PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Menger

182 cm
18
226 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Menger. Menger gets slowly back to his feet.
Menger dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Menger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Menger scoring with punches from side control.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Menger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Menger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Menger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Menger working the head with strikes.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menger lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Thomas! Menger senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Thomas out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carl Menger!