PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. Mike Thorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thorn
vs
Kint

180 cm
29
202 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

189 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorn throws a jab when Kint was well out of range.

Kint has Thorn up against the cage in a clinch.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kint wants to clinch.
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kint looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kint looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorn is just out of range.
Kint ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a hook. Kint ducked under it nicely.
Thorn connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Roger Kint has been cut.
Kint just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mike Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorn throws a body punch but Kint moves out of range.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Thorn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kint goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorn.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kint moves away.
Thorn misses with a straight left.
Thorn looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Thorn misses its intended target.
Kint misses with a looping left.
Kint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kint.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kint circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Kint moves out of range.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Thorn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kint shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
Kint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Kint digs a good body shot into Thorn's ribs.
Thorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thorn wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kint.
Kint can't get the takedown.
Mike Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Kint.
Thorn'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.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Kint keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint has Thorn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thorn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thorn breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Kint's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn slips a jab from Kint.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorn.
Kint shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Kint doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.
Kint wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Kint misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thorn works Kint's body with a nice hook.
Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Thorn as Kint shoots in.
Mike Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Kint.
Kint slips a jab from Thorn.
Mike Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Kint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Thorn - just one landing.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kint was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Kint slips under a jab from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a left hand
and Kint counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn throws a body punch but Kint moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Kint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kint.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Kint moved out of range.
Mike Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Kint fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kint pushes Thorn up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kint tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Kint controls the action.
Kint goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint slips a straight right by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a lunging right hand

and Kint counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thorn!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kint forces the positional change into back control.

Thorn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kint's arms.
Well, with Kint on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thorn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Thorn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kint has got one arm under Thorn's chin. This could be trouble... Thorn trying to control the other hand but Kint gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Thorn has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Kint!