PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floppy McPoppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dickie Thon enters the cage!

McPoppins
vs
Thon

180 cm
24
163 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

170 cm
30
155 lbs
11 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floppy McPoppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPoppins wants to clinch up but Thon keeps it at a distance.
McPoppins tries to clinch up but Thon circles away and keeps his distance.
Thon misses with a wild body shot.
Thon swings away with a body shot that misses
and McPoppins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

McPoppins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thon struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

McPoppins is looking for a kimura but Thon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McPoppins to get the leverage.
McPoppins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McPoppins thows a huge punch but Thon dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thon gets full guard.
Thon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Thon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McPoppins's head.
McPoppins is looking to control Thon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McPoppins avoid being mounted?
McPoppins manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPoppins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thon scoring with some ground and pound.
McPoppins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McPoppins is trying to control the position but Thon postures up.
McPoppins wants to sweep but no luck.

McPoppins looking for a guillotine here but Thon defends easily.
Thon postures up and lands a big shot to McPoppins's brow.
Thon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McPoppins wants to sweep here but Thon controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thon throws an elbow that misses. McPoppins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thon's guard. Nice move by McPoppins!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McPoppins wanted to stand there but Thon had control of the position.
McPoppins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thon keeping moving, preventing McPoppins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thon is controlling McPoppins's posture.
McPoppins trying to control the position from guard on top but Thon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPoppins stopping the sweep attempt from Thon.
McPoppins throws a strike but Thon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McPoppins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thon pushes down on McPoppins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thon 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.
Thon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPoppins trying to control from the bottom.
McPoppins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thon.
Thon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McPoppins defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Thon there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McPoppins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPoppins moves into full guard.
Thon landing some decent shots from guard.
McPoppins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McPoppins working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPoppins is trying to control the position but Thon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Thon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McPoppins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McPoppins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McPoppins's back!
McPoppins tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McPoppins looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thon working McPoppins over with strikes here.

McPoppins is rocked!
Thon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh McPoppins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thon landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McPoppins takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Thon's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dickie Thon!