PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Audet
vs
Thomas

173 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet misses with a low kick.
Audet tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Audet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas cracks Audet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Audet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Audet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Audet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Audet.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Audet.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Audet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet 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.
Audet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Audet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Audet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Audet doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Audet circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.

Audet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomas to the mat! Thomas manages to get full guard.
Audet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Audet wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Audet throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet content to stall in guard here.
Audet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Audet throwing strikes but missing.
Audet wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Audet lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Audet lands a couple of elbows.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Audet throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Audet is having none of it.
Audet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Audet.
Audet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Audet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas cracks Audet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Audet.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Audet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Thomas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Audet is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Audet moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Audet dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Audet is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Audet. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas lands a left and a right that sends Audet crashing to the canvas! Thomas dives into mount looking to finish!

Audet is rocked!

It looks like Nathan Audet has been cut.
Audet is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Audet is looking to escape.
Thomas avoids the attempt from Audet to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Audet is working hard here to advance position.

That's two 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.
Audet tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audet wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Audet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Audet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Audet regains half guard.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Audet is defending well.

That's four 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.
Audet wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas not doing much here.
Thomas trying to control from Audet's half guard. Audet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Audet pulls Thomas in close to prevent any damage.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but instead Audet has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Audet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Audet fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Audet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Audet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Audet dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Audet doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a left that rocks Audet and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Thomas dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Audet regain composure!
Oh Audet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Audet get back to his feet.
Audet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Audet seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas cracks Audet with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Audet looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thomas finish him?
Audet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Audet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Audet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Audet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Audet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Ash Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Audet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Audet fails with a takedown attempt.
Nathan Audet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Audet throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Audet.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Audet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas!