PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewellyn Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Harrigan dies tonight. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savanis
vs
Thomas

175 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING (New to New York)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Llewellyn Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance but Savanis moves to the side

and Savanis counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
Savanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savanis won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Savanis throws a big right hand that misses.
Savanis trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savanis controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Savanis trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brody Savanis wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Savanis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Savanis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thomas works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Savanis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Savanis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas wants to control but Savanis is keeping busy.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Savanis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Savanis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savanis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savanis drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Savanis throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Savanis is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savanis.
Savanis working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savanis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savanis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Thomas keeping hold of Savanis's head, controlling as best he can.
Savanis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Savanis is very close to passing his half guard.
Savanis moves into full mount! Thomas won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savanis prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Savanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Savanis controlling from mount.
Savanis wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brody Savanis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Savanis fails to land the takedown.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
Savanis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Savanis kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Savanis does no damage.

Savanis gets a takedown into half guard.

Savanis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savanis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis wants to pass to mount but Thomas is defending the position.
Savanis is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brody Savanis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savanis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savanis is working away from the top position though.
Thomas is trying to stand.
Savanis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Thomas has his hands clasped together around Savanis's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas tries to kick Savanis off but Savanis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Savanis sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Savanis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves to clinch but Savanis breaks away

and Savanis counters with a takedown into side control.

Savanis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Savanis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is not content to let Savanis control the position.
Savanis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Savanis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas trying to hold on to Savanis's head to control him but Savanis postures up.
Thomas is not content to let Savanis control the position.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Savanis is controlling him
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brody Savanis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Savanis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Savanis slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Savanis is controlling him
Savanis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thomas!
Savanis thowing shots but they're missing.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis raining down shots from the mount!
Savanis avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Savanis controlling the position easily from mount.
Savanis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Savanis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas hang on?
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis thowing shots but they're missing.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Savanis looking to finish with strikes here!
Savanis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Savanis landing punches.
Savanis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Savanis avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Savanis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Savanis controlling from the full mount.
Savanis scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis lands a nice shot to the head.
Savanis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Savanis is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Thomas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savanis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Savanis finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Savanis! Thomas is hurt baaadly! Savanis is firing away with more strikes - Thomas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Savanis!
Brody Savanis retains his middleweight title!