PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magni Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stewie stenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thor
vs
stenson

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

220 cm
22
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magni Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, stewie stenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor slips a straight right by stenson.
stenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Thor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thor lands in his opponent's guard.
stenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
stenson striking off his back but it's not causing Thor any problems.
stenson wants to stand but Thor is controlling the position.
Thor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
stenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

stenson is looking for a triangle but Thor pushes his legs off easily.
Thor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of stenson's head.

stenson working for a triangle but Thor defends it easily.
stenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor connects with a couple of short punches.
Thor is breathing heavily.
stenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thor is one step ahead there.
stenson wants to stand and escape but Thor is having none of it.
stenson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Thor wants to pass the guard but stenson is keeping the position.
Thor trying to control but stenson is working from the bottom.

stenson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thor has passed into half guard!
Thor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks stenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
stenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
stenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if stenson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
stenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thor content to control rather than advance.
Thor winds up and cracks stenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
stenson taking some punishment here, with Thor in his half guard.
stenson gets full guard.
stenson wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.
stenson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
stenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thor thows a big elbow that misses.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but stenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
stenson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
stenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Thor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thor is one step ahead there.

stenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

stenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

stenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thor wants to control from the top but stenson keeps moving.
Thor with a nice head shot there.
Thor cracks stenson with a solid left hand.
Thor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of stenson's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
stenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
stenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stenson lands strikes from half guard.
stenson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
stenson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
stenson scoring with strikes but Thor is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor taking shots to the head.
stenson avoids the attempt from Thor to control.
Thor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thor is working hard here to advance position.
stenson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
stenson scoring with strikes but Thor is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
stenson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thor hang on?
stenson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thor tries to hold on but stenson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magni Thor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
stenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
stenson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thor scoring with strikes but stenson is staying in there.
stenson is looking to improve his position but Thor isn't that keen on the idea.
Thor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
stenson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
stenson tries to get to full guard but Thor has control of the leg.
Thor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Thor there.
Magni Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
stenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
stenson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thor!
stenson lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor is in a horrible position here. stenson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
stenson lands a nice shot to the head.
stenson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
stenson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thor hang on?
Thor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thor regains half guard.
stenson prevents Thor from improving his position.
stenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thor is trying to get back to full guard.
stenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
stenson throwing shots but Thor is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
stenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Thor has wrist control.

stenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and stenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
stenson fails with the takedown

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into side control. stenson won't be happy with that.
stenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

stenson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
stenson tries to clinch but Thor moves away

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor is looking to advance position but stenson won't allow it.
stenson moves into full guard.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but stenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thor throwing strikes from guard but stenson blocks nicely.
Thor preventing the sweep.
stenson keeping moving, preventing Thor from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by stenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stenson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
stenson is trying to stand up here but Thor is controlling him well.
Thor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
stenson is trying to stand.
stenson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
stenson wants to get back to his feet.
stenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
stenson moves into full guard.

stenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thor preventing the sweep.
Thor cracks stenson with a solid left hand.
Thor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stenson tries to bench press Thor off him but Thor keeps the position.
stenson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

stenson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
stenson is looking to regain half guard here but Thor keeps moving and retains side control.
stenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Thor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
stenson is still in real trouble! Can Thor finish him?
stenson is looking to improve his position but Thor isn't that keen on the idea.
Thor lands a heavy elbow.
Thor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor working the ground and pound effectively.
Thor lands a big elbow.
stenson can't escape the position.
stenson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magni Thor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stenson's waist but stenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thor off to one side.
Thor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stenson tries to avoid it but Thor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stenson to the ground. stenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
stenson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magni Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stenson is fending him off so far but Thor persists. Nope, stenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Thor or perhaps it was just good defense by stenson which made him look bad.
Thor looks for a takedown but stenson sprawls well.
stenson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt

and Thor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in stenson's guard now.

stenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Thor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
stenson wants to stand up but Thor is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

stenson is looking for a triangle but Thor pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor cracks stenson with a solid left hand.
stenson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
stenson keeping moving, preventing Thor from controlling successfully.
Thor preventing the sweep.
Thor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. stenson is keeping the position for now.
Thor preventing the sweep.
stenson wants to stand and escape but Thor is having none of it.
stenson has momentary wrist control but Thor slips an elbow through the middle.
Thor won't allow stenson to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
stenson tries to clinch up

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thor prevents stenson from standing back up.
Thor wants to control but stenson is keeping him busy.
stenson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that stenson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
stenson wants to sweep but no luck.
stenson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thor trying to control but stenson is working from the bottom.
Thor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

stenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thor is working stenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thor is looking to work some ground and pound but stenson has wrist control.
Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thor passes into half guard.
Thor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks stenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thor in particular looking to stall.
Thor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stenson tries to roll over but Thor keeps him under control.
stenson punching from the bottom.
stenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
stenson is looking to stand up but Thor isn't so interested in that idea.
stenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
stenson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thor!
stenson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as stenson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
stenson is thwarting Thor's attempts to control the position.
stenson working Thor over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor taking some punishment here, with stenson in his half guard.
stenson working the head and body with strikes.
Thor moves into full guard.
stenson throwing strikes but missing.
stenson wants to get up but he can't break Thor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
stenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
stenson looking to pass the guard.
stenson landing some decent shots from guard.
stenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
stenson thows a big elbow that misses.
stewie stenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
stenson chips away with some ground and pound.
stenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
stenson tests Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
stenson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into side control. stenson won't be happy with that.
stenson is pushing Thor's head away, looking to escape. Thor manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magni Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magni Thor!