PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazid Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thomas Jr
vs
Williams

187 cm
16
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazid Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams blocks a head kick by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams dives in and grabs Thomas Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas Jr pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Ash Thomas Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nazid Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Thomas Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas Jr but Thomas Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Thomas Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Thomas Jr.
Williams looks winded!
Thomas Jr keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas Jr - that will leave a mark!
Thomas Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Thomas Jr lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Thomas Jr lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Thomas Jr tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Thomas Jr is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Thomas Jr thumps Williams with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr lands a front kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas Jr.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas Jr feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas Jr can pounce on him.
Thomas Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas Jr scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Thomas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas Jr.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr scores with a leg kick.
Thomas Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thomas Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas Jr is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Thomas Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas Jr.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Thomas Jr shows good takedown defense.
Thomas Jr thumps Williams with a low kick.
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Thomas Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas Jr.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Thomas Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr thumps Williams with a low kick.
Thomas Jr connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas Jr feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazid Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Thomas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas Jr can pounce on him.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Thomas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas Jr thumps Williams with a low kick.
Thomas Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Thomas Jr.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Thomas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams blocks a head kick by Thomas Jr.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Williams might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thomas Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Thomas Jr lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas Jr, right into the meat.
Thomas Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Thomas Jr scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Thomas Jr tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams avoids the head kick by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Thomas Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Thomas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas Jr defends it nicely.
Thomas Jr connects with a high kick.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas Jr, right into the meat.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Thomas Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas Jr. That one must have hurt.
Thomas Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas Jr. That's going to slow Williams down.
Thomas Jr thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thomas Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas Jr. That's going to slow Williams down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ash Thomas Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Thomas Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas Jr, right into the meat.
Ash Thomas Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a head kick by Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Thomas Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Thomas Jr misses with a head kick.
Thomas Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Thomas Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Ash Thomas Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nazid Williams.
Thomas Jr throws a nice head kick!
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas Jr throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Williams 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Thomas Jr is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Nazid Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Jr throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Thomas Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas Jr 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas Jr!