PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Supernatural Ass Pounder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Pounder

194 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

ACME-UCF NUTRITION
Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pounder closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Pounder pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Pounder or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Rocky Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Pounder.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Pounder. Pounder gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Pounder.
Pounder tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pounder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Pounder's head but Pounder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pounder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pounder.
Pounder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pounder misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pounder looks gassed!
Pounder fails with a takedown attempt.

Pounder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Pounder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Pounder is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Pounder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas is controlling Pounder's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas trying to control here.
Thomas misses with some strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pounder.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pounder is defended easily by Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pounder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pounder.
Pounder fails to land the takedown.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Pounder.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Pounder on that attempt.
Pounder looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Jim Pounder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Pounder moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Pounder with a big right hand and Pounder goes down!

Pounder is rocked!
Pounder has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Pounder is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?

Pounder is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Pounder seems to have recovered his senses.
Pounder wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas wanted to stand there but Pounder had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thomas wants to stand but Pounder is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pounder looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Pounder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pounder somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Pounder on that attempt.
Pounder looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Thomas 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.

Thomas throws a right and a left that Pounder avoids nicely.
Pounder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pounder off to one side.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pounder.
Rocky Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Pounder.
Thomas waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Pounder. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Pounder to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Jim Pounder has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pounder's guard.
Pounder wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.

Pounder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pounder is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pounder on the ground.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Pounder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas wants to stand but Pounder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pounder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pounder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Pounder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pounder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pounder.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pounder was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Pounder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pounder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Pounder dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Pounder's head and hops out.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Pounder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pounder. Pounder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
BOOM! Thomas lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pounder. Pounder tries to recover but Thomas is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pounder lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Thomas!