PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jackson Thomas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jackson Thomas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Thomas
vs
Gambler

189 cm
24
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

188 cm
27
220 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Gambler scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gambler 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 stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gambler scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gambler throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Gambler scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gambler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gambler.
Gambler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Gambler.
Gambler moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Gambler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gambler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambler wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Gambler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gambler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gambler trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Gambler.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gambler throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Gambler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gambler takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Gambler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas moves out of range as Gambler throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Gambler counters with a nice body shot.
Gambler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Degen Gambler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gambler lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Gambler works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
Gambler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gambler somewhat.
Nice shot by Gambler.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Degen Gambler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gambler.
Gambler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Gambler's defenses.
Gambler clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gambler tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Gambler misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Gambler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gambler lands with a good body shot.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Gambler backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Gambler coming out on top.
Gambler throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Gambler blocks the body kick.
Gambler avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gambler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Gambler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thomas slips a jab from Gambler.
Gambler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Gambler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Gambler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gambler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gambler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambler.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Gambler scores with a leg kick.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambler lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gambler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambler.
Gambler throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Gambler throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas defending well as Gambler loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Degen Gambler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gambler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gambler slips a straight right by Thomas.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Gambler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thomas is out of range and Gambler settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gambler.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Gambler.
Gambler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gambler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Gambler throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a big head kick but Gambler shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gambler gets the takedown into side control.
Gambler working the ground and pound.

Gambler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gambler working the head with strikes.
Gambler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Gambler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackson Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gambler trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
The strikes coming from Gambler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gambler tries to score with some ground and pound. Thomas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Gambler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gambler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Gambler advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Gambler isn't that keen on the idea.
Poor strikes thrown by Gambler there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gambler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gambler trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Gambler unloads with some shots from mount but Thomas bucks and avoids them well.
Degen Gambler has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomas because Gambler loaded up on that one.
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Gambler's attempts to control the action.
Gambler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gambler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?

It looks like Jackson Thomas has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Degen Gambler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Degen Gambler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gambler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Degen Gambler!