PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Get Off On The Pain - Gary Allan as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

De Payen
vs
Thomas

185 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugues De Payen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tucker Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Payen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
De Payen takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
De Payen throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Payen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
De Payen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and De Payen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tucker Thomas has been cut.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Payen looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
De Payen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
De Payen misses with a left hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Payen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
De Payen blocks a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Payen misses.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but De Payen is out of range.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
De Payen thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Payen drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
De Payen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Payen digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Payen. De Payen obviously looking to wear him down.
De Payen misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Payen throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Payen eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thomas misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Payen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on De Payen's shoulder, as De Payen tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Payen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and De Payen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tucker Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tucker Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Payen misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a solid body kick.
De Payen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Payen, as that shot connected.
De Payen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
De Payen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through De Payen's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Payen counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Payen.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and De Payen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
De Payen with a nice cross.
De Payen misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by De Payen as he connects with a hook.
De Payen tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
De Payen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws out a leg kick but De Payen moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
De Payen throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and De Payen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas checks a low kick from De Payen.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and De Payen counters with an outside leg kick.
De Payen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from De Payen.

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.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Payen is able to avoid easily.
De Payen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Thomas misses.
De Payen throws a right hand that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from De Payen misses
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind De Payen 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugues De Payen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tucker Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A low kick from De Payen misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
De Payen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a series of punches but De Payen avoids them all with ease.
De Payen misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Payen misses with a few strikes there.
De Payen thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
De Payen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Payen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Payen tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but De Payen shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Payen moves away.
De Payen misses with a jab to the body
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Payen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thomas connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas connects with a right hand. De Payen shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Payen swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Payen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but De Payen seems unphased.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payen.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but De Payen ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Payen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops De Payen to the mat! De Payen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

De Payen is rocked!
Thomas throws a body kick the misses
and De Payen counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Payen blocks a head kick by Thomas.
De Payen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Payen avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and De Payen counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Payen connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payen misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tucker Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

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