|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 473 p4p, 64 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 242 p4p, 36 weight class). Kind's entrance music is Afternoon Delight. A fine choice. Thomas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shinedown - . Derrick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
36
195 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
|
191 cm
28
189 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind throws a body kick that misses
and Thomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kind really felt that one!
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Kind takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Kind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kind throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Kind lands with a right hand.
Kind drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kind takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Kind.
Kind thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Kind slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kind has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Kind jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Kind.
Champ Kind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Kind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Thomas cracks Kind with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Kind lands.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Kind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kind lands a jab to the head.
Kind looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Kind lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Kind misses with a jab to the body
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kind lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Kind ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas slips a straight right by Kind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with a body punch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kind misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kind misses.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Kind wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kind looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Kind looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kind.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Kind throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas throws a head kick but Kind moves out of range.
Kind throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Kind counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kind.
Kind tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kind lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kind.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kind.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kind.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Kind's head but Kind sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kind misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kind throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Kind only half commits.
Kind sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kind gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kind blocks the leg kick.
Kind digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Kind swings widly with a right hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Kind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kind thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Kind lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Kind's body. Kind takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Kind moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.
Kind misses with a body punch
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Kind moved out of range.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kind misses with a body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas flicks out a counter leg kick but Kind steps away.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kind darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kind looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Kind backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kind lands a nice looking body shot.
Kind walks into a jab.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kind.
Kind connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kind delivers a nice body kick.
Kind scores with a body shot.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Kind's front leg but catches the back leg as Kind tries to avoid it.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kind throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kind backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Kind.
Kind misses the jab.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
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!
Kind thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kind misses with a right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kind misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Kind avoids nicely.
Kind fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thomas just manages to avoid it.
Kind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Kind moved away.
Kind takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Kind swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Champ Kind is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind slips under a jab.
Kind lands with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Kind.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with a body kick.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kind manages to avoid it.
Kind throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Kind is predictable there
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kind.
Kind misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Kind fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kind throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Kind keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Kind down.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a push kick but Kind slaps the foot to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kind.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kind just misses with a punch to the body.
And Thomas responds with a good body kick, but Kind manages to step out the way in time.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Kind throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Kind misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a body kick that stops Kind in his tracks momentarily.
Kind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kind with a nice cross.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kind.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kind misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch.
Kind breaks from the clinch.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Kind shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Kind wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Kind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kind takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas stalls.
Thomas presses Kind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Kind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Kind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Kind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinds head.
Derrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Kind is rocked!
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kind.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kind backwards.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kind throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Kind keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kind ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Kind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas checks a low kick from Kind.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Kind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Derrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kind.
Kind 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 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Kind throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas moves out of range as Kind throws a body kick.
Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kind blocks it well.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Champ Kind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kind looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Kind lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
Kind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Kind off the cage and back into range.
Oh Kind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kind cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Kind avoids it with no problem.
Kind seems to have got his legs back now.
Kind jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind jabs at Thomas's body.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Good exchange - Kind coming out on top.
Kind cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Kind scores with a leg kick.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Kind.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
A jab from Kind finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Kind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kind avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Kind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kind has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
A victorious Champ Kind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
