PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Bitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Thomison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Thomison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bitch
vs
Thomison

188 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Thomison!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bitch closes the distance and clinches.
Thomison has Bitch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bitch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Thomison jumps guard.

Thomison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bitch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thomison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thomison has escaped and now he's on top!
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Thomison from controlling successfully.
Thomison stands and throws Bitch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bitch looking for a sweep but Thomison has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bitch can't escape the position.
Bitch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bitch is refusing to be controlled, as Thomison sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bitch is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomison.
Thomison wants to control but Bitch is keeping him busy.
Bitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitch has hold of Thomison's hands but Thomison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thomison wants to take a breather but Bitch is having none of it.
Thomison prevents Bitch from improving his position.
Bitch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thomison preventing the sweep.

Bitch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bitch is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomison looking to pass the guard.
Thomison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bitch's head.
Thomison forces his way into half guard.
Bitch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bitch.

Thomison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thomison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitch is keeping the position for now.

Bitch working for a triangle but Thomison defends it easily.
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Thomison from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bitch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bitch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomison thows a left - swing and a miss!

Thomison gets caught flat footed, as Bitch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Thomison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bitch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bitch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bitch wants to pass the guard but Thomison is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomison keeping full guard, as Bitch tries to pass.
Bitch postures up in Thomison's guard and throws a big left but Thomison blocks it.
Thomison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bitch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bitch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomison lands a glancing blow to the side of Bitch's head.

It looks like The Bitch has been cut.
Thomison stuns Bitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh Thomison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Thomison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Bitch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bitch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomison, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomison tries to score a body lock takedown but Bitch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thomison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bitch breaks from the clinch.

Bitch forces Thomison back against the cage and clinches.
Bitch tries for a takedown but Thomison manages to get underhooks.
Thomison is trying to break the clinch but Bitch has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bitch gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thomison regains guard.
Thomison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bitch.
Thomison keeping full guard, as Bitch tries to pass.
Thomison controls Bitch momentarily but Bitch frees himself.
Thomison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bitch is controlling him.

Bitch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thomison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bitch, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bitch can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thomison wants to control but Bitch is keeping him busy.
Bitch has hold of Thomison's hands but Thomison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bitch gets back to full guard.
Thomison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomison wants to control from the top but Bitch keeps moving.
Bitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomison is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bitch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomison throws a hook to the side of Bitch's head but Bitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomison throws a hook to the side of Bitch's head but Bitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bitch scores with a takedown into Thomison's guard.
Bitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bitch.
Bitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomison is retaining full guard.
Thomison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bitch is pushing down on Thomison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomison is fighting to maintain full guard but Bitch has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomison trying to control but Bitch postures up.
Thomison gets back to full guard.
Bitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitch stops Thomison from standing up.

Thomison is looking for a triangle but Bitch pushes his legs off easily.
Bitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitch manages to get himself to full guard.
Bitch wants to improve his position but instead Thomison has moved into half guard.
Thomison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch punching from the bottom.
Bitch moves into full guard.
Thomison trying to control but Bitch is working from the bottom.
Bitch tries to strike from the bottom.
The Bitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bitch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bitch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Bitch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Thomison 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.
Thomison works the jab nicely.

Bitch shoots in and bounces Thomison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bitch manages to get himself to full guard.
Bitch throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thomison tries to free his leg and advance position but Bitch is retaining full guard.

Bitch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thomison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thomison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomison trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomison stopping the sweep attempt from Bitch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bitch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Thomison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Thomison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bitch slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bitch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bitch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bitch is looking for a kimura here.
Bitch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomison's head.
Bitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Thomison actively working from the bottom here.
Thomison tries to roll over but Bitch keeps him under control.
Thomison trying to hold on to Bitch's head to control him but Bitch postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bitch moves into range and clinches up with Thomison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Thomison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomison throws a hook but Bitch blocks it.
Bitch staying out of range there.

Bitch forces Thomison back against the cage and clinches.
Thomison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomison is trying to break free.

Bitch lands a takedown into guard.
Bitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomison is keeping the position for now.
Thomison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bitch!
Bitch working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch is working hard here to advance position.
Bitch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thomison is tying to control. Bitch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bitch wants to get back to full guard.
Bitch missing with punches from the bottom.

Thomison is working for a submission of some sort.
Bitch is pressing down on Thomison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Bitch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bitch 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Bitch!