PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beaver Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wayne
vs
Thorne

178 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaver Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorne throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Thorne tries to clinch up.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorne moves away.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Thorne avoids it well.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Thorne's body.

Wayne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorne, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Wayne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne taking a breather.
Wayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Wayne crunches a lovely knee into Thorne's ribcage.
Wayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorne avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne connects with a knee to the head.
Wayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorne's brow.
Wayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorne is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wayne throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Thorne crunches a lovely knee into Wayne's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne avoids a wild elbow strike from Wayne.
Thorne is pushing Wayne up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wayne lands an elbow inside.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne looking to slow down the pace here.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Thorne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne lands a knee to the body.
Thorne looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne blocks the elbow strike.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Beaver Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Beaver Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wayne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beaver Wayne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Thorne holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorne has his back to the ropes.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Larry Thorne's cut even more.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Thorne working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Wayne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Thorne throws knees to the body.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne looking to throw knees to the head but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Wayne lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Thorne 's eye.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wayne obliges.
Thorne misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Larry Thorne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Thorne pushes off an throws an elbow but Wayne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorne controls his hands.
Thorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorne's face.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne working Thorne over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beaver Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorne.
Wayne cracks Thorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thorne scores with a head kick. Wayne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorne tries to clinch but Wayne moves away
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thorne misses with a low kick as Wayne jumps back.
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne cracks Thorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thorne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Thorne checks it.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Thorne.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne lands with a hook. Thorne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Thorne slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Wayne scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorne throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thorne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thorne motions for Wayne to come forward. Thorne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thorne tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Thorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Larry Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Thorne avoiding damage as Wayne throws knees to the body.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Thorne in his tracks for a moment.

Larry Thorne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the ropes.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thorne has his back to the ropes.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorne avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wayne obliges.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thornes head.
Thorne working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorne's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Larry Thorne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beaver Wayne!