PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altair La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thor
vs
La Ahad

182 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altair La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Thor counter with a right hand.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor lands a head kick. La Ahad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Thor works La Ahad's body with a nice hook.
La Ahad tries to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad looks to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Altair La Ahad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Thor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick from Thor lands but La Ahad takes it in his stride.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor counters with a low kick, right behind La Ahad 's knee.
Altair La Ahad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thor!
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor lands a high kick!
La Ahad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thor.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a head kick.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and La Ahad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
La Ahad closes the distance but Thor moves to the side
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of La Ahad's head.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Thor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a left to the body.
Thor is looking to wear down La Ahad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Ahad wants to clinch
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thor Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
La Ahad tries to clinch
and Thor counters with a right hand to the body.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
La Ahad avoids the head kick by Thor.
Thor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad darts in trying to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a head kick. That will keep La Ahad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

La Ahad rushes Thor and presses him up against the cage.
Thor is trying to push La Ahad away but La Ahad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Ahad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thor smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad tries to clinch but Thor moves away
and Thor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. La Ahad really felt that one!
La Ahad moves to clinch but Thor breaks away
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by La Ahad.
La Ahad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thor counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick from Thor lands but La Ahad takes it in his stride.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to clinch up
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
Thor Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Ahad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
La Ahad looks to clinch
and Thor counters with a big head kick but La Ahad shrugs it off.
La Ahad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Ahad is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Thor!