PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Thomason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Pacino Delegratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Thomason has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomason
vs
Pacino Delegratti

183 cm
27
192 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Thomason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Pacino Delegratti!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delegratti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomason.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomason throws a series of punches but Delegratti avoids them all with ease.
Delegratti scores with the left hand. Thomason knows he should have avoided that one.
Delegratti connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Luke Thomason has been cut.
A big right from Thomason misses.
A jab from Thomason misses.
Delegratti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomason swinging wildly here.
Thomason misses with a combination

and Delegratti counters with a shoot takedown. Thomason fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delegratti chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomason tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomason pulls Delegratti in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delegratti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delegratti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thomason tries to escape but Delegratti is in control.
Thomason takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Delegratti trying to control the action but Thomason is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delegratti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Delegratti is looking to take a break and control but Thomason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomason taking a bit of punishment here - Delegratti scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delegratti in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Thomason sneaks back into half guard.
Delegratti not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti is looking to advance position but Thomason won't allow it.
Delegratti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomason is looking to control Delegratti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomason avoid being mounted?
Thomason is staying active underneath Delegratti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delegratti working Thomason over with strikes.
Delegratti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomason is not content to let Delegratti control the position.
Delegratti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomason defending well though.
Delegratti wants to take a breather but Thomason is having none of it.
Thomason makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomason.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Delegratti content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delegratti postures up in Thomason's guard and throws a big left but Thomason blocks it.
Delegratti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delegratti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Delegratti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delegratti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thomason tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomason throws a head kick that misses.
Thomason misses with a few strikes there.

Delegratti shoots in and gets a takedown into Thomason's guard.
Delegratti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delegratti is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomason has wrist control.
Delegratti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Delegratti is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Delegratti with the ground and pound from mount.
Delegratti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delegratti looking to finish Thomason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomason!
Delegratti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delegratti unloading with bombs!
Delegratti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomason looks a forlorn figure.
Al Pacino Delegratti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delegratti breaks from Thomason's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delegratti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Thomason is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delegratti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Thomason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delegratti softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Thomason is out cold! Delegratti jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Pacino Delegratti!