PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder comes to the cage accompanied by No More Mr. Nice Guy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tannen's choice of entrance music: 1885 Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thunder
vs
Tannen

199 cm
22
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denton Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunder is just out of range.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Tannen's leg but Tannen calmly moves out of range.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tannen misses with a hook to the body
and Thunder counters with a thumping low kick.
Tannen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Tannen misses with a left hand
and Thunder counters with a nice body kick.
Thunder throws a good cross that connects.
Tannen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Thunder to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tannen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tannen misses with a body shot.
Tannen moves away from the strike by Thunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen looks to land a combination but Thunder avoids it well.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Tannen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tannen misses with a hook
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tannen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
Tannen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tannen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tannen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tannen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. Tannen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thunder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tannen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tannen looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tannen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunder avoids it really well and circles away.
Thunder cracks Tannen with an open hand slap.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tannen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tannen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a right hook to the body.
Thunder thumps Tannen with a low kick.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Tannen checks it.
Tannen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Tannen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tannen tries to avoid it.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tannen throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Thunder.
Tannen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tannen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.
Tannen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thunder delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tannen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunder.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denton Thunder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thunder throws a leg kick which misses Tannen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tannen tries to avoid it.
Thunder tries to score with a low kick but Tannen moves his leg out of the way.
Tannen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tannen's knee momentarily.
Thunder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tannen at a distance.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tannen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thunder feints and then cracks Tannen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tannen down.
Thunder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tannen. That did some damage!
Thunder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thunder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tannen can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Tannen.
Tannen is breathing heavily.
Tannen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tannen swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tannen takes one to the side of the head.
Thunder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tannen walks into a straight right hand from Thunder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Thunder tenderised Tannen's leg. Tannen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thunder thumps Tannen with a low kick.
Thunder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tannen's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Tannen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
Thunder scores with a spinning back kick!
Thunder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denton Thunder is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tannen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Tannen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tannen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thunder connects with a single shot there.
Tannen throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Tannen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tannen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thunder has got the better of the exchanges.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tannen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Tannen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thunder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Tannen off balance momentarily.
Tannen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tannen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder misses with a low kick as Tannen jumps back.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tannen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Thunder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tannen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denton Thunder dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tannen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tannen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Tannen checks it
and Tannen counters with a right hand to the body.
Tannen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tannen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thunder connects with a body shot.
Tannen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tannen takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Tannen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tannen shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder feints and then cracks Tannen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tannen down.
Thunder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thunder feints and then cracks Tannen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tannen down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thunder.
Tannen takes one on the button.
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a nice looking body kick.
Thunder is looking to slow Tannen down with leg kicks.
Thunder throws a front kick that sends Tannen stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Thunder tries a low kick but Tannen avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Denton Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder wants to slow Tannen down by chopping away at his legs.
Tannen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder tried to score with a low kick but Tannen checks it.
Tannen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Tannen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunder counters with a nice leg kick.
Tannen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunder scores with a leg kick.
Tannen misses with a body punch
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tannen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunder rather than just go for the knockout.
Tannen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tannen throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder counters with a leg kick.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tannen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Tannen off balance momentarily.
Thunder tries to score with a low kick but Tannen moves his leg out of the way.
Tannen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buford Tannen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Thunder scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thunder 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Thunder!