PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tombstone terry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

terry
vs
Thomas

188 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

terry rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas fails to pull guard.
terry landing knees to the body.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but terry avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
terry tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
terry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
terry throws a knee to the head but misses.
terry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
tombstone terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Thomas.

terry manages to break the clinch.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
terry moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas wants to clinch.
terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
terry wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side

and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thomas stands up from terry's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas keeps terry at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a head kick.

Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. terry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
terry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas postures up in terry's guard and throws a big left but terry blocks it.
Thomas postures up.
terry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
terry throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
terry wants to clinch

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. terry won't be happy with that.
terry regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is looking to stall here but terry recovers full guard.
Thomas scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
terry wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thomas manages to pass to side control.
terry is trying to stand up here but Thomas is controlling him well.
Thomas works his way into side control.
terry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Thomas is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thomas wants to control but terry is keeping him busy.
terry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Thomas there.
Thomas wants to stand up but terry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
terry tries to clinch

and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. terry didn't expect that.

Thomas stands up from terry's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.

terry moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
terry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for terry.
Thomas can't break the clinch.

Thomas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
terry slips nicely into half guard.

terry stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
terry tries to clinch but Thomas moves away

and Thomas counters with a single leg into guard. terry didn't expect that.
terry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas wants to control from the top but terry keeps moving.

Thomas gets to his feet. terry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

terry clinches.
terry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
terry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thomas.
tombstone terry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Thomas.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. terry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
terry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
terry lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
terry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt

and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for terry!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas thowing shots but they're missing.
Thomas scoring with strikes but terry is staying in there.
terry is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring with strikes but terry is staying in there.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
Thomas avoids the attempt from terry to control.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
terry is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paul Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Thomas goes for an armbar but terry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from terry.
terry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thomas is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas is trying to control the position but terry postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
terry prevents Thomas from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

terry moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from terry.

terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

terry rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
terry lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
A knee to the head by terry.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.

terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
terry wants to clinch

and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in terry's guard.
Thomas stops terry from standing up.
terry keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
terry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stands up over terry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but terry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
terry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position but terry postures up.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in terry's guard.

That's two 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.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
terry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thomas has passed into side control.
terry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Thomas stands up and beckons terry to his feet.
terry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but terry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry tries to clinch

and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for terry!
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can terry hang on?
terry is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
terry working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But terry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from terry!
terry tries to stand but Thomas is controlling from the bottom.
terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tombstone terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!