PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 249 p4p, 38 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 288 p4p, 45 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. A fine choice. Dall has chosen Art of War - Sabaton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Dall

175 cm
28
170 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

170 cm
36
169 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chris Leben KO Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas slips a straight right by Dall.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Jax Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dall! But no joy.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall with the counter takedown but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas wants to clinch.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dall at a distance.
Dall tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a big counter combination but Dall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas lands with a hook. Dall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
Thomas is looking to wear down Dall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Dall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Vyrkyx Dall has been cut.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Dall is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a right hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas stuns Dall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomas defends it well.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vyrkyx Dall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Dall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dall, as that shot connected.
That kick from Dall tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Dall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Dall misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Dall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas tried to counter with a leg kick but Dall avoided it.
Jax Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Dall's ribs.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dall misses.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Dall off the cage and back into range.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Dall thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dall throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Dall takes one on the button.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thomas has got the better of the exchanges.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Dall throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dall digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall's hands.
Dall cracks Thomas with a good jab.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jax Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vyrkyx Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dall connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Dall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dall's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Dall finds it's target.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Dall is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
A quick step to the side and Thomas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Dall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas slips under a jab from Dall.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Dall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Dall was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dall moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vyrkyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas avoids the body shot from Dall.
Thomas throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Thomas counters with a quick kick to the body but Dall blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Dall misses.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dall scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dall throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dall, pushing him back against the cage.
Dall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dall is defending well.
Dall is working Thomas over against the cage.

Dall breaks the clinch.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
Dall connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vyrkyx Dall.
I think Thomas 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vyrkyx Dall!
A relieved looking Vyrkyx Dall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.