PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sarga House. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Palhares
vs
Thorn

178 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rousimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Palhares looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Palhares takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Palhares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Thorn.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorn.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorn feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Palhares crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Thorn!