PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Marcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin park - Not alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorn
vs
Marcy

225 cm
25
282 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Marcy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thorn gets a clinch.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marcy.
Thorn connects with a high kick.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Marcy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thorn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thorn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marcy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marcy in side control, throwing shots but Thorn defends.
Marcy working the head with strikes.
Marcy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thorn down.
The strikes coming from Marcy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marcy scoring with punches from side control.
Marcy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thorn to see if he's OK.
Thorn is trying to control Marcy's posture but Marcy avoids it.
Marcy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marcy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thorn is avoiding damage well.
Thorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marcy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Marcy grinds an elbow into Thorn's temple.
Thorn taking a bit of punishment here - Marcy scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marcy tries to score with some ground and pound. Thorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marcy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thorn is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Marcy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thorn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marcy connects with a decent elbow.
Marcy throws an elbow but Thorn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Marcy is working Thorn over with some ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Bob Thorn has been cut.
Marcy scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcy in side control, throwing shots but Thorn defends.
Thorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Marcy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Bob Thorn's cut is getting worse.
Marcy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thorn taking punishment in the form of punches.

Bob Thorn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Thorn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Marcy!
After the fight, Joe Marcy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.