PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora has chosen Helmet - Unsung as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thor
vs
Feitsora

192 cm
28
213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Feitsora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feitsora motions for Thor to come forward. Feitsora throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Feitsora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thor.
Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
Feitsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Feitsora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
Feitsora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Feitsora has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thor is looking to chop away at Feitsora's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Feitsora. Thor shrugs it off though.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Feitsora throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
Feitsora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Feitsora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feitsora is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Feitsora.
Thor misses with the combination.

Feitsora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feitsora misses with a knee to the head.
Thor tries to break the clinch but Feitsora is controlling the position.
Thor takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Feitsora lands an elbow just above Thor 's eye.
Feitsora misses with a knee strike.
Feitsora has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.

Thor manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Feitsora drives through and clinches with Thor against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thor.
Thor pushes Feitsora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Feitsora looking to throw knees to the head but Thor is blocking nicely.
Thor stalling in the clinch but Feitsora improves position.
Thor blocking some punches.
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thor is trying to push Feitsora away but Feitsora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Feitsora trying to land knees to the body.
Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Thor fails to land.
Feitsora throws a punch but it's blocked by Thor.
Feitsora is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Feitsora throws an elbow but misses.
Thor lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Feitsora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thor avoids it.

Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Feitsora throws a sloppy head kick and Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Feitsora blocks a jab.
Feitsora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thor.
Thor scoring well with a low kick there.
Thor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thor throws a leg kick but Feitsora sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Feitsora needs to keep his hands up - Thor had a free shot at his head there.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Thor 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor lands a front kick.
Thor clobbers Feitsora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor connects with a body shot that sends Feitsora's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Feitsora misses its intended target.
Feitsora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feitsora.
Feitsora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thor. Thor obviously looking to wear him down.
Feitsora throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feitsora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Feitsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feitsora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor lands a nice shot that snaps Feitsora's head back.

It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Jab, jab by Feitsora - just one landing.

Feitsora moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Thor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Feitsora throws a low kick but Thor avoids it.
Thor swings for the body but Feitsora moves out of range.
Feitsora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Feitsora saw that one coming.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feitsora.
Feitsora scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Feitsora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Feitsora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thor looks to land a right hand but Feitsora moved out of range.
Thor tests Feitsora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Feitsora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Feitsora has closed the distance and engaged Thor in a clinch.
Feitsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Feitsora throws an elbow but misses.
Feitsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Feitsora.
Feitsora throws an elbow but it misses.
Thor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Feitsora up against the cage.
Feitsora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thor blocks it with crossed arms.
Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Feitsora controls the action.
Feitsora blocks a body shot from Thor.
Thor dodges an elbow strike from Feitsora.
Thor working aggressively here.
Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Feitsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thor backwards.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Feitsora pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Feitsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Feitsora tries to work over Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thor.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thor lands an uppercut.
Feitsora connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thor's face.
I was talking to Thor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Feitsora tries a body shot but Thor blocks it.
Thor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feitsora landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Thor as the two fighters clinch.
Thor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thor blocks an uppercut.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Feitsora moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Feitsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Feitsora.

Hans Thor's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hans Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Feitsora moves away and avoids it.
Thor throws a big shot that misses.
Feitsora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thor misses with an uppercut
and Feitsora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thor's knee momentarily.
Feitsora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thor slips under a jab from Feitsora.
Feitsora slips under a jab from Thor.
A head kick from Feitsora lands but Thor takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Feitsora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora connects with a solid leg kick.
Feitsora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses
and Thor counters with a nice uppercut.
Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thor moves out of range as Feitsora strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Feitsora blocks the leg kick.

Feitsora gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thor.
Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Feitsora.
Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Feitsora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hans Thor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Feitsora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Feitsora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feitsora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Feitsora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feitsora misses with a kick to the body
and Thor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Feitsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thor misses with a body shot.
Feitsora wants to slow Thor down by chopping away at his legs.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feitsora slips under a jab from Thor.
Feitsora tries to land a front kick but Thor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Feitsora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feitsora wants to clinch.
Feitsora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Thor circles away.
Feitsora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Feitsora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feitsora is trying to stall.
Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Feitsora lands a good knee to the midsection. Thor won't want to take too many of those.
Feitsora misses with an elbow over the top.
Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Feitsora lands an elbow inside that Thor shrugs off.
A short right from Thor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feitsora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora stalling against the cage.
Thor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thor taking a breather.
Feitsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Feitsora working Thor over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feitsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thors head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Feitsora is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thor is keeping busy.
Thor is trying to break free.
Feitsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Feitsora.
Feitsora creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thor's defenses.
Thor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feitsora has him pressed against the cage.
Thor misses with some punches.
Thor tries a body shot but Feitsora blocks it.
Thor lands an uppercut.
Feitsora comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Hans Thor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Feitsora scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyaro Feitsora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jeez, Hans Thor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Feitsora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thor backwards.

Thor breaks the clinch.
Thor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Feitsora. Feitsora obviously looking to wear him down.
Feitsora is looking to land body kicks.
Thor scores with a leg kick.
Feitsora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Feitsora takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thor swings for the body but Feitsora moves out of range.
Thor blocks the body kick.
Thor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feitsora was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor.
A head kick from Feitsora lands but Thor takes it in his stride.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiyaro Feitsora!
Tiyaro Feitsora 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.