PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Conway
vs
Tomas

193 cm
22
241 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas throws a push kick but Conway slaps the foot to one side.
Tomas tests Conway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomas lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Thomas Conway has been cut.
Tomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway tries to clinch there but Tomas circles away.
Conway blocks a head kick by Tomas.
Tomas lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway misses with a body kick.

Conway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Conway blocking some punches.
Conway effectively controlling the action here.
A short left from Tomas.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but Tomas blocks with his arms.
Tomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Tomas.
Tomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Tomas blocks it.
Tomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by Conway.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Conway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomas is keeping busy.
Conway blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway trying to stall but Tomas improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomas.
Conway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conway tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tomas fails to land.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Tomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conway blocking some punches.
Conway presses Tomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conway.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomas looks gassed!
Tomas working aggressively here.
Conway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conway lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Tomas blocks it.

Conway jumps guard and drags Tomas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tomas preventing the sweep.
Conway trying to control the position.

Tomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Conway wants to control but Tomas is keeping him busy.

Tomas looking for submissions off his back.
Conway is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tomas wants to get back to full guard.
Conway scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Tomas looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conway lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Tomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Conway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomas is staying active underneath Conway, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Conway seems to be working for a kimura but Tomas defends the submission attempt.
Conway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conway throwing strikes from guard but Tomas blocks nicely.

Tomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