PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellator is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Lesson Never Learned. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thomas
vs
Bellator

200 cm
27
275 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

181 cm
26
285 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Bellator!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellator shoots in but no luck this time.
Bellator scores with a punch to the head.

Bellator darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas is trying to control but Bellator passes into side control!
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
Bellator cracks Thomas with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Bellator tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bellator throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thomas dodges the ground and pound from Bellator.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellator in side control, throwing shots but Thomas defends.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Bellator drags him back down.
Bellator misses with the ground and pound.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Bellator seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bellator misses with the ground and pound.
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bellator.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thomas!
Bellator can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Bellator dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellator wants to control but Thomas has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bellator.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bellator has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bellator missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bellator manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Bellator keeps moving.
Bellator is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bellator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Bellator keeps moving.
Bellator trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bellator tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellator keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing.
Bellator wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Clay Thomas just wasn't active enough.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Bellator sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellator slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bellator eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Frank Bellator has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellator avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to work over Bellator's front leg with a kick but Bellator checks it.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellator throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Bellator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bellator lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellator. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellator throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Bellator misses with a straight left.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellator circles away.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Bellator pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Bellator settles back down.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bellator tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bellator somewhat.
Good standup being displayed there by Bellator as he connects with a hook.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Clay Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Bellator.
Bellator shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Bellator dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Bellator's head and hops out.
Clay Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Bellator.
Bellator throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lunges at Bellator with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bellator's hand.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bellator.

Bellator shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Bellator throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frank Bellator has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bellator defending well though.
Thomas tries to stand and escape but Bellator is controlling the position.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Bellator is defending well.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bellator trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to mount his opponent but Bellator defends it.
Bellator wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Bellator is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bellator controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bellator is looking to improve his position.
Bellator regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bellator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas stays in close to Bellator's body and controls the position.

Bellator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellator is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bellator is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas feints a jab promting Bellator to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bellator slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bellator drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bellator drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bellator swings around for an armbar but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bellator's guard.
Thomas controlling from the top position.
Thomas postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Bellator has wrist control.
Bellator trying to control the position.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Clay Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Bellator's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Thomas moves away from the strike by Bellator.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellator.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Bellator closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellator shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Bellator lands a jab to the head.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellator. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Bellator misses with an uppercut.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bellator.
Bellator tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Bellator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Bellator is avoiding it.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellator misses with a straight left.
Bellator scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Bellator scores with a punch to the head.
Bellator throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Bellator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellator paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bellator pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellator throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to hit a switch here but Bellator passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thomas there!
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Thomas wants to hold on but Bellator pushes him away.
Bellator raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Bellator cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bellator postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Thomas in real trouble here! The ref calls for Thomas to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Bellator!
After the big win, Frank Bellator made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 5th Round Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.