PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 724 p4p, 106 weight class) and AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 924 p4p, 135 weight class). Thornton comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. This should be fireworks!

Thornton
vs
The Perfectionist

187 cm
38
178 lbs
22 - 7 - 1

170 cm
29
176 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ The Perfectionist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Perfectionist moves into the clinch.
Thornton blocks a body shot from The Perfectionist.
Thornton lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Perfectionist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist works on Thornton's body with a couple of short punches.
Thornton has The Perfectionist pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Perfectionist manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thornton lands a left hand.
The Perfectionist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands a right hand.

It looks like Terrence Thornton has been cut.
Nice body punch from The Perfectionist.
Thornton is trying to break free.
We've been hearing reports that Thornton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Perfectionist misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Perfectionist lands a knee to the body.
Thornton is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Perfectionist tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Perfectionist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thornton is defending well for now.
The Perfectionist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thornton up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton tries to work over The Perfectionist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by The Perfectionist.
Thornton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Perfectionist lands a shoulder strike.
Thornton blocks a body shot from The Perfectionist.
Thornton pushes The Perfectionist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Perfectionist is working Thornton over against the cage.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as The Perfectionist controls his hands.
Thornton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Perfectionist.
Thornton lands with a right to the head.
Thornton is struggling to control the position.
Thornton prevents a body shot from The Perfectionist.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton working aggressively here.
Thornton lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Perfectionist backwards.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Perfectionist misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Thornton.
The Perfectionist is working Thornton over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton blocks a body shot from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for The Perfectionist to work.
Thornton prevents a body shot from The Perfectionist.

The Perfectionist is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thornton can't fight it off and eventually The Perfectionist manages to take the fight to the floor. Thornton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Perfectionist trying to control but Thornton is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw The Perfectionist working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Thornton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist throwing strikes from guard but Thornton blocks nicely.

Thornton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The Perfectionist stacks Thornton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The Perfectionist!
The Perfectionist looks up at the clock and then as Thornton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Perfectionist smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thornton manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Perfectionist's best efforts.
Thornton is looking to improve his position.
Thornton taking some punishment here, with The Perfectionist in his half guard.
The Perfectionist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thornton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Perfectionist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Perfectionist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Perfectionist preventing the sweep.
The Perfectionist wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.
Thornton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Perfectionist controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AJ The Perfectionist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thornton misses with a body shot.
The Perfectionist throws out a loose jab but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Perfectionist was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.

The Perfectionist tries to sprawl but Thornton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Perfectionist wants to control but Thornton is keeping busy.
Thornton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Perfectionist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thornton is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The Perfectionist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thornton throws a strike but The Perfectionist avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton trying to control but The Perfectionist is working from the bottom.
The Perfectionist working a defensive guard but Thornton manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thornton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Perfectionist some visible discomfort.
The Perfectionist is looking for a sweep.
The Perfectionist taking a bit of punishment here - Thornton scoring with strikes.
The Perfectionist is looking to regain half guard here but Thornton keeps moving and retains side control.

Thornton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Perfectionist, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Thornton working The Perfectionist over with strikes here.
Thornton cracks The Perfectionist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thornton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thornton lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Perfectionist wants to hold on but Thornton pushes him away.
Thornton with a couple of short strikes.
The Perfectionist working to try and regain half guard.
Thornton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Perfectionist?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist is working to get back to half guard.
Thornton cracks The Perfectionist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Perfectionist tries to hold on but Thornton postures up.
Thornton landing strikes from the mount.
Thornton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Perfectionist slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Perfectionist is pressing down on Thornton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist is looking to sweep but instead, Thornton has passed into half guard.
Thornton trying to control from half guard but The Perfectionist is working away.
The Perfectionist trying to control from the bottom.
Thornton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Perfectionist is looking to control Thornton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Perfectionist avoid being mounted?
The Perfectionist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Perfectionist trying to control but Thornton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Thornton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Perfectionist moves away.
Thornton throws a poor cross that misses
enabling The Perfectionist to counter with a crisp jab.
The Perfectionist scores with a decent looking hook.
The Perfectionist takes a swing at Thornton's ribcage but misses.
The Perfectionist cracks Thornton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thornton moves out of range of the strikes.
Thornton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Perfectionist misses with a body kick.
The Perfectionist misses with a wild combination.
Thornton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Perfectionist tries to land a front kick but Thornton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Perfectionist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from The Perfectionist misses.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Perfectionist moves away.
Thornton misses with a low kick.
Thornton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thornton misses with a straight left.
The Perfectionist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist pushes Thornton away with a front kick.
The Perfectionist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thornton throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - The Perfectionist finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Perfectionist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornton was well out of range. Poor timing from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Perfectionist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thornton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thornton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thornton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Perfectionist moves away from the strike by Thornton.
The Perfectionist works the jab nicely.
Thornton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Perfectionist throws out a powerful jab.
The Perfectionist misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Perfectionist 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.
Thornton connects with a jab.
Thornton throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton swings for the body but The Perfectionist moves out of range.
The Perfectionist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thornton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Perfectionist.
Thornton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Perfectionist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Perfectionist wants it to stay on the feet.
Thornton lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Perfectionist.
AJ The Perfectionist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown but The Perfectionist shows good takedown defense.
Thornton blocks a low kick nicely.
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
The Perfectionist punishes Thornton's body with a nice straight punch.
Thornton throws a series of punches but The Perfectionist avoids them all with ease.
The Perfectionist cracks a nice hook into Thornton's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Perfectionist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a looping left.
The Perfectionist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thornton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Perfectionist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Perfectionist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Thornton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Perfectionist tries to get to full guard but Thornton has control of the leg.
The Perfectionist trying to control here.
The Perfectionist preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The Perfectionist is refusing to be controlled, as Thornton sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Perfectionist tries to get to full guard but Thornton has control of the leg.
The Perfectionist is looking to control Thornton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Perfectionist avoid being mounted?
The Perfectionist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thornton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thornton wants to control from the top but The Perfectionist keeps moving.
Thornton is working The Perfectionist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thornton connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AJ The Perfectionist.
I think The Perfectionist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.