PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Off On The Pain - Gary Allan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lucas Bede has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bede
vs
Thomas

182 cm
28
183 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

182 cm
23
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tucker Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bede moves away.
A jab from Bede misses.
Bede misses with the combination.
Bede swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Lucas Bede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Bede misses.
Bede fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Bede fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas swings for the body but Bede moves out of range.
Bede takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Bede pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Bede settles back down.
Bede blocks a head kick by Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bede rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Bede's body. Bede takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas takes a swing at Bede's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Bede.
Bede tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bede.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Bede misses with an uppercut.
Bede throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Bede bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bede.
Nice uppercut lands for Bede. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Bede throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bede with a hook.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Bede tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bede looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Bede's body. Bede takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bede moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab from Bede.
Bede tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Bede.
Bede takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bede counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bede's calf.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Bede throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Bede ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bede loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Bede checks it.
Bede looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Bede connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bede.
Bede attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bede drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bede swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bede lands a head shot.
Bede is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tucker Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas digs a good hook to Bede's body.
Bede listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Bede's knee but Bede avoids it well.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Bede misses.
Thomas cracks the inside of Bede's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bede tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas is looking to slow Bede down with leg kicks.

Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Bede tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Bede back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bede is rocked!

It looks like Lucas Bede has been cut.
Bede throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Bede is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Thomas throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bede is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tucker Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Tucker Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.