PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bicki has chosen Entrance Michal Bicki as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Thomas
vs
Bicki

167 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Bicki.
Bicki cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Bicki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Bicki cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bicki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thomas to stand back up!

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Sam Thomas 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!
Bicki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bicki throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Bicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bicki.

Bicki drops Thomas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thomas looks back up at him and smiles so Bicki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bicki. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bicki throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bicki misses with a body shot.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bicki throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Bicki misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Bicki's front leg but catches the back leg as Bicki tries to avoid it.
Bicki throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Bicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Bicki scores with a nice strike.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bicki's calf.
Bicki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bicki, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bicki misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Bicki 's knee.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Bicki misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Bicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Michal Bicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bicki.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bicki throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Bicki 's knee.
Bicki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bicki missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bicki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bicki.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bicki looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Bicki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bicki scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bicki misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Bicki misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Bicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Bicki's front leg but catches the back leg as Bicki tries to avoid it.
Bicki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bicki jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bicki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Bicki.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Sloppy strikes from Bicki. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bicki looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Bicki moves out of range easily.
Thomas works Bicki's body with a nice hook.
Bicki misses with a looping left.
Bicki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Bicki's front leg but catches the back leg as Bicki tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bicki - just one landing.
Bicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Bicki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bicki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bicki misses the shot to the body.
Bicki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Michal Bicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bicki is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bicki. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bicki if he has to take too many more of those.
Bicki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Bicki.
Bicki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bicki ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Bicki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bicki lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicki throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Bicki walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Bicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bicki if he has to take too many more of those.
Bicki throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
A slow jab from Bicki misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Bicki's head but Bicki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Bicki misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bicki is breathing heavily.
Bicki misses the jab.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bicki throws a one two combo.
Bicki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Bicki swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Bicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Bicki misses the shot to the body.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bicki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Bicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bicki throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Bicki throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bicki's calf.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Bicki.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bicki's sensitive parts.
Bicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Bicki shrugs it off though.
Bicki walks into a left hand.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bicki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bicki's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Bicki throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas feints and then cracks Bicki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bicki down.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Bicki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bicki swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bicki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bicki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

That kick from Thomas tenderised Bicki's leg. Bicki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bicki on the side of the head.
Bicki dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bicki. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas is looking to slow Bicki down with leg kicks.
Bicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Bicki throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bicki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bicki takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bicki.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bicki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas cracks the inside of Bicki's front leg.
Thomas keeps Bicki at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bicki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bicki's calf.
Thomas feints and then cracks Bicki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bicki down.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Bicki moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bicki throws out the jab.
Bicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Bicki avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bicki manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bicki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bicki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Bicki misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Bicki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bicki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Bicki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Bicki throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bicki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bicki. That did some damage!
Thomas staying out of range there.
Bicki lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bicki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Bicki swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Bicki thows a body shot but no joy.
Bicki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bicki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bicki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Thomas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sam Thomas made sure he mentioned ATTICUS BLACK, along with how happy he was to win his fight.