PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Thordendal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudstar's entrance music is Pale Horse. A fine choice. Thordendal has chosen Meshuggah - Shed as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Proudstar
vs
Thordendal

188 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Proudstar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Thordendal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudstar ducks under a wild hook from Thordendal.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Proudstar - that will leave a mark!
Thordendal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thordendal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Proudstar tries to clinch up.
Proudstar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thordendal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thordendal checks a leg kick.
Proudstar tries to clinch up.
Proudstar tries a low kick but Thordendal avoids it.
Proudstar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thordendal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proudstar looks to throw the jab but Thordendal is out of range.
Thordendal lands a body shot.
Thordendal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thordendal checks a leg kick.
Proudstar throws the left hand but Thordendal avoids the punch easily.
Thordendal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Proudstar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proudstar tries to work over Thordendal's front leg with a kick but Thordendal checks it.

Proudstar gets caught flat footed, as Thordendal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Proudstar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Proudstar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Proudstar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Proudstar is looking to clinch but Thordendal is avoiding it.
Thordendal throws a hook to the side of Proudstar's head but Proudstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudstar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thordendal.
Thordendal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Proudstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thordendal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Proudstar has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Thordendal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Proudstar doesn't seem phased though.
Proudstar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Proudstar 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.
Proudstar is looking to clinch but Thordendal is avoiding it.
Proudstar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Proudstar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thordendal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proudstar.

Proudstar clinches up against the cage.
Thordendal looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Proudstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thordendal lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Thordendal.
Proudstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thordendal.
Proudstar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Proudstar tries a knee to the head but Thordendal blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thordendal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Thordendal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Proudstar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thordendal.
Proudstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thordendal jabs Proudstar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thordendal scores with a nice head shot.
Thordendal scores with a nice strike.
Proudstar throws a leg kick but Thordendal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Proudstar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thordendal to score with a decent uppercut.
Proudstar tries to close the distance and clinch but Thordendal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thordendal thows a body shot but no joy.
Proudstar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Proudstar misses with a low kick.
Proudstar moves away from the strike by Thordendal.
Thordendal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Proudstar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Proudstar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thordendal lands a nice looking body shot.
Thordendal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Thordendal misses.
Proudstar throws a low kick but Thordendal avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudstar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thordendal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thordendal punishes Proudstar's body with a nice straight punch.
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudstar moves away.
Thordendal misses the shot to the body.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Thordendal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thordendal lands in his opponent's guard.
Thordendal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Proudstar keeping full guard, as Thordendal tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thordendal wants to control from the top but Proudstar keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Thordendal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Proudstar throws a low kick but Thordendal avoids it.
Proudstar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Proudstar wants it to stay on the feet.
Thordendal throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
Thordendal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudstar manages to avoid it.
Thordendal checks a leg kick.
Proudstar slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Thordendal. Those never looked like landing.
Fredrik Thordendal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Thordendal misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thordendal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Proudstar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Proudstar is looking to chop away at Thordendal's legs.
Thordendal blocks a low kick nicely.
Thordendal slips a jab from Proudstar.
Thordendal throws a big shot that misses.
Proudstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Proudstar slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Thordendal.
Thordendal misses with a looping right.
Proudstar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Proudstar tries to clinch up but Thordendal circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thordendal. Proudstar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proudstar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thordendal.
Proudstar wants to clinch up but Thordendal keeps it at a distance.
Proudstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thordendal was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudstar.
Proudstar wants to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thordendal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thordendal working the ground and pound but Proudstar is defending the strikes.

Thordendal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Proudstar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Thordendal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thordendal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thordendal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Proudstar is trying to get back to full guard.
Proudstar is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar wants to get back to his feet.
Proudstar trying to hold on to Thordendal's head to control him but Thordendal postures up.

Thordendal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Thordendal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Proudstar wants to control but Thordendal is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal is looking to take a break and control but Proudstar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Thordendal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Proudstar has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thordendal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fredrik Thordendal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Proudstar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thordendal.
Thordendal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thordendal throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
Thordendal swats away the attempt to clinch by Proudstar.
Thordendal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudstar moves away.
Proudstar takes a swing at Thordendal's ribcage but misses.
Proudstar throws a body punch but Thordendal moves out of range.
Thordendal moves out of range of the leg kick from Proudstar.
Thordendal with a hook.
Thordendal connects with a looping right hand.
Proudstar lands a jab-cross combination.
Thordendal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thordendal lands a slapping body shot.
Proudstar misses with a wild body shot.
Proudstar throws a solid leg kick but Thordendal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Proudstar.
Donk. Thordendal catches Proudstar right on the button with a cross.
Proudstar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thordendal.
That kick from Proudstar tenderised Thordendal's leg. Thordendal is trying to keep his angry face on.

Thordendal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Proudstar looking for submissions off his back.
Thordendal thows a huge punch but Proudstar dodges it nicely.

