PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top's entrance music is Killing in the name . A fine choice. Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Top
vs
Thomas

180 cm
28
218 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

187 cm
31
213 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brick Top!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Top misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Top tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Top takes a jab right on the kisser.
Top checks the leg kick nicely there.
Top tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Top looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Top persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Top digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Top keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Top tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Top does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Top checks it well.
Top connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Top avoids it easily.
Top will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Top was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Top checks a leg kick.
Top misses with a body kick.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Top throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Top lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Top stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Top slips under a jab.
Top swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas with a jab.
Top just misses with a punch to the body.
Top throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Top fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Top scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Top fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas throws a jab when Top was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to slow Top down with leg kicks.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Top takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Top takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Top looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Top shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Top.
Top moves out of range of the strikes.
Top tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Top throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Top moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Top looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Top tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Top is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Top is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Top shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Top was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thomas wants to hold on but Top pushes him away.
Top throwing strikes but Thomas recovers to half guard. A much better position.

Top is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Top eventually gives up the hold.
Thomas is not content to let Top control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Top pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Top working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Top is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Top is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brick Top will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Top takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Top shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Top's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Top shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Top ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.

Top closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Top throws an elbow but Thomas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Top 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.
The strikes coming from Top are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The strikes coming from Top are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Top tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but Top is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas is controlling Top's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Top trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Top is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Top working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control here.

Top is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Top sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.

Top is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Top to get the leverage.
Brick Top overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Top looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Top sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas trying to control but Top postures up.
Top missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Top.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Top trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.

Top seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Top kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Top trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Top throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard but Top has passed into side control.
Top throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Top dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Top sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Top's sensitive parts.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas throws the left hand but Top avoids the punch easily.
Top takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Top throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Top sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a hook but Top blocks it.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Top sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Top slips a jab from Thomas.
Top dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Top uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Top.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas moves out of range as Top strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Top.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Top has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Top plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Top gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Top fails to land.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Top misses with some punches.
Top tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Top misses with a punch to the body.
Top lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Top tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Top working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Top.
Top misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Top fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top misses with a punch on the inside.
Top goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Top.
Thomas is trying to push Top away but Top has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Top lands with a short shot to the head.
Top tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Top scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Thomas.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Top working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Top keeps him there for the moment.
Top throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Top in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Top tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Top back against the cage.
A short right from Top on the inside.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Top avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Top clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Top uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Top shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Top's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Top slips the punch.
Top blocks a jab.
Top shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Top keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Top throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas throws a body punch but Top moves out of range.
Top throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick but Top moves out of range.
Top misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Top bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Top slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Top moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Top looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Top. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a jab when Top was well out of range.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Top's body.
A big right from Top misses.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Top misses with a series of wild punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Top tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Top's corner calls for a 1-2. Top obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Top misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Top moves away.
Top fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Top saw that one coming.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Top waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Top moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Top moved out of range.
Top just misses with a punch to the body.
Top on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Top moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Top off the cage and back into range.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Top on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Top takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Top blocks it.
Top avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Top thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Top avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Top has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top blocks a leg kick.
Jab from Thomas.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Top was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Top misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Top, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Top under the eye.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Top scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Top is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Thomas throws a body punch but Top moves out of range.
Top fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Top scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Top has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Top's head.
Top gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Top is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Top counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Top. Beautiful body shot.

Top has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Thomas dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Top keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Top finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Top lands with a thumping leg kick.
Top throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Top is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Top throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Top or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Top throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Top.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Top shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Top checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Top moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Top fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Top manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab lands there for Top.
A lazy body kick from Thomas
and Top counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Top misses with the combination.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Top manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Top shrugs it off though.
Thomas stuns Top with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Top tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Top misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Top throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Brick Top is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Top misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Top off balance momentarily.
Thomas jabs Top to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Top checks the leg kick.
Top fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Top backs up against the cage.
Top throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Top moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Top looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Top moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Top throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Top moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Top avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Top checks a leg kick.
Thomas cracks the inside of Top's front leg.
Thomas throws a body punch but Top moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a hook but Top avoids it easily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Top scores with a head kick.
Top lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Top plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Top connects with a single shot there.
Top on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Top misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Top misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Top moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Top cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Top has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brick Top!
Brick Top retains his light heavyweight title!