flight has been cut.

Flight shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flight 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight is stalling here. Thermandin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Flight seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thermandin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Flight is looking to reverse the position.
Thermandin wants to stand but Flight has his arm trapped.
Flight is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight is trying to control Thermandin's posture but Thermandin avoids it.
Flight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thermandin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flight is trying to control Thermandin's posture but Thermandin avoids it.

Thermandin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thermandin tries to score with a low kick but Flight moves his leg out of the way.
Thermandin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight thows a body kick. Thermandin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Flight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thermandin wants to land a leg kick but Flight is out of range.
Flight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Flight misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flight. That's going to slow Thermandin down.
Flight throws a jab when Thermandin was well out of range.
Twelf Thermandin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thermandin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Thermandin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flight - that will leave a mark!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thermandin lands a lovely overhand right.
Thermandin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flight defending well as Thermandin loads up on a big left hand.

Thermandin rushes Flight and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Flight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flight lands with a nice body kick.
Flight cracks Thermandin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Flight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck for Flight with that takedown attempt.
Flight works the jab nicely.
Thermandin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thermandin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thermandin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thermandin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flight.
Flight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thermandin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thermandin blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thermandin.
Thermandin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flight.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but Flight checks it.
Flight shoots for a double leg takedown but Thermandin sprawls well. He's pushed Flight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Flight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flight throws a jab when Thermandin was well out of range.
Thermandin throws a leg kick
and Flight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thermandin throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Twelf Thermandin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thermandin tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flight.
Nice straight punches there by Thermandin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thermandin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Flight. Those never looked like landing.
Flight moves out of range as Thermandin throws a body kick.
Thermandin throws a body kick that misses.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but Flight moved away.
Thermandin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thermandin moves into the clinch.
Flight avoiding damage as Thermandin throws knees to the body.
Flight managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Flight avoids the damage to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas Flight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thermandin backwards.
Thermandin wants to stall.
Flight struggles to land a body shot inside as Thermandin controls his hands.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flight.
Thermandin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thermandin crunches a lovely knee into Flight's ribcage.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but Flight blocks with his arms.

Flight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thermandin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flight is out of range and Thermandin settles back down.
Thermandin scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thermandin needs to keep his hands up - Flight had a free shot at his head there.

Flight shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thermandin is trying to defend but Flight finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Flight seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flight 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Flight!
Thomas Flight was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.