PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 1904 p4p, 208 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 4505 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Man

175 cm
34
163 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

175 cm
31
168 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch up.
Thomas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Man has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thomas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas wants to break free but Man has control.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Thomas's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man tries to pull guard but Thomas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Man is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Man gets a clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Man has managed to clinch.
Thomas avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Man pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man blocks a body shot from Thomas.
A bit of stalling here from Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tim Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jontte Man.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man taking a breather.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Man lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Man.
Thomas with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jontte Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Man tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Man misses with a head kick.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick from Man lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thomas.

It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Man lands a brutal head kick. Thomas looks out on his feet and Man throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jontte Man!