PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hej Hoppsidaisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hej Hoppsidaisy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thomas
vs
Hoppsidaisy

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clarence Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hej Hoppsidaisy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in but Hoppsidaisy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hoppsidaisy throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Hoppsidaisy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoppsidaisy but Hoppsidaisy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoppsidaisy looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoppsidaisy.

Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.

Hoppsidaisy pushes Thomas off and gets back to his feet.
Hej Hoppsidaisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hoppsidaisy wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoppsidaisy on the ground.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoppsidaisy wriggles free and stands up.
A jab from Hoppsidaisy does it's job there.
Hoppsidaisy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hoppsidaisy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Thomas manages to move to mount!
Thomas trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
Hoppsidaisy tries to buck Thomas off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to control but Hoppsidaisy wriggling away.
Hoppsidaisy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thomas controlling from mount.
Hoppsidaisy is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thomas trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
Thomas controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control but Hoppsidaisy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Clarence Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoppsidaisy tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoppsidaisy to the ground. Hoppsidaisy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoppsidaisy swivels and escapes.
Hoppsidaisy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hej Hoppsidaisy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.

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.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoppsidaisy. Hoppsidaisy obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoppsidaisy.
Hoppsidaisy swinging wilding here.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Hoppsidaisy.
Hoppsidaisy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoppsidaisy connects with a jab.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoppsidaisy. Hoppsidaisy obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoppsidaisy as he avoids it easily.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Hoppsidaisy. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hej Hoppsidaisy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hoppsidaisy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoppsidaisy as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hoppsidaisy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoppsidaisy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoppsidaisy scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoppsidaisy.
Hoppsidaisy fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Thomas is keen to just control but Hoppsidaisy is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hoppsidaisy to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoppsidaisy as he avoids it easily.
Hoppsidaisy looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Hoppsidaisy throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoppsidaisy pinned against the cage. Hoppsidaisy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoppsidaisy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoppsidaisy.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy circles away.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hoppsidaisy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hoppsidaisy scores with a three punch combo!
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoppsidaisy misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy circles away.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a double jab.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoppsidaisy's waist but Hoppsidaisy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoppsidaisy tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoppsidaisy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Thomas trying to mount his opponent but Hoppsidaisy defends it.

Thomas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice jab there from Hoppsidaisy.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoppsidaisy which made him look bad.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoppsidaisy slips a straight right by Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hoppsidaisy counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoppsidaisy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a few strikes there.
Hoppsidaisy looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Hoppsidaisy throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoppsidaisy tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoppsidaisy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoppsidaisy throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Hoppsidaisy stuffs the takedown.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Hoppsidaisy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hej Hoppsidaisy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Hoppsidaisy misses.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoppsidaisy's waist but Hoppsidaisy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Hoppsidaisy.
Thomas fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppsidaisy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Hoppsidaisy.
Thomas lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hoppsidaisy can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Thomas and Hoppsidaisy drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Thomas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Thomas!