Thordendal is working for a kimura but Proudstar is defending it quite comfortably.
Thordendal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal passes to full mount!
Thordendal avoids the attempt from Proudstar to control.
Thordendal content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar tries to hold on but Thordendal pushes him away.
Proudstar is in a horrible position here. Thordendal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like James Proudstar has been cut.
Proudstar is looking to get to half guard.
Thordendal controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudstar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Thordendal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Proudstar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Proudstar moves out of range of the strikes.
Thordendal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Proudstar. Proudstar obviously looking to wear him down.
Thordendal scores with a jab to the body.
Thordendal connects with a body shot that sends Proudstar's belly button to the back.
Proudstar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thordendal.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Proudstar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thordendal misses with a looping right.
Thordendal misses with a straight right.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thordendal looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudstar is just out of range.
Proudstar tries a head kick but it misses.
Proudstar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Proudstar tenderised Thordendal's leg. Thordendal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thordendal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thordendal lands with a shot to the body.
Proudstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thordendal manages to avoid it.
Thordendal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Proudstar swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Proudstar tries a head kick but it misses.
Thordendal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudstar. Thordendal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thordendal throws a shot from downtown. Proudstar moves away and avoids it.
Thordendal lands an overhand right.
Thordendal throws a body punch but Proudstar moves out of range.
Thordendal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James Proudstar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thordendal cracks Proudstar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thordendal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudstar.
Thordendal just misses with a punch to the body.
Thordendal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Proudstar doesn't seem bothered though.
Proudstar moves in looking to clinch but Thordendal pushes him off.
Proudstar throws a body kick that misses.
Thordendal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thordendal jabs Proudstar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Proudstar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Proudstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar tries to clinch but Thordendal moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Proudstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Thordendal. That snapped Proudstar's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thordendal swats away the attempt to clinch by Proudstar.
Proudstar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Proudstar on the wrong end of a nice jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Proudstar enables Thordendal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Proudstar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Proudstar pulls Thordendal in close to his closed guard and prevents Thordendal from doing any damage or advancing position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Proudstar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thordendal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Thordendal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Proudstar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thordendal has managed to get both his arms back between Proudstar's legs - danger averted.
Proudstar working a defensive guard but Thordendal manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thordendal controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrik Thordendal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thordendal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thordendal just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Thordendal dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Proudstar's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Thordendal throws a body punch but Proudstar moves out of range.
Proudstar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thordendal punishes Proudstar's body with a nice straight punch.
Proudstar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thordendal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Proudstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thordendal manages to avoid it.
Proudstar throws out a leg kick but Thordendal moves out of range and Proudstar only half commits.
Thordendal just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Thordendal.
A swing and a miss from Thordendal.
Thordendal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Proudstar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proudstar motions for Thordendal to come forward. Proudstar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Proudstar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Proudstar is looking to clinch.
Proudstar wants to land a leg kick but Thordendal is out of range.
Proudstar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thordendal misses with a jab to the body
and Proudstar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thordendal moves out of range as Proudstar throws a body kick.
Proudstar thows a body shot but no joy.
Thordendal jabs at Proudstar's body.
Proudstar throws a low kick, looking for Thordendal's leg but Thordendal calmly moves out of range.
Thordendal lands a jab to Proudstar's midsection.
Thordendal moves away from the strike by Proudstar.
Thordendal looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudstar is just out of range.
Thordendal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thordendal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thordendal swings for the body but Proudstar moves out of range.
Proudstar takes one to the side of the head.
Proudstar swings for the body but Thordendal moves out of range.
Proudstar works Thordendal's body with a nice hook.
Thordendal connects with a looping right hand.

Thordendal shoots in and bounces Proudstar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thordendal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thordendal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Proudstar is keeping the position for now.
Proudstar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thordendal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Fredrik Thordendal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thordendal.
James Proudstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Thordendal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Proudstar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Thordendal. Beautiful body shot.
Thordendal scores with a decent looking hook.
Thordendal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudstar.
Proudstar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thordendal to score with a decent uppercut.
Proudstar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Proudstar throws out a leg kick but Thordendal moves out of range and Proudstar only half commits.
Thordendal scores with a hook.
Proudstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thordendal moves away.
Proudstar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Proudstar throws out a leg kick but Thordendal moves out of range and Proudstar only half commits.
Thordendal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proudstar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Proudstar tenderised Thordendal's leg. Thordendal is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Thordendal blocks the low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thordendal avoids the head kick by Proudstar.
Thordendal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proudstar throws out the jab.

Thordendal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Proudstar did well to prevent Thordendal getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thordendal slows the pace down in half guard.

Proudstar actively working from the bottom here.
Thordendal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Thordendal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thordendal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Thordendal!
Fredrik Thordendal is the new middleweight champion!
Fredrik Thordendal very nearly forgot to thank Steel Penn's Laundry 93% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.