PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 2371 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 326 p4p, 385 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thorn
vs
Casbon

178 cm
20
213
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
215
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Casbon moves into the clinch.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Casbon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casbon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casbon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thorn as the two fighters clinch.
Casbon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Casbon.
Casbon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorn trying to stall but Casbon improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Casbon.
Casbon cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Casbon.
Casbon lands with a light punch inside.
Casbon takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn tries to break the clinch but Casbon is controlling the position.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon is working Thorn over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casbon has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Casbon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorn is trying to push Casbon away but Casbon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorn looking to stall.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Casbon uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Casbon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Casbon tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casbon pushes Thorn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Casbon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Casbon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casbon.
Casbon misses with some punches.
Casbon blocking some punches.
Casbon misses with a punch to the body.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casbon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casbon.
Casbon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casbon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Thorn.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Casbon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Casbon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Casbon lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casbon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Casbon back to the cage. Thorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Harbin Casbon has been cut.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Casbon's shoulder, as Casbon tries to avoid the shot.
Casbon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Casbon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Casbon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
Casbon looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Casbon defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Casbon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casbon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thorn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casbon ducks right into an uppercut from Thorn.

Casbon is rocked!
Casbon circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Thorn. Casbon falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Thorn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Thorn!