PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trefor Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back in Black - AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Coulter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trefor Thomas's chin.

Coulter
vs
Thomas

192 cm
30
243 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
30
237 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Coulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Trefor Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coulter gets a double leg takedown into Thomas's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Coulter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coulter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Coulter from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coulter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coulter throws a big elbow that misses.
Coulter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Coulter is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coulter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Coulter trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coulter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coulter throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coulter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Coulter looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Coulter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Coulter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coulter looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Coulter keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Coulter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Thomas suckers Coulter into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Thomas is now in Coulter's guard!
Coulter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coulter is trying to keep Thomas in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but Coulter is working from the bottom.

Coulter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas passes Coulter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coulter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thomas looks winded!
Coulter wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Thomas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulter is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is thwarting Coulter's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Coulter.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coulter trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Coulter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thomas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coulter is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Coulter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coulter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coulter.
Coulter misses with a wild combination.

Coulter has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Coulter connects with a knee to the head.
Coulter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Coulter wants the takedown. Thomas is fighting it off but Coulter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thomas's guard against the cage.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Coulter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulter wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas is thwarting Coulter's attempts to control the position.
Thomas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coulter trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Coulter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Coulter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Coulter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Coulter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coulter tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Coulter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coulter looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Coulter with a couple of short strikes.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Coulter's attempts to control the action.
Coulter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?

Thomas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coulter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Coulter finish him?
Coulter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coulter's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Coulter!