PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn's entrance music is Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. A fine choice. Stone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed- Run. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thorn
vs
Stone

165 cm
21
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
148 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gavin Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stone somewhat.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorn wants to slow Stone down by chopping away at his legs.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Stone.
Thorn lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Stone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thorn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thorn lands an overhand right.
Thorn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thorn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn motions for Stone to come forward. Thorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Thorn drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn scores with a nice strike.
Thorn swinging wildly here.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.

Stone gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thorn regains guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stone stops Thorn from standing up.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorn has wrist control.
Stone forces his way into half guard.
Thorn manages to get to full guard.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thorn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thorn has his feet on Stone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt.

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Stone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorn prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marduk Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Stone.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thorn after a bit of a struggle.
Thorn lands a knee to the head.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Thorn takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Thorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorn is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thorn connects with a knee to the head.
Thorn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thorn.
Thorn stalling against the cage.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
Thorn lands a knee to the head.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thorn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.

Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thorn cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.

Thorn rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Thorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorn avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Thorn.
Stone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thorn gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.

Thorn pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorn throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marduk Thorn is winning the standup battle so far.

Thorn has managed to clinch.
Stone tries to circle away but Thorn has him pinned against the cage.
Stone is trying to pull guard but Thorn has him pressed against the cage.
Thorn tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Stone takes a shot to the head.
Thorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stone is trying to stall.
Marduk Thorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Thorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks for a takedown but Thorn sprawls well.
Thorn lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorn as he connects with a hook.
Thorn misses with the combination.

Thorn gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Thorn stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Thorn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stone.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Stone.
Thorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorn lands a right hand.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorn.
Thorn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn connects with an inside leg kick.

Stone tries to keep at a distance but Thorn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Thorn manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn lands with a shot to the body.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Thorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorn.
Thorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn clearly takes that round.
That's time! Thorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thorn connects with a body shot.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorn with a knee to the head.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thorn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn connects with a knee to the head.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marduk Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Thorn has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorn connects with a knee to the head.
Stone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thorn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Thorn with a knee to the head.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
Thorn works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
A hook to the body from Thorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn landing knees to the head.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Thorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Thorn.
Knees to the body from Thorn.

Thorn breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
Thorn connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thorn takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Thorn throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.

Thorn moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Stone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorn.
Thorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Stone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Stone.
Thorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn thumps Stone with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
Thorn lands with a cross.
Stone tries to move into range but Thorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorn is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone avoids the body shot from Thorn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thorn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marduk Thorn had his way with Gavin Stone in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorn lands with a nice combination. Stone backs away looking to recover.
Thorn tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Stone blocks the leg kick.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.

Thorn rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone has Thorn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thorn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marduk Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Stone.
Stone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thorn connects with a knee to the head.
Thorn leaning against his opponent.
Stone looking for a takedown.
Thorn misses with a knee strike.
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Thorn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thorn is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Thorn circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorn lands a high kick!

Stone is rocked!
Thorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Thorn drops Stone with a left and a right! Oh, Stone is hurt - Thorn dives into side control looking to finish!
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Thorn finish him?
Stone tries to control but Thorn manages to take his back.
Stone tries to escape the position.
Thorn slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to escape the position.
Thorn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thorn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marduk Thorn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thorn scores with a nice body kick.
Thorn circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stone drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thorn follows Stone to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marduk Thorn!
Our winner, Marduk Thorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.