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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stuber Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuber Jr has chosen Crank That (Travis barker Remix) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Stuber Jr!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuber Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stuber Jr looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thunder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thunder passes the guard and advances to mount!
Thunder with shots to the head and body - Stuber Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder working for a guillotine from mount but Stuber Jr is in no mood to give up.
Thunder mounts Stuber Jr! Really nice guard pass there!
Stuber Jr is looking to improve his position but Thunder isn't that keen on the idea.
Thunder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thunder working for a submission but Stuber Jr is keeping him at bay.
Thunder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stuber Jr?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stuber Jr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stuber Jr!
Thunder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stuber Jr won't allow Thunder to get back to his feet.
Stuber Jr wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Stuber Jr preventing the sweep.
Thunder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stuber Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thunder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stuber Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stuber Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stuber Jr preventing the sweep.
Thunder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stuber Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Thunder trying to control the position here.
Stuber Jr trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stuber Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stuber Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thunder 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Stuber Jr from controlling successfully.
Thunder throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stuber Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Thunder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stuber Jr wants to stand but Thunder is controlling his arm.
Thunder is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thunder wants to improve his position but Stuber Jr is controlling well.
Thunder gets full guard.
Thunder looking for a guillotine here but Stuber Jr defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Thunder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thunder has gone for a leg lock! Stuber Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thunder's guard.
Thunder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stuber Jr won't allow Thunder to sweep him here.
Stuber Jr prevents Thunder from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunder working for a triangle but Stuber Jr defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stuber Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Thunder looking to pass the guard.
Thunder won't allow Stuber Jr to sweep him here.
Stuber Jr controls Thunder momentarily but Thunder frees himself.
Thunder trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stuber Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stuber Jr looking to pass the guard.
Stuber Jr trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Stuber Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thunder kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thunder misses with a takedown
and Stuber Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stuber Jr breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt
and Stuber Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thunder gets full guard.
Stuber Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thunder controlling Stuber Jr's posture.
Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunder is trying to keep Stuber Jr in close.
Stuber Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stuber Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thunder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thunder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stuber Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thunder looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stuber Jr has picked Thunder up and slammed him! Thunder can't keep hold of the triangle and Stuber Jr manages to pass to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thunder manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stuber Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
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!
Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stuber Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stuber Jr won't allow Thunder to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Thunder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stuber Jr misses with a double jab.
Stuber Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thunder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thunder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thunder is looking to advance position but Stuber Jr won't allow it.
Stuber Jr is staying active underneath Thunder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stuber Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Thunder.
Stuber Jr trying to hold on to Thunder's head to control him but Thunder postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder moves nicely into side control.
Thunder stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stuber Jr misses with a takedown
and Thunder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stuber Jr won't be happy with that.
Stuber Jr is trying to control Thunder's posture but Thunder avoids it.
Stuber Jr pushes Thunder away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thunder gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stuber Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunder wants to control but Stuber Jr is keeping him busy.
Thunder is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stuber Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trent Thunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunder advances nicely into full mount.
Thunder has hold of Stuber Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stuber Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fails to advance to Stuber Jr's back.
Thunder looking for a guillotine from mount but Stuber Jr is having none of it.
Thunder with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thunder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thomas Stuber Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
BOOM! Thunder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thunder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stuber Jr is surviving well by controlling Thunder's body position as best he can.
Thunder looking to secure an arm triangle but Stuber Jr defends it well.
Thunder wants to control the pace but Stuber Jr is squirming around nicely.
Thunder goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stuber Jr is on top in guard.
Thunder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunder, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Thunder!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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