PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Thorne (ranked 4700 p4p, 2885 weight class) and Tobias Feyfar (ranked 518 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Thorne
vs
Feyfar

189 cm
24
176
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobias Feyfar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Feyfar.
Feyfar closes the distance but Thorne moves to the side
enabling Thorne to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feyfar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorne lands with a straight right. Feyfar didn't see that one coming.
Thorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Feyfar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Feyfar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorne keeps working.
Feyfar throwing shots but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Feyfar not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feyfar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Thorne looking for submissions off his back.
Feyfar is trying to control. Thorne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Feyfar drops an elbow to the side of Thorne's head.
Feyfar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Feyfar is keen to just control but Thorne is a slippery customer.
Thorne is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Feyfar there.
Feyfar wants to take a breather but Thorne is having none of it.
Feyfar throwing shots but Thorne is blocking nicely.
Feyfar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorne is controlling Feyfar's trapped leg to prevent Feyfar from advancing to side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Feyfar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feyfar throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.

Feyfar rushes Thorne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorne tries to break the clinch but Feyfar is controlling the position.
Feyfar tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
Feyfar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Feyfar.
Thorne tries to circle away but Feyfar has him pinned against the cage.
Feyfar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feyfar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorne's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feyfar.
Feyfar misses with a hook from the clinch.

Feyfar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thorne trying to control but Feyfar postures up.
Thorne taking some punishment here, with Feyfar in his half guard.
Feyfar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorne's head.
Feyfar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Feyfar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thorne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Feyfar.
Feyfar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Feyfar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is refusing to be controlled, as Feyfar sits in half guard.
Thorne trying to hold on to Feyfar's head to control him but Feyfar postures up.
Feyfar trying to control the action but Thorne is working from the bottom.
Feyfar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thorne to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Feyfar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thorne keeping moving, preventing Feyfar from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Feyfar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Feyfar blocks a jab.
Thorne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorne looks to land a body kick but Feyfar moved away.
Feyfar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thorne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thorne lands the left hand.

Feyfar forces Thorne back against the cage and clinches.
Feyfar has Thorne pressed against the cage.
Feyfar misses with a punch on the inside.

Feyfar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thorne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Feyfar has Thorne flattened out and is raining down punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feyfar lands a shot to the body.
Feyfar lands a shot to the body.

Thorne is rocked!
Feyfar lands strikes to the head.
Oh Thorne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feyfar is punishing Thorne with some ground and pound.
Thorne is covering up but some of the strikes from Feyfar are getting through and doing damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feyfar lands strikes from the back and Thorne isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Feyfar!