PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Sanderrs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanderrs
vs
Thorn

192 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Sanderrs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanderrs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanderrs misses with a combination

and Thorn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thorn.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Luke Sanderrs has been cut.
Sanderrs blocks an elbow strike.
Sanderrs tries to break the clinch but Thorn is controlling the position.
Sanderrs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Damian Thorn has been cut.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Thorn cracks Sanderrs with a nice body shot.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanderrs tries to pull guard but Thorn holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sanderrs drops back down to his feet.
Sanderrs working hard to break the clinch.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorn breaks the clinch.
Thorn misses with the combination.
Sanderrs feints a jab promting Thorn to slip. Sanderrs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn is looking to land body kicks.
Sanderrs throws a right hand that Thorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorn also avoids with ease.
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Thorn clinches with his opponent.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanderrs looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanderrs.
Sanderrs throws a lazy body kick
and Thorn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanderrs back to the ropes. Thorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanderrs tries to clinch up.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Sanderrs. Beautiful body shot.
Thorn motions for Sanderrs to come forward. Thorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn wants to clinch up but Sanderrs keeps it at a distance.
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanderrs throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sanderrs. Those never looked like landing.
Thorn slips under a jab from Sanderrs.
Sanderrs ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderrs is breathing heavily.
Sanderrs works over Thorn's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanderrs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanderrs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanderrs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Thorn rushes Sanderrs and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanderrs shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorn sprawls well. He's pushed Sanderrs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Thorn darts in and clinches Sanderrs up against the ropes.

Thorn breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thorn - that will leave a mark!
Thorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanderrs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
Sanderrs dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
Sanderrs avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn scores with a spinning back kick!
Thorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanderrs doesn't manage to clinch there - Thorn circles away.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanderrs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanderrs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanderrs's head.
Thorn misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Thorn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanderrs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanderrs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thorn swivels and escapes.
Luke Sanderrs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn tries to bum rush Sanderrs with a series of wild strikes but Sanderrs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanderrs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thorn lands a right hook to the body.
Thorn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sanderrs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderrs tries to land a front kick but Thorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Thorn. Those never looked like landing.

Thorn rushes Sanderrs and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderrs is trying to pull guard but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damian Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Thorn has Sanderrs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanderrs.
Thorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanderrs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanderrs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs has a takedown stuffed.
Sanderrs moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Sanderrs avoids it well.
Thorn tries to clinch up but Sanderrs circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorn misses with a kick to the body.
Thorn swinging wildly here.
Sanderrs connects with a jab.
Thorn misses with a wild combination.
Thorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs connects with a body shot that sends Thorn's belly button to the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanderrs wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Thorn tries to clinch up.
Sanderrs avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Thorn leaves Sanderrs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Thorn moves into range and clinches up with Sanderrs.
Thorn wants to break free but Sanderrs has control.
Sanderrs has Thorn pressed against the ropes, preventing Thorn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanderrs is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorn gets an underhook and turns Sanderrs into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs wants to take the fight to the mat but Thorn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Sanderrs is trying to break the clinch but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes.
Sanderrs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorn just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Thorn breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thorn. That's going to slow Sanderrs down.
Damian Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanderrs.
Thorn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanderrs eats them both and turns towards Thorn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luke Sanderrs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thorn has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanderrs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanderrs avoids the damage to the body.
Sanderrs wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderrs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanderrs misses with a two punch combination.
Thorn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanderrs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanderrs tries to clinch up.
Sanderrs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorn but Thorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanderrs shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Thorn. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanderrs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanderrs. That did some damage!
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Thorn connects with the punch.
Sanderrs misses with a double jab.
Thorn lands with a nice body punch.
Thorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanderrs.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thorn is looking to slow Sanderrs down with leg kicks.

Thorn instigates a clinch.
Sanderrs stalling in the clinch but Thorn improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderrs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanderrs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorn to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderrs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Thorn.
Sanderrs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to avoid it but Sanderrs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thorn to the ground. Thorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Sanderrs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderrs misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorn lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn works the jab nicely.
Sanderrs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thorn avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Sanderrs misses.
Thorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanderrs backs up against the ropes.
Sanderrs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorn defends it nicely.
Thorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanderrs's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanderrs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanderrs feints a jab promting Thorn to slip. Sanderrs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thorn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thorn swinging wildly here.
Luke Sanderrs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.

Sanderrs moves into the clinch.
Damian Thorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Sanderrs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn throws a head kick that Sanderrs semi-blocks.
Damian Thorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanderrs is looking to clinch but Thorn is avoiding it.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Sanderrs.
Sanderrs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Thorn. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorn slips a jab and a cross from Sanderrs.
Thorn thumps Sanderrs with a low kick.
Sanderrs shoots in for a double leg but Thorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanderrs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Thorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Thorn!