PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 614 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 89 p4p, 250 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Bolt

195 cm
28
215
16 - 9 - 0

187 cm
29
212
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Bolt is out of range.
Bolt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bolt.
Bolt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolt throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bolt jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolt misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Bolt's head back.

It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolt as he connects with a hook.
Bolt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bolt moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bolt tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolt throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt misses with a left hand
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Bolt is out of range.
A jab from Bolt misses.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolt throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolt to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Bolt scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Bolt.
Bolt works the jab nicely.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Bolt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Thomas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolt.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Bolt tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Donk. Bolt catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Bolt.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolt misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bolt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolt ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Bolt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Bolt's body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Bolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolt misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolt tries to counter with a clinch but Thomas shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolt. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Bolt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Bolt throws a combination that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thomas.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bolt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Bolt jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolt misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Bolt counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan Bolt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas slips under a jab from Bolt.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Bolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt connects with a body shot.
Bolt lands a slapping body shot.
Bolt thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Bolt throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Bolt. Bolt maintains the clinch.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Bolt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolt throws out the jab.
Bolt throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
As Bolt looks to move away, Thomas throws a big counter combo but Bolt just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Bolt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas slips under a jab.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bolt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Bolt.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolt throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolt scores with a jab to the body.
Bolt lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Bolt misses.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Bolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolt throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Thomas is looking for a counter combo.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Bolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolt's hands.

That has opened up Ryan Bolt's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bolt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Bolt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bolt.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolt.
Bolt misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bolt.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Bolt struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas wants to break free but Bolt has control.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolt has double underhooks.
Bolt working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolt has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Bolt thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Bolt lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Bolt looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Bolt throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Bolt only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt throws a shot to the body.
Bolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws a body punch but Bolt moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a wild body shot.
Bolt loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Bolt blocks a jab.
Bolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolt misses the shot to the body.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolt.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Bolt misses with a body shot.
Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas blocks a jab.
A big right from Bolt misses.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan Bolt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Bolt manages to avoid it.
Bolt throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Bolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bolt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

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