PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 20631 p4p, 669 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 2458 p4p, 309 weight class). Thomas has chosen Shinedown - as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dimelo
vs
Thomas

182 cm
27
203 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

191 cm
31
182 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Dimelo counters with a one-two to the body.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas stalks Dimelo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dimelo's face. Dimelo staggers backwards, shaken.
Dimelo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dimelo tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas punishes Dimelo's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas moves out of range as Dimelo strikes.
Dimelo moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Thomas throws a hook but Dimelo blocks it.
Dimelo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dimelo misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Dimelo throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas cracks Dimelo with an open hand slap.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dimelo under the eye.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Dimelo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dimelo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Dimelo counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dimelo's head.

Thomas clinches up with Dimelo and pushes him back against the cage.
Dimelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Dimelo.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimelo throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.

Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Dimelo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimelo checks a leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Dimelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Dimelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Dimelo.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Dimelo.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage.
Dimelo lands a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dimelo moves into the clinch.
Dimelo lands a nice uppercut.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dimelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dimelo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Dimelo. Beautiful body shot.

Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to push Dimelo away but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dimelo finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
A swing and a miss from Dimelo.
Dimelo swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimelo momentarily.
Dimelo tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dimelo with a body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimelo fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Dimelo is avoiding it.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimelo.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimelo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dimelo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimelo's head.
A big right from Thomas misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo is looking to clinch.
Dimelo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo takes one on the button.
Dimelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dimelo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Dimelo's head back.
Dimelo needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Dimelo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dimelo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimelo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.

Dimelo moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Dimelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Dimelo misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dimelo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miko Dimelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimelo. That did some damage!
Dimelo connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dimelo is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Dimelo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas moves out of range as Dimelo strikes.
No joy there for Dimelo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Dimelo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dimelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimelo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimelo blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimelo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimelo tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Dimelo misses with a body shot.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Dimelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas tests Dimelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Thomas moves into the clinch.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimelo.
Thomas wants to counter the offense by Dimelo and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Dimelo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimelo ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Thomas darts in and clinches Dimelo up against the cage.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Dimelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimelo.
Derrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dimelo misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Dimelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimelo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dimelo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Thomas.
An inside leg kick lands from Dimelo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Thomas!