PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mfer Phol (ranked 690 p4p, 1201 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 40 p4p, 47 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Phol
vs
Thorsby

210 cm
29
300
20 - 12 - 0

209 cm
30
260
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mfer Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phol feints and then cracks Thorsby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorsby down.
Phol checks a leg kick.
Thorsby staying out of range there.
Phol slips a jab from Thorsby.
Phol misses with an uppercut. Thorsby saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Phol misses the target.
Thorsby misses with a hook. Phol ducked under it nicely.

Phol has Thorsby up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsby lands a nice uppercut.
Phol blocking some punches.
Thorsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol effectively controlling the action here.
Phol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorsby's elbow.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phol backwards.
Our sources have told us that Phol has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thorsby letting Phol take a breather here.
Thorsby tries to stall but Phol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phol misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorsby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorsby blocks an uppercut.
Thorsby misses with a punch to the body.
Thorsby taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsby blocks a body shot from Phol.
Thorsby is pushing Phol up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phol.
Thorsby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thorsby misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Phol.
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!
Phol has a couple of punches blocked by Thorsby.
Phol lands an elbow that stopped Thorsby in his tracks for a moment.
Thorsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsby tries to work over Phol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Phol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thorsby can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorsby looks winded!
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Phol.
Thorsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phol digs a right hand underneath Thorsby's ribcage. Thorsby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phol lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorsby backwards.
Phol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorsby takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Svend Thorsby has been cut.
Phol tries a body shot but Thorsby blocks it.
Phol lands an elbow inside.
Phol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorsby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phol.
Phol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorsby throws a head punch that misses.
Phol gets through Thorsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phol prevents a body shot from Thorsby.
Thorsby takes an elbow to the temple.
Phol lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phol's elbow.
Phol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorsby tries to throw a body punch but Phol avoids it by throwing Thorsby back against the cage.
Phol lands an elbow inside.
Phol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Phol.
Thorsby lands a body shot.
Thorsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorsby lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phol.
Thorsby has a couple of punches blocked by Phol.
Phol slows down the pace here.
Phol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mfer Phol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svend Thorsby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Phol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phol is looking to counter punch.
Thorsby misses with a hook
and Phol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phol throws out a loose jab but Thorsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Thorsby tenderised Phol's leg. Phol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phol ducks under a wild hook from Thorsby.
Phol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorsby can do to turn this around?
Phol misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thorsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsby.
Phol throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Phol looks to land a combination but Thorsby avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol throws a right hand that misses
and Thorsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut.
Phol tries to clinch but Thorsby moves out of range.
Phol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol throws a solid leg kick but Thorsby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phol.
Svend Thorsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsby throws a looping overhand right but Phol ducks down to avoid it.
Thorsby throws a leg kick but Phol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thorsby throws a leg kick
and Phol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Phol misses.
Phol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Phol swings for the body but Thorsby moves out of range.
Thorsby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Mfer Phol has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Phol.
A slow jab from Thorsby misses its intended target.
Thorsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phol.
Thorsby throws a front kick that sends Phol stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Thorsby.
Thorsby loads up on a big right hand but Phol slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby lands with a good body shot.
Phol digs a good hook to Thorsby's body.
Thorsby throws a hook but Phol avoids it easily.
Thorsby connects with a looping right hand.
Phol walks into a straight right hand from Thorsby.
Phol misses with an uppercut
and Thorsby counters with a left to the body.
Phol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorsby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phol.
Phol checks a leg kick nicely.
Phol throws a combination that misses
and Thorsby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phol misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thorsby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorsby tests Phol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phol cracks Thorsby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorsby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thorsby avoids the body shot from Phol.
Phol takes a swing at Thorsby's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thorsby slips a jab and a cross from Phol.
Thorsby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thorsby misses the shot to the body.
Thorsby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby jabs at Phol's body.
Thorsby throws an off balance right hand
and Phol counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thorsby counter with a right hand.
Phol works the jab nicely.
Phol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phol throws a hook to the side of Thorsby's head but Thorsby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phol was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorsby.
Thorsby with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick from Thorsby, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Phol checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phol tried to counter with a leg kick but Thorsby avoided it.
Thorsby lands a nice hook to Phol's body. Phol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phol cracks a nice hook into Thorsby's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Thorsby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thorsby misses with a right hand
and Phol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsby takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phol clobbers Thorsby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorsby checks the leg kick.
Thorsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsby ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
Phol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorsby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Phol. Beautiful body shot.
Thorsby slips under a jab.
Thorsby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thorsby's head.
Phol looks to throw the jab but Thorsby is out of range.
Phol is looking to clinch.
Phol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thorsby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thorsby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Thorsby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thorsby looks to land a right hand but Phol moved out of range.
Thorsby misses with a shot to the body
and Phol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorsby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phol at a distance.
Thorsby scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby throws a shot to the body.
Thorsby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phol throws a series of punches but Thorsby avoids them all with ease.
Thorsby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorsby misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phol. Thorsby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol motions for Thorsby to come forward. Phol throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorsby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phol moves away from the strike by Thorsby.
Phol misses with a few strikes there.
Phol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorsby blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsby throws a body punch but Phol moves out of range.
Thorsby misses the jab.
Thorsby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phol doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorsby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thorsby 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 Phol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Phol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thorsby takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Phol misses.
Thorsby scores with a shot to the body.
Thorsby takes a swing at Phol's ribcage but misses.
Thorsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Thorsby throws a wild body kick that Phol sees coming a mile off.
Thorsby misses with a right hand
and Phol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol swings for the body but Thorsby moves out of range.
Thorsby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorsby misses with a straight left.
Phol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorsby throws a right and a left that Phol avoids nicely.
Thorsby is looking to slow Phol down with leg kicks.
Phol avoids the body shot from Thorsby.
Phol jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Phol rushes Thorsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsby trying to control the position but instead, Phol has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorsby into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsby.
Phol throws an elbow that misses.
Phol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Svend Thorsby.
I think Thorsby 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Svend Thorsby!
A relieved looking Svend Thorsby thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.