PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roch Doisneau (ranked 737 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 23 p4p, 35 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Doisneau
vs
Thorsby

185 cm
27
236
10 - 3 - 0

209 cm
25
260
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doisneau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsby connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doisneau. That did some damage!
Thorsby misses with a body shot.
Thorsby misses with a hook. Doisneau ducked under it nicely.
Thorsby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorsby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorsby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doisneau's sensitive parts.
Thorsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doisneau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby throws a sloppy head kick and Doisneau moves out of range easily.
Thorsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doisneau was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsby.
Thorsby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doisneau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thorsby missing with a left hand there. Doisneau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorsby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doisneau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorsby.
Thorsby thumps Doisneau with a low kick.
Thorsby connects with a right hand. Doisneau shakes it off.

It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.
Doisneau misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsby counters with a good low kick that Doisneau was not able to check.

Thorsby forces Doisneau back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doisneau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doisneau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doisneau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Doisneau manages to break the clinch.
Thorsby misses with a double jab
and Doisneau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorsby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doisneau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doisneau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorsby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doisneau.
Doisneau misses with a hook to the body
and Thorsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsby thumps Doisneau with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Doisneau.
Doisneau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roch Doisneau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doisneau misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsby's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thorsby duly obliges.
Doisneau throws the left hand but Thorsby avoids the punch easily.
Thorsby has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby stuns Doisneau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doisneau misses with a head kick.
Thorsby moves away from the strike by Doisneau.
Thorsby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doisneau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thorsby checks a leg kick.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doisneau checks a low kick from Thorsby.
Thorsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsby takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doisneau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorsby finds it's way round the side to connect with Doisneau's head.
Thorsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doisneau throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doisneau misses with a looping left.
Doisneau throws a lazy right hand but Thorsby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsby! But no joy.
Thorsby misses the body punch
letting Doisneau counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby wants to slow Doisneau down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsby. Those never looked like landing.
Thorsby slips under a jab from Doisneau.
Doisneau looks for the body kick but Thorsby saw that one coming.
A head kick by Doisneau misses
and Thorsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doisneau misses with a hook. Thorsby ducked under it nicely.
Thorsby misses with a body punch
and Doisneau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doisneau misses with a low kick.
Doisneau checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roch Doisneau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Thorsby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doisneau is out of range.
Thorsby works over Doisneau's head and body with a nice combination.
Doisneau thumps Thorsby with a low kick.
Doisneau looks to land a left hand but Thorsby moved out of range nicely.

Thorsby darts in and clinches Doisneau up against the cage.
Doisneau tries a body shot but Thorsby blocks it.
Thorsby leaning against his opponent.
Thorsby gets through Doisneau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doisneau wants to break free but Thorsby has control.
Doisneau prevents a body shot from Thorsby.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsby fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doisneau throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorsby.
Thorsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Doisneau.
Doisneau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doisneau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doisneau lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doisneau tries to work over Thorsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Doisneau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Thorsby slams his shin into Doisneau's torso.
Thorsby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doisneau.
Doisneau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorsby. That did some damage!
Thorsby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorsby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doisneau doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorsby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doisneau ducks under a wild hook from Thorsby.
Doisneau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorsby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thorsby tries to clinch
and Doisneau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doisneau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Doisneau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doisneau connects with a crisp jab.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doisneau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Doisneau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thorsby.
Thorsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doisneau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thorsby throws a shot from downtown. Doisneau moves away and avoids it.
Doisneau misses with a hook
and Thorsby counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorsby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorsby scores with a jab to the head.
Doisneau misses the shot to the body.
Doisneau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doisneau lands with a nice body kick.
Thorsby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svend Thorsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Doisneau misses its intended target.
Thorsby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doisneau has time to react.
Doisneau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thorsby connects with a crisp jab.
Doisneau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorsby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doisneau tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorsby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorsby ducks under a wild hook from Doisneau.
Thorsby lands a glancing blow to the side of Doisneau's head.
Thorsby swings for the body but Doisneau moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doisneau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorsby.
Thorsby misses with a double jab.
Thorsby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doisneau.
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!
Doisneau lands with a hook. Thorsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doisneau swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorsby.
Doisneau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doisneau throws a quick head kick that knocks Thorsby silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Doisneau is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roch Doisneau!
Roch Doisneau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.