PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gnomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Gnomes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gnomes
vs
Thiago

190 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
29
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Gnomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thiago counter with a right hand.
Gnomes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gnomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thiago counters with a thumping low kick.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
and Thiago counters with a left to the body.
Gnomes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thiago counters with a nice leg kick.
Gnomes throws an off balance right hand
and Thiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gnomes misses with a body punch
and Gnomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gnomes misses with an uppercut
and Thiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thiago lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gnomes throws an off balance right hand
and Thiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gnomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
and Thiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gnomes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thiago dodges the punch combination from Gnomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnomes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Gnomes.
That kick from Thiago tenderised Gnomes's leg. Gnomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gnomes misses with a double jab
and Thiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Gnomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gnomes misses its intended target.
Thiago lands with a straight right. Gnomes didn't see that one coming.
Gnomes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gnomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago counters with a low kick, right behind Gnomes 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnomes misses with a hook
and Gnomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gnomes takes a swing at Thiago's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gnomes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thiago counters with a series of strikes. Gnomes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thiago lands a slapping body shot.
Thiago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gnomes misses with a hook to the body
and Thiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gnomes misses with a jab to the body
and Thiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gnomes throws a lazy uppercut
and Thiago counters with a body kick.
Gnomes throws a big shot that misses.
Gnomes throws an off balance right hand
and Thiago counters with a body kick that stops Gnomes in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Gnomes is predictable there
and Thiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gnomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thiago to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnomes misses with a left hand
and Gnomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gnomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago moves away.
As Gnomes backs off Thiago throws a huge counter combo but Gnomes manages to avoid it all.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thiago counter with a right hand.
Gnomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Gnomes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gnomes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thiago to counter with a crisp jab.

Gnomes is rocked!
Gnomes misses with a combination
letting Thiago counter with a right hand.
Oh Gnomes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gnomes swings widly with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Gnomes seems to have got his legs back now.
Gnomes misses with an uppercut
and Thiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gnomes throws a hook but Thiago blocks it.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Gnomes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnomes misses with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gnomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnomes misses with a double jab
and Thiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
and Thiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gnomes drops his hands momentarily and Thiago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gnomes misses with a body shot
and Thiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gnomes misses with a body shot
letting Thiago counter with a right hand.
Gnomes misses with a double jab
and Thiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Gnomes misses.
Despite the aggression on Thiago's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gnomes misses with a hook
and Thiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Thiago dominated that round.
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.

Gnomes misses with a hook to the body
and Thiago counters with a good, hard body kick but Gnomes shrugs it off.
Gnomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gnomes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thiago counters with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Thiago.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gnomes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thiago tries to bum rush Gnomes with a series of wild strikes but Gnomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Thiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Gnomes misses with a right hand
and Thiago counters with a three punch combo that has Gnomes backing up. Gnomes nods at Thiago to acknowledge the strikes.
Thiago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gnomes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gnomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Gnomes is predictable there
and Thiago counters with an inside leg kick.
Gnomes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago connects with a looping right hand.
Thiago fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gnomes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thiago counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago fakes the leg kick and cracks Gnomes in the body.
Gnomes misses with a hook to the body
and Thiago counters with a two punch combo.
Gnomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gnomes throws an off balance right hand
and Thiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thiago throws an overhand right that drops Gnomes like a sack of potatoes! Thiago dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Thiago!
Jorge Thiago thanked the fans post fight for their support.