PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 22268 p4p, 712 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 8143 p4p, 629 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Pop Evil - Ways To Get High . A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thomas
vs
Springs

198 cm
23
258 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Red Light Coffeeshop

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Springs shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Springs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Springs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Springs counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Springs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Springs shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Springs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Springs throwing strikes but missing.
Springs wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Private Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Springs seems content to control.
Thomas has hold of Springs's hands but Springs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Springs controlling the action here.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Springs on the ground.
Springs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Springs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Springs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Springs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Springs controlling the action here.
Springs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Springs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Springs wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Springs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Springs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Springs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas controlling Springs's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Springs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Springs stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Springs is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Springs postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Springs postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs throwing strikes but missing.
Springs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Springs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Springs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Springs with a nice head shot there.
Springs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Springs wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Springs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Springs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Springs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Springs throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Springs's guard. Nice move by Thomas!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Springs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Springs counters with a right hand that sends Thomas tumbling to the canvas! Can Springs finish him? He dives into Thomas's guard looking to do just that!

Thomas is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Springs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Springs passes into half guard.
Springs scores with a big shot! Thomas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Thomas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Springs!
Randy Springs was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.