PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrym comes to the cage accompanied by The Rains of Castamere. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thrym
vs
Tyrma

195 cm
23
248 lbs
9 - 0 - 1

188 cm
22
225 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut
REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyrma. That did some damage!
Thrym seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tyrma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrma blocks the body kick.
Thrym throws the kick towards the body but Tyrma avoids it.
Thrym does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyrma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Rung Thrym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrym connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thrym.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyrma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thrym connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyrma scrambles back to his feet.
Tyrma throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
Thrym half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym throws a jab when Tyrma was well out of range.
Thrym scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrym.
Thrym misses with a looping right.
Tyrma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyrma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Tyrma tries to keep at a distance but Thrym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyrma tries to circle away but Thrym has him pinned against the cage.
Thrym tries a body shot but Tyrma blocks it.
Thrym misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thrym fails to land.
Tyrma stalling in the clinch but Thrym improves position.
Tyrma has had enough of the clinch but Thrym keeps him there for the moment.
Thrym misses with the head strike.
Thrym stalling in the clinch.
Tyrma is trying to push Thrym away but Thrym has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyrma tries to break free but Thrym pushes him back against the cage.
Thrym lands with a left to the head.
Thrym displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyrma up against the cage.

Tyrma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym digs a good body shot into Tyrma's ribs.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrma's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Thrym. Those never looked like landing.
Thrym with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thrym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrym. Tyrma does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrym. That's going to slow Tyrma down.
The fighters circling - Tyrma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrym.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Tyrma ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma checks a leg kick nicely.
Thrym drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrma.
Thrym lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thrym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrym lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyrma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thrym connects with a leg kick. Tyrma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thrym thumps Tyrma with a low kick.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tyrma.
Thrym throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrma moves out of range easily.
Thrym scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrym.
Tyrma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thrym throws a lazy body kick
and Tyrma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thrym misses with a low kick as Tyrma jumps back.
Thrym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyrma can do to turn this around?
Tyrma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrym can pounce on him.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrym scores with a kick to the body.
Thrym thuds his shin into the meat of Tyrma's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma misses with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyrma shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrma defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thrym missing with a left hand there. Tyrma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thrym throws a series of punches but Tyrma avoids them all with ease.
Tyrma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrma defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrym.
Thrym lands a nice hook to Tyrma's body. Tyrma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyrma lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Thrym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Tyrma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thrym.
Tyrma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thrym under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
Tyrma defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrma circles away.
Tyrma slips under a jab.
Thrym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrma.
Tyrma dodges the punch combination from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyrma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym takes one on the button.
Thrym dips to his left and cracks Tyrma with an uppercut!
Thrym slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Thrym misses with a body shot.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyrma punishes Thrym's body with a nice straight punch.
Thrym blocks a jab.
As Tyrma backs away, Thrym returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyrma scores with a jab. Thrym acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Thrym.
Thrym swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tyrma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrma scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thrym's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyrma under the eye.
Tyrma misses with an uppercut
and Thrym counters with a nice body kick.
Tyrma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrma checks the leg kick.
Thrym turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thrym misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyrma counters with a nice body shot.
Thrym tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyrma is able to avoid easily.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Tyrma.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rung Thrym dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thrym lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the head.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thrym tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tyrma is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Tyrma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Tyrma.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyrma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym throws a body kick that misses.
Thrym scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thrym.
Thrym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrym misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyrma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thrym doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrma misses the target.
Thrym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrma throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
Thrym throws out a loose jab but Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrym can pounce on him.
Thrym misses with a kick to the body.
Tyrma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws the kick towards the body but Tyrma avoids it.
Tyrma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thrym.
Tyrma misses with a hook.
Thrym connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym misses with a kick to the body.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Tyrma misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
Thrym scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tyrma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrym.
Thrym throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma staying out of range there.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrma throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thrym throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyrma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrma's sensitive parts.
Tyrma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thrym throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyrma lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Tyrma. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrma misses with a body shot
and Thrym makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but Tyrma moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Tyrma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thrym scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thrym misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Tyrma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyrma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrym avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Thrym throws a counter high kick but Tyrma was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Thrym throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rung Thrym clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tyrma avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrym cracks Tyrma with an open hand slap.
Tyrma lands with an overhand left.
Tyrma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrym walks into a stiff left hand from Tyrma.
Tyrma misses the body punch
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrym slips a jab from Tyrma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
Thrym is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrma! But no joy.
Thrym scores with a kick to the midsection.
You can see that Tyrma has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nice uppercut there from Thrym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym lunges at Tyrma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrma's hand.
Tyrma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyrma blocks a low kick nicely.
Thrym takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrym.
Tyrma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyrma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Thrym looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tyrma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thrym under the eye.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrma.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Thrym scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thrym tries to work over Tyrma's front leg with a kick but Tyrma checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thrym. Tyrma shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrym throws a leg kick
and Tyrma counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrym thumps Tyrma with a low kick.
Thrym is looking to score with low kicks.
Tyrma throws the left hand but Thrym avoids the punch easily.
Tyrma swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
Tyrma connects with a body shot that sends Thrym's belly button to the back.
Thrym connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thrym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thrym throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crunch! Thrym slams his shin into Tyrma's torso.
Thrym throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyrma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A good leg kick by Thrym.
Thrym misses with an uppercut
and Tyrma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Tyrma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tyrma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Thrym.
Tyrma on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thrym on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyrma misses.
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!
Thrym swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Thrym.
Thrym throws a series of punches but Tyrma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rung Thrym had his way with Kurko Tyrma 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!

Tyrma connects with a nice looking jab.
Thrym attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thrym with a body shot.
Thrym walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tyrma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrma! But no joy.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Thrym appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thrym lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrma off balance momentarily.
Thrym tried to score with a low kick but Tyrma checks it.
Thrym staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrma looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Tyrma moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Thrym motions for Tyrma to come forward. Thrym throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Tyrma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Tyrma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Tyrma.
Thrym lands a jab.
Tyrma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Thrym clinches.
Thrym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thrym being controlled against the cage.

Tyrma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurko Tyrma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym throws a head kick that Tyrma semi-blocks.
Tyrma moves out of range as Thrym throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Tyrma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Thrym clinches up with Tyrma and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrym is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyrma gets an underhook and turns Thrym into the cage.
Thrym lands a shot to the body.
Thrym throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym lands a shoulder strike.
Tyrma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thrym seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tyrma can turn it around.
Tyrma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyrma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thrym lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrma backwards.
Thrym misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyrma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thrym is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thrym keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyrma's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrma misses with some punches.
Thrym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyrma backwards.
A short right from Thrym on the inside.
Thrym working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrym softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyrma lands a body shot in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thrym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
Rung Thrym retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Rung Thrym thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.