PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryuji Danma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Danma
vs
Thunder

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryuji Danma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Thunder!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danma shoots in but no luck this time.
Danma fails with a takedown attempt.
Danma shoots in and drives through. Thunder sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuji Danma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Danma with that takedown attempt.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Danma avoids them all with ease.
Danma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunder's waist but Thunder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danma off to one side.
Thunder lands with a straight right. Danma didn't see that one coming.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Danma shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Thunder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ryuji Danma has been cut.
Danma avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danma shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Danma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thunder won't allow Danma to pass to mount.
Thunder is trying to stand up here but Danma is controlling him well.
Thunder looks gassed!
Danma is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
Danma is pressing down on Thunder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thunder is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danma is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to escape.
Danma is looking to pass Thunder's guard but actually Thunder recovers to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Danma fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danma looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.
Danma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunder to score with a decent uppercut.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryuji Danma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder stuffs the takedown attempt from Danma. Danma gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Thunder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuji Danma's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thunder pinned against the cage. Thunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunder as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuji Danma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danma shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Thunder takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thunder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunder but Thunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danma could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Danma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunder tries to bum rush Danma with a series of wild strikes but Danma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danma shoots for a double leg takedown but Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Danma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thunder swinging wilding here.
Danma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bob Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danma takes one to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Danma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danma shoots in and drives through. Thunder sprawls well.
Danma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thunder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Danma is rocked!
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danma showed some decent athleticism there.
Danma trying to advance position but Thunder counters by regaining guard.

Thunder kicks Danma off and gets to his feet.
Danma tries for a takedown but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Thunder.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryuji Danma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danma misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danma fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuji Danma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danma closes the distance and clinches up with Thunder, looking for a takedown. Danma pushes Thunder against the cage but Thunder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danma slips a straight right by Thunder.
Nice takedown defense from Thunder. No joy for Danma on that attempt.
Danma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder stuffs the takedown.
Thunder fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Danma persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Danma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danma fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danma shoots in looking for a takedown. Thunder tries to sprawl out of it but Danma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thunder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Danma or perhaps it was just good defense by Thunder which made him look bad.
Danma shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Danma misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Thunder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danma, pushing him back against the cage.

Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danma shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danma shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryuji Danma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Thunder!