PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svend Thorsby (ranked 1716 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 46 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorsby
vs
Riku

209 cm
25
260
7 - 4 - 1

175 cm
48
163
50 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thorsby rushes Riku and presses him up against the cage.
Thorsby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rikus head.
Riku letting Thorsby take a breather here.
Thorsby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riku backwards.
Riku wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorsby won't allow it.
Thorsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rikus head.
Thorsby slows down the pace here.
Thorsby is stalling here.
Thorsby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thorsby tries a body shot but Riku blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby misses with the head strike.
Riku wants to get back to striking at distance but Thorsby won't allow it.
Riku misses with the head strike.
Thorsby has Riku pressed against the cage, preventing Riku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riku backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku tries to circle away but Thorsby has him pinned against the cage.
Riku is trying to force a seperation but Thorsby has the dominant position.
Riku tries to work over Thorsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsby.
Thorsby just leaning against Riku, taking a breather.
Thorsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Thorsby.
Thorsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riku stalling the fight.
A short left from Thorsby.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Thorsby has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsby.

Riku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsby throws a lazy head kick
and Riku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Thorsby misses.
Riku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsby misses with a shot to the body
and Riku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thorsby rushes Riku and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku tries to throw a body punch but Thorsby avoids it by throwing Riku back against the cage.
Thorsby prevents a body shot from Riku.

Riku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thorsby closes the distance and pushes Riku back into the cage.
Thorsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riku throws a head punch that misses.
Riku is trying to break free.
Thorsby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thorsby.
Riku trying to stall but Thorsby improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riku.
Good body shot from Thorsby.
Thorsby slowing the pace effectively.
Thorsby tries a body shot but Riku blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riku.
Riku misses with a body punch.
A short right from Riku on the inside.
Riku misses with a punch on the inside.

Thorsby drops Riku onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Riku is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Riku is trying to push Thorsby away but Thorsby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Thorsby has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsby prevents Riku from breaking the clinch.
Thorsby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Riku is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Riku pressed against the cage. Thorsby frees himself up and cracks Riku with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Riku crumples to the floor, out cold! Thorsby jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
During a confident post fight interview, Svend Thorsby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.