PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thomas (ranked 6123 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Gilson Tavarinho (ranked 580 p4p, 464 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thomas
vs
Tavarinho

187 cm
18
210
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
215
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilson Tavarinho!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarinho misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Tavarinho backing up. Tavarinho nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Tavarinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tavarinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tavarinho clinches with his opponent.
Tavarinho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Tavarinho blocks a body shot from Thomas.

Tavarinho manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavarinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavarinho misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavarinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarinho throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavarinho lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Scott Thomas has been cut.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas digs a good hook to Tavarinho's body.
Tavarinho misses with a combination
and Tavarinho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavarinho's corner calls for a 1-2. Tavarinho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas digs a good hook to Tavarinho's body.
Tavarinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarinho's shoulder, as Tavarinho tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Tavarinho backs away looking to recover.
Tavarinho tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarinho.
Tavarinho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tavarinho looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Tavarinho misses with a combination
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tavarinho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas jabs Tavarinho right on the nose. Tavarinho blinks but takes it well.
Tavarinho throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Tavarinho throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Tavarinho avoids nicely.
Tavarinho moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavarinho throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Tavarinho misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Tavarinho saw that one coming.
Tavarinho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Tavarinho's body. Tavarinho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarinho manages to avoid it.
Thomas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tavarinho misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tavarinho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tavarinho throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tavarinho is rocked!
Thomas catches Tavarinho with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Tavarinho forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott Thomas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Thomas made sure he mentioned The Dirty Needle Project (158Q @ $25), along with how happy he was to win his fight.