PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frontier Justice (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?

Justice
vs
Thermandin

205 cm
33
220 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

180 cm
34
202 lbs
28 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thermandin defends it nicely.
Thermandin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thermandin's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thermandin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thermandin throws a body kick that misses.
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thermandin swivels and escapes.

Thermandin has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice tries to pull guard but Thermandin won't allow it.
Justice prevents a body shot from Thermandin.
Justice working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to pull guard but Thermandin has him pressed against the cage.
Justice is trying to break free.
Thermandin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thermandin tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justice is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.
Justice is trying to stall.
Justice pressing his opponent against the cage.

Justice breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin misses with a body kick.
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thermandin defends it nicely.
Justice tries to clinch up.
Justice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Justice wants to clinch
and Thermandin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thermandin throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thermandin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice tries to clinch up but Thermandin circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thermandin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thermandin.
Frontier Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice fails with a takedown attempt.
Thermandin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Thermandin, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Thermandin against the cage but Thermandin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justice shoots and misses
and Thermandin counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.

Thermandin drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Thermandin.
Justice can't break the clinch.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Frontier Justice has been cut.
A knee to the head by Thermandin.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Thermandin has him pressed against the cage.
Justice prevents a body shot from Thermandin.
Justice has had enough of the clinch but Thermandin keeps him there for the moment.
Thermandin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice tries for a takedown but Thermandin manages to get underhooks.
Justice misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Thermandin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thermandin throws the kick towards the body but Justice avoids it.
Thermandin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice tries to clinch but Thermandin is having none of it.
Thermandin misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twelf Thermandin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frontier Justice's cut.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thermandin looks to land a body kick but Justice moved away.
Justice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thermandin defends well and Justice ends up having to push Thermandin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thermandin wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Thermandin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thermandin.
Thermandin ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Thermandin blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Justice thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thermandin misses with a low kick.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
Thermandin throws a fast counter high kick but Justice manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thermandin sprawls well. Thermandin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice avoids the body shot from Thermandin.
Justice went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Justice moves out of range as Thermandin throws a body kick.
Thermandin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thermandin.

Justice gets a clinch.
Thermandin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thermandin.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working for takedown but Thermandin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Thermandin breaks from the clinch.
Thermandin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a series of strikes. Thermandin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twelf Thermandin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thermandin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermandin throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Justice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thermandin sprawls and moves away.
Justice cracks Thermandin with a good jab.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Frontier Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Thermandin.
Justice dives in and grabs Thermandin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thermandin pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thermandin misses.
Thermandin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice throws a combination that misses
and Thermandin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thermandin stuffs the takedown.
Thermandin scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Thermandin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thermandin throws a push kick but Justice slaps the foot to one side.

Thermandin takes the fight into the clinch.
Thermandin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thermandin gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermandin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thermandin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.

Thermandin breaks the clinch.

Thermandin has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Justice is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thermandin to keep the fight standing.
Thermandin tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Thermandin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thermandin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thermandin connects with a knee to the head.

Justice is rocked!
Thermandin is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thermandin down to the mat. Thermandin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thermandin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Justice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown but Thermandin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twelf Thermandin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frontier Justice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thermandin cracks the inside of Justice's front leg.
Justice seems to have got his legs back now.
Thermandin misses with a few strikes there.
Thermandin misses with an uppercut.
Justice wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thermandin misses with a head kick.
Thermandin slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thermandin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thermandin missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Thermandin.
Twelf Thermandin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
Thermandin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Justice on the side of the head.
Thermandin misses with a hook
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thermandin lands a leg kick that knocks Justice off balance momentarily.
Thermandin keeps Justice at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Thermandin does it's job there.
Justice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thermandin backs up against the cage.
Thermandin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Thermandin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frontier Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Twelf Thermandin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thermandin scores with a leg kick.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thermandin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thermandin thuds his shin into the meat of Justice's side.
Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Thermandin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Thermandin clinches.
Thermandin tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.
Justice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Thermandin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Thermandin moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice jumps guard but Thermandin stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thermandin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thermandin misses with a knee strike.
Frontier Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermandin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Justice avoiding damage as Thermandin throws knees to the body.
Thermandin looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Thermandin landing knees to the body.
Thermandin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Justice is trying to drag Thermandin to the mat but Thermandin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thermandin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin lands a shot to the body.
Thermandin tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Thermandin scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thermandin.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Thermandin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Thermandin working Justice over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thermandin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thermandin throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twelf Thermandin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thermandin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twelf Thermandin!
Post fight, Twelf Thermandin took to the microphone: 'Lunar is a real legend, but his acquired immune deficiency syndrome clearly showed today. To all witnesses,stay away from trannies and get tested'.