PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Thunder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Troy
vs
Thunder

185 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troy.
Troy cracks Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder takes one to the side of the head.
Thunder thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Troy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Troy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thunder scores with a body shot.
Good work by Troy as he checks the leg kick.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder motions for Troy to come forward. Thunder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Troy throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troy, as that shot connected.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunder.
Troy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thunder swinging wilding here.
Troy checks a leg kick.
Troy cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troy checks it well.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Thunder tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Troy dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
Troy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
Troy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy jabs Thunder right on the nose. Thunder blinks but takes it well.
Troy dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
Thunder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Troy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder looks gassed!
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troy rather than just go for the knockout.
Thunder misses with a looping left.
Thunder misses with a looping left.
Troy lands a jab to the head.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troy.
Troy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Troy moves out of range of the strikes.
Troy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Troy digs a good hook to Thunder's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder misses the jab.
Thunder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Troy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunder backs up against the cage.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troy finds it's way round the side to connect with Thunder's head.
Thunder walks into a left hand.
Troy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunder has time to react.
Troy scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy catches Thunder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Troy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thunder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Troy misses with a combination
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Troy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunder on the side of the head.
Thunder tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Thunder throws a combination that misses
and Troy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Troy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Troy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab lands there for Troy.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troy, as that shot connected.
Thunder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Troy thuds a left hand into Thunder's body.
Troy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Troy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Troy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thunder takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Troy scores with a three punch combo!
Troy connects with a single shot there.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Troy moves away and avoids it.
Troy punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Troy connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Troy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder clinches but Troy breaks the clinch
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy scores with a jab.
Troy connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunder throws a right hand that Troy ducks under and follows up with a left that Troy also avoids with ease.
Troy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ken Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Troy lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunder's head.
Troy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Troy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Troy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thunder walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Troy with a jab.
Troy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy scores with a hook.
Troy cracks Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick.
Troy cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Troy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thunder.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Troy throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thunder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Troy has got the better of the exchanges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Troy.
Thunder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troy counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Troy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
Thunder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy lands a jab to Thunder's midsection.
Troy cracks Thunder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Troy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Troy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunder backs up against the cage.
Thunder throws a hook but Troy avoids it easily.
Troy tests Thunder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Troy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder throws a combination that misses
and Troy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.
Ken Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Troy with a hook.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy throws out a powerful jab.
Troy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy lunges at Thunder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunder's hand.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Troy duly obliges.
Troy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Troy lands a slapping body shot.
Thunder moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troy tests Thunder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Troy checks a leg kick.
Thunder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Troy to score with a decent uppercut.
Thunder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Troy connects with a body shot.
Thunder throws a right hand that Troy ducks under and follows up with a left that Troy also avoids with ease.
Troy lands a right hook to the body.
A cross from Troy lands.
Thunder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.
Troy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunder. Thunder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Troy scores with a jab to the body.
Troy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Thunder ducks right into an uppercut from Troy.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Troy is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy clobbers Thunder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Troy. That snapped Thunder's head back.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Troy lands a body shot.
Troy scores with a body shot.
Ken Troy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Troy.
Troy catches Thunder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Troy moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Troy backs up against the cage.
Thunder drops his hands momentarily and Troy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Troy connects with a right hand. Thunder shakes it off.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Thunder throws a front kick aimed at Troy's knee but Troy avoids it well.
Troy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Troy scores with a nice head shot.
Troy digs a good body shot into Thunder's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Troy.
Thunder tries to clinch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thunder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tommy Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Troy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troy 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Troy!