PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Thorne (ranked 4578 p4p, 4579 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 518 p4p, 521 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thorne
vs
Tavarius

190 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
260
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathaniel Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tavarius moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
Thorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavarius throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
The referee calls for Thorne to work.
Thorne stalling the fight.
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tavarius up against the cage.
Thorne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne has Tavarius pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathaniel Thorne.
Thorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavarius.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tavarius has managed to clinch.
Tavarius being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarius.
Stalling in the clinch from Thorne.
Tavarius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorne could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thorne working aggressively here.
Thorne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Tavarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorne controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Tavarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavarius swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavarius blocking some punches.
Tavarius has a couple of punches blocked by Thorne.
A head punch on the inside from Tavarius fails to land.
Tavarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorne struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavarius controls his hands.
Tavarius is trying to break free.
Richard Tavarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

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 Nathaniel Thorne.
Well Thorne 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Nathaniel Thorne!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Nathaniel Thorne!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Nathaniel Thorne!

Nathaniel Thorne wins by unanimous decision!