PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 827 p4p, 844 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). Torsten's entrance music is Temple of Odin. A fine choice. Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Central Cee - 6 for 6 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torsten
vs
Thomas

189 cm
35
213
32 - 19 - 0

195 cm
34
215
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Torsten throws a counter high kick but Thomas was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torsten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
A low kick from Torsten is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Torsten 's knee.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Torsten is wise to it.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torsten. That one must have hurt.
Torsten with the inside leg kick.
Torsten scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Torsten misses
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torsten throws out the jab.
Torsten scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Torsten's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Torsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torsten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Torsten misses with an uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas cracks Torsten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Torsten.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Torsten tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Torsten throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Torsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Torsten's head but Torsten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Torsten throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Torsten counters with a quick kick to the body but Thomas blocks it.
Torsten swings widly with a right hand
and Torsten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Torsten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torsten throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torsten lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baldur Torsten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten'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.

Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Torsten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torsten.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Torsten as he connects with a hook.
Torsten throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Torsten.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Torsten connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Torsten fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torsten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Torsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torsten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Torsten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torsten.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten.
Torsten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Torsten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Torsten blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Torsten fails to land.
Torsten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torsten has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Torsten takes a shot to the head.
Torsten pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torsten throws an elbow but misses.
Torsten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Torsten is working Thomas over against the cage.
Torsten lands a body punch.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas tries to work over Torsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Torsten lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A short right from Torsten on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Torsten scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Torsten.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Torsten.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torsten's brow.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten blocking some punches.
Torsten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torsten digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Torsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baldur Torsten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torsten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Torsten tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torsten leaning his opponent against the cage.
I was talking to Torsten's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baldur Torsten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Torsten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Torsten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Torsten counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Torsten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torsten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Torsten throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Torsten throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torsten. Thomas shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas walks into a jab.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten motions for Thomas to come forward. Torsten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Torsten.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torsten lands with a good body shot.
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torsten is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Torsten throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torsten.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Torsten throws a good cross that connects.
Torsten moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Torsten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baldur Torsten is winning the standup battle so far.
Torsten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torsten looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torsten throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Torsten looks to throw a body kick
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Torsten jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Torsten misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Torsten misses its intended target.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Torsten scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torsten under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten scores with a nice head shot.
Torsten jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Torsten checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baldur Torsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torsten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Torsten.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torsten.
A combination from Torsten does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baldur Torsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torsten 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldur Torsten!
An out of breath Baldur Torsten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.