PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James The Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Executioner
vs
Thomas

188 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

150 cm
22
133 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Executioner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
The Executioner shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
The Executioner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Executioner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The Executioner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas is trying to buck The Executioner off.
The Executioner trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Thomas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Executioner is controlling him well.
The Executioner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thomas!
BOOM! The Executioner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Executioner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Executioner punching from mount but Thomas doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Executioner working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.

The Executioner working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is in no mood to give up.
The Executioner lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Executioner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The Executioner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by The Executioner.
The Executioner landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas really wants to buck The Executioner off and get back to his feet.

The Executioner looking for a guillotine from mount but Thomas is having none of it.
The Executioner is breathing heavily.
Thomas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Executioner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The Executioner unloading with bombs!
Thomas really wants to buck The Executioner off and get back to his feet.
The Executioner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thomas trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Executioner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. The Executioner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Executioner with a couple of short strikes.
The Executioner landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The Executioner controlling from the full mount.
The Executioner wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
The Executioner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Executioner lands with some strikes.
Thomas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The Executioner lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas really wants to buck The Executioner off and get back to his feet.
The Executioner lands a big elbow.
Thomas has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The Executioner really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James The Executioner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas looks to land a combination but The Executioner avoids it well.
The Executioner fails with a takedown attempt.
The Executioner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Executioner somewhat.
Thomas swings for the body but The Executioner moves out of range.
No luck for The Executioner with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by The Executioner or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Executioner fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
The Executioner slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like James The Executioner has been cut.
The Executioner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The Executioner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but The Executioner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Executioner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
The Executioner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Executioner.

The Executioner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
The Executioner is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas cracks The Executioner with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Executioner blocks a head kick by Thomas.
The Executioner avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Fred Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Executioner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Executioner blocks a head kick by Thomas.
The Executioner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but The Executioner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from The Executioner. The Executioner gets slowly back to his feet.
The Executioner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but The Executioner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. The Executioner should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thomas.
The Executioner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Executioner in his tracks.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
The Executioner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a head kick but The Executioner moves out of range.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through The Executioner's defenses.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Thomas lands but The Executioner takes it in his stride.

The Executioner is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. The Executioner is looking to close the distance but Thomas sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! The Executioner crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope The Executioner is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Fred Thomas!