PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Thomas
vs
Leighty

184 cm
33
194 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

185 cm
27
193 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Thomas throws a push kick but Leighty slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas wants to clinch but Leighty slips to the side
and Leighty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Leighty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Leighty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Leighty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Good work by Leighty as he checks the leg kick.
Leighty scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Leighty tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leighty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Leighty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leighty throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Leighty checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Leighty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Leighty counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leighty is just out of range.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Leighty circles away.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Leighty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leighty digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Leighty blocks the low kick.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Leighty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leighty throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Leighty tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a jab when Leighty was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leighty checks it well.
Leighty tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leighty slips under a jab from Thomas.
Leighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Leighty moved away.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Leighty misses with a double jab.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leighty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leighty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Leighty looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Leighty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leighty.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Leighty's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Leighty.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Leighty off the cage and back into range.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Leighty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Leighty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Thomas tries to clinch but Leighty moves out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Leighty moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Leighty 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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leighty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leighty thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leighty is able to avoid easily.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leighty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
letting Leighty counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leighty thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Leighty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Leighty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Leighty scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a nice uppercut.
Leighty cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Leighty moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leighty.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leighty throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Thomas clinches up with Leighty and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Leighty looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
and Leighty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas feints and then cracks Leighty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leighty down.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Leighty swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leighty finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leighty in his tracks.

Thomas has managed to clinch.
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 Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
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 Leighty.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Thomas clinches up with Leighty and pushes him back against the cage.
Leighty tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Leighty back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leighty.
Leighty misses with the head strike.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Leighty.
Leighty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Leighty lands a body shot.
Leighty wants to break free but Thomas has control.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to work over Leighty's front leg with a kick but Leighty checks it.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leighty.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Leighty blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Leighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leighty is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leighty - that will leave a mark!
Leighty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Dan Leighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas slips a jab from Leighty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leighty does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Leighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leighty jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Leighty looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Leighty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Leighty is avoiding it.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Leighty circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a body shot.
Leighty cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
and Leighty counters with a nice uppercut.
Leighty throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Leighty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leighty scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Leighty.
Karl Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leighty throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Leighty throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leighty's knee momentarily.
Leighty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leighty lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighty.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick there by Leighty.
Leighty jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leighty pounces like a tiger and cracks Thomas with a vicious hook! Thomas is down but not out! Leighty follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan Leighty!
Dan Leighty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.