PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thornton
vs
Strange

224 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vicente Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Strange!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Thornton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strange is fending him off so far but Thornton persists. Nope, Strange circles away and we're back to standing.
Strange feints the counter takedown.
Strange looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thornton closes the distance and clinches up with Strange, looking for a takedown. Thornton pushes Strange against the cage but Strange circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strange wants to counter with a clinch but Thornton pushes him away.
Strange 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.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt - Strange sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thornton shoots for a double leg takedown but Strange sprawls well. He's pushed Thornton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thornton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thornton.
And Strange tries to counter it with a takedown but Thornton pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thornton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thornton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strange blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thornton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thornton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Strange to regain full guard.
Thornton throwing strikes from guard but Strange blocks nicely.
Thornton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thornton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thornton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thornton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strange has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton stopping the sweep attempt from Strange.
Thornton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thornton is working Strange over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thornton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strange works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thornton throws a strike but Strange rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thornton has his hands on Strange's head, controlling the position.
Strange postures up.
Strange trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thornton wants to sweep here but Strange controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton has his hands on Strange's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton trying to control the position.
Thornton has control of Strange's left arm, preventing Strange from doing any damage.
Strange scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thornton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Strange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strange won't allow Thornton to sweep him here.
Thornton looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strange with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Strange is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thornton trying to keep a closed guard but Strange is proving a slippery customer.
Strange content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strange trying to control but Thornton is working from the bottom.
Strange postures up.
Strange wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thornton throws a lazy head kick

and Strange counters with a single leg into guard. Thornton didn't expect that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Strange is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Strange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Strange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vicente Thornton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thornton darts in looking for a takedown but Strange gets double underhooks and turns Thornton into the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Strange misses.

Thornton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Thornton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Strange has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thornton but great work by Strange.
Thornton regains half guard.
Strange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton is doing well to control the position and prevent Strange from advancing to side control.
Strange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thornton keeps working.
Vicente Thornton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton is looking for a sweep. Strange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Strange 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.

Thornton is defending against the submission attempts here by Strange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strange is trying to work for a kimura but Thornton is defending well.
Thornton wants to control but Strange is keeping busy.
Thornton is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thornton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strange.
Thornton scores with a few weak punches.
Thornton is looking for a sweep. Strange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Strange is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thornton sees it coming and defends easily.
Thornton trying to control here.

Strange is looking for a kimura here.
Thornton trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strange lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strange lands a nice short elbow.
Thornton trying to control from the bottom.
Thornton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Strange is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Strange maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thornton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Strange has cracked it and Thornton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Strange!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Strange!