PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin comes into the arena with Prelude 12 by Styx blaring out of the sound system. Twelf Thermandin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lyo Wuan's chin.

Thermandin
vs
Wuan

180 cm
22
175 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Happy Pills

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Twelf Thermandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin wants to slow Wuan down by chopping away at his legs.
Thermandin scores with a punch to the head.
Wuan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thermandin under the eye.
Thermandin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thermandin looks to land a left hand but Wuan moved out of range nicely.
Wuan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thermandin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thermandin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wuan swings for the body but Thermandin moves out of range.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wuan.
Wuan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thermandin is just out of range.
Thermandin is looking to score with low kicks.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wuan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wuan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thermandin is looking to chop away at Wuan's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thermandin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wuan.
Wuan misses with a low kick.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wuan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin throws out a leg kick but Wuan moves out of range and Thermandin only half commits.
Thermandin moves away from the strike by Wuan.
Thermandin is looking to clinch but Wuan is avoiding it.
Thermandin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wuan is able to avoid easily.
Thermandin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thermandin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thermandin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thermandin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin throws a front kick aimed at Wuan's knee but Wuan avoids it well.
Good work by Wuan as he checks the leg kick.
Wuan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wuan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thermandin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thermandin throws a head kick but Wuan moves out of range.
Thermandin is looking to clinch but Wuan is avoiding it.
Thermandin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wuan tries a low kick but Thermandin avoids it.
Wuan lands a jab to Thermandin's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuan keeps Thermandin at a distance using the push kick.
Thermandin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wuan throws a solid leg kick but Thermandin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wuan.
Thermandin closes the distance but Wuan moves to the side
and Wuan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thermandin throws a low kick but Wuan avoids it.
Wuan throws a leg kick but Thermandin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thermandin tries to work over Wuan's front leg with a kick but Wuan checks it.
Thermandin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wuan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thermandin.
Thermandin tries to land a body kick
and Wuan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wuan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Wuan misses
and Thermandin counters with a good low kick that Wuan was not able to check.
Wuan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thermandin has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thermandin.
Thermandin staying out of range there.
Thermandin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin moves in looking to clinch but Wuan pushes him off.
Thermandin tries a head kick but it misses.
Thermandin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thermandin throws the kick towards the body but Wuan avoids it.
Thermandin tries to clinch but Wuan is having none of it.
Thermandin throws a head kick that misses.
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and Wuan moves out of range easily.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Thermandin takes one on the button.
Thermandin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wuan. That's going to slow Thermandin down.
Wuan lands the left hand.
Wuan missing with a left hand there. Thermandin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wuan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thermandin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wuan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thermandin circles away quickly and effectively.
Wuan is looking to land body kicks.
Wuan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thermandin has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermandin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wuan throws a jab but it's blocked by Thermandin.
Wuan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wuan misses with a low kick.
Thermandin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wuan loads up on a big right hand but Thermandin slips the punch.
Thermandin is looking to clinch.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but Wuan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wuan lands a jab to the head.
Wuan with a nice cross.
Thermandin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Thermandin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thermandin trying to land knees to the body.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wuan avoids it.
Wuan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wuan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wuan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyo Wuan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wuan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuan throws a shot from downtown. Thermandin moves away and avoids it.
Wuan misses with a body shot.
Wuan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lyo Wuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wuan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyo Wuan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wuan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thermandin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thermandin, right into the meat.
Wuan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wuan checks a leg kick.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin is looking to clinch but Wuan is avoiding it.
Wuan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermandin.
Thermandin wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Thermandin.
Thermandin tried to score with a low kick but Wuan checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to clinch up but Wuan circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wuan. Thermandin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wuan throws a leg kick
and Thermandin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thermandin throws a leg kick but Wuan checks it.
Thermandin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thermandin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wuan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thermandin.
Thermandin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wuan checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thermandin.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wuan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wuan blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Wuan misses its intended target.
Wuan checks a leg kick.
Wuan misses with a hook. Thermandin ducked under it nicely.
Wuan throws a sloppy head kick and Thermandin moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Wuan.
Wuan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thermandin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wuan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan scores with a jab. Thermandin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thermandin is looking to clinch.
Thermandin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thermandin counters with a thumping low kick.
Thermandin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wuan checks a low kick from Thermandin.
Wuan lands a head kick!
Thermandin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wuan.
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and Wuan moves out of range easily.
Wuan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thermandin is just out of range.
Thermandin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thermandin scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thermandin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thermandin throws a low kick, looking for Wuan's leg but Wuan calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan checks the leg kick nicely there.

Thermandin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wuan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thermandin lands a good knee to the midsection. Wuan won't want to take too many of those.
Thermandin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuan controls his hands.
Thermandin avoids the elbow strike from Wuan, against the ropes.
Thermandin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wuan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wuan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wuan.
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wuan is defending well for now.
Thermandin avoids the elbow strike from Wuan, against the ropes.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
Wuan lands an elbow that stopped Thermandin in his tracks for a moment.
Wuan misses with an elbow over the top.
Thermandin missing with knees to the body.
Wuan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thermandin.
Thermandin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thermandin.
Thermandin lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thermandin is defending well for now.
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wuan is defending well for now.
Thermandin managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
Wuan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wuan breaks the clinch.
Wuan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Thermandin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thermandin missing with knees to the body.
Thermandin landing knees to the head.

It looks like Lyo Wuan has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wuan manages to break the clinch.
Wuan stuns Thermandin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thermandin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wuan. That did some damage!
Wuan moves out of range of the leg kick from Thermandin.
Wuan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twelf Thermandin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lyo Wuan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wuan throws a right hand that Thermandin ducks under and follows up with a left that Thermandin also avoids with ease.
Thermandin misses with a hook.
Wuan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thermandin circles away quickly and effectively.
Thermandin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wuan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wuan checks a low kick from Thermandin.
Wuan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thermandin counters with a leg kick.
Thermandin dodges the punch combination from Wuan.
Thermandin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wuan throws a right and a left that Thermandin avoids nicely.
Wuan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wuan swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Wuan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thermandin.
Wuan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Wuan misses with an uppercut.
Wuan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thermandin is looking to score with low kicks.
Thermandin connects with a leg kick. Wuan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thermandin looks to throw the jab but Wuan is out of range.
Thermandin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wuan is out of range and Thermandin settles back down.
Wuan throws a front kick aimed at Thermandin's knee but Thermandin avoids it well.
Wuan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thermandin to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Thermandin.
Wuan is looking to land body kicks.
Wuan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thermandin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wuan.
Wuan lands with a slapping head kick.
Thermandin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin is looking to chop away at Wuan's legs.
Wuan misses with a double jab.
Wuan swats away the attempt to clinch by Thermandin.
Thermandin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wuan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thermandin lands with a kick to the temple. Wuan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thermandin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wuan counters with a straight right hand.
Wuan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Wuan.
Thermandin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thermandin throws a leg kick which misses Wuan's front leg but catches the back leg as Wuan tries to avoid it.
Thermandin is looking to clinch.
Wuan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuan misses with a looping left.
Wuan thuds his right hand into Thermandin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thermandin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thermandin walks into a left hand.
Wuan misses with an uppercut.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thermandin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Thermandin takes the fight into the clinch.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Wuan blocks it.

Wuan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wuan throws a shot to the body.
Thermandin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thermandin.
Thermandin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wuan jabs Thermandin right on the nose. Thermandin blinks but takes it well.
Wuan moves out of range of the leg kick from Thermandin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Thermandin misses with a low kick as Wuan jumps back.
Jab by Wuan.

Thermandin has Wuan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thermandin misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wuan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wuan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thermandin scores a nice knee to the body.
Wuan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Twelf Thermandin.
I think Thermandin 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
Our winner, Twelf Thermandin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.