PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Thatser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Check (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thatser
vs
Check

172 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Thatser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Check!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Check keeps the fight on the outside.
Check circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thatser tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Check paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thatser tries to clinch but Check moves out of range.
Check shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thatser moves in looking to clinch but Check pushes him off.

Thatser has closed the distance and engaged Check in a clinch.
Thatser misses with a knee strike.
Check wants a takedown but no success here.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but Check blocks it.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thatser tries to land a knee to the head but Check blocks with his arms.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Check blocks it with crossed arms.
Thatser looking to throw knees to the head but Check is blocking nicely.
Thatser scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thatser tries a knee to the head but Check blocks it.
Thatser gets underhooks to prevent Check's takedown attempt.
Tommy Thatser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Check.
Check is trying to drag Thatser to the mat but Thatser just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thatser connects with a knee to the head.
Thatser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thatser misses with a knee strike.
Thatser is breathing heavily.
Thatser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Check blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thatser lands a knee to the head.
Thatser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thatser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Check.
Thatser is pressed up against the cage. Check has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thatser down to the mat. Thatser avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Check shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Check showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Check seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Thatser is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Check!