PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Zeus Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thomas
vs
Robinson

174 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeus Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeus Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Robinson.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Thomas backpedaling.

It looks like Zeus Thomas has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robinson clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Robinson.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Robinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Robinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Robinson cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Robinson.
Ray Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Robinson cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robinson throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Robinson drops Thomas with a left and a right! Oh, Thomas is hurt - Robinson dives into side control looking to finish!

Thomas is rocked!

Robinson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Robinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robinson lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas misses with a body punch
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Ray Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Robinson.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeus Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thomas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Thomas tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson with a hook.
Robinson scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Robinson! Thomas is backing up but he can't get away as Robinson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Thomas and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Robinson!