PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy War (ranked 450 p4p, 62 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 456 p4p, 65 weight class). Thrym is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Are - Hollywood Undead. Rung Thrym is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

War
vs
Thrym

197 cm
39
212 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

195 cm
35
216 lbs
31 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
FORCEE

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from War.
Thrym looks like he wants to counter punch here.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
War digs a good hook to Thrym's body.
Thrym blocks a jab.

War darts in and clinches Thrym up against the cage.
Thrym lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
War tries to work over Thrym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym wants to stall.

War breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
War swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
War has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Thrym on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by War. War obviously looking to wear him down.
War checks the leg kick nicely there.
War blocks a jab.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
War lands a jab to Thrym's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thrym blocks a leg kick.
War catches Thrym with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
War misses with a body shot.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Thrym.
War lands with a cross.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
War thuds a left hand into Thrym's body.
War fails with an attempt to clinch.
War misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Thrym misses with a looping right.
War avoids the body shot from Thrym.
War throws a chopping leg kick but Thrym manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
War throws a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thrym tries to keep at a distance but War has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Thrym.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrym lands a hook that snaps the head of War backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
Thrym stalling in the clinch but War improves position.
Thrym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrym tries to stall but War uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrym has had enough of the clinch but War keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Thrym.
War works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by War.
War blocks a body shot from Thrym.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrym prevents a body shot from War.
War misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym is trying to stall.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Thrym.
War tries to throw a body punch but Thrym avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Thrym.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War misses with a body punch.
Thrym lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
War presses Thrym against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
War lands an uppercut.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.

Thrym breaks the clinch.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on War's shoulder, as War tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym tries to close the distance and clinch up but War swats him away and circles back towards the center.
War scores with a jab to the head.
War throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym misses with a hook
and War counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
War moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
War pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thrym is out of range and War settles back down.
Thrym checks a leg kick.

Thrym closes the distance and clinches.
War tries a body shot but Thrym blocks it.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
War lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrym.
Thrym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrym lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
Thrym looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
War throwing a counter right hand but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrym misses with a double jab
and War counters with an outside leg kick.
War shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from War misses
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrym checks a leg kick.
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrym throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
War lands with a nice body punch.
Thrym scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
War avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym misses with an uppercut.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War is looking to wear down Thrym with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
War looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
War works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
War misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym tries to work over War's front leg with a kick but War checks it.
War tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
War lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Thrym there.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
War stuns Thrym with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
War looks to clinch
and Thrym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holy War is winning the standup battle so far.
War with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
War lands with an overhand left.
Thrym misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym thows a left - swing and a miss!
War is looking to score with low kicks.

War moves into the clinch successfully.
Thrym is pushing War up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thrym holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thrym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
War is trying to break the clinch but Thrym is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thrym as War tries to tie him up.
War misses with some punches.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
War content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrym.
War scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym lands a right hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
Thrym stalling in the clinch but War improves position.
Still in the clinch, Thrym scores with a nice short uppercut.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrym controls his hands.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
A short right from Thrym on the inside.

Thrym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
War paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Thrym shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War thumps Thrym with a low kick.
Thrym is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
War misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Thrym tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and War is able to avoid easily.
War uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrym.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
War bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thrym's head backwards.
War scores with a leg kick.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War lands with a straight right. Thrym didn't see that one coming.
War has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from War there as he acknowledges the shot.
War misses with an uppercut.

War takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from War misses.
War looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
War tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Thrym swings for the body but War moves out of range.
Thrym tries a low kick but War avoids it.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thrym checks it well.
Thrym throws a head kick that War semi-blocks.
Thrym connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed War momentarily.
War misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
War staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by War there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and moves out of range.
War with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thrym defending well as War loads up on a big left hand.
War is looking to slow Thrym down with leg kicks.
War motions for Thrym to come forward. War throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a leg kick.
Thrym looks to land a combination but War avoids it well.
War throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thrym's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
War fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrym with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
War takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thrym throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and moves out of range.
War throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thrym was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thrym lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War misses with a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Thrym there.
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!
Nice shot by War.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Rung Thrym has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrym. Thrym circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from War.
War checks a low kick from Thrym.
War cracks the inside of Thrym's front leg.
Thrym takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
War throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
War wants to clinch.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym connects with a good right hand that stumbles War. War circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War avoids a punch combination nicely.
War feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but War moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
Thrym throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
Thrym doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
War tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.
Holy War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
War wants to clinch.
War scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by War.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
Thrym on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrym throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from War misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
War moves into range and connects with a jab.
War throws a leg kick which misses Thrym's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrym tries to avoid it.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Thrym gets tackled into the cage by War. War maintains the clinch.
War blocks an uppercut.
Thrym tries to break free but War pushes him back against the cage.
Thrym misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Holy War.
Well War has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy War!
After the fight, Holy War 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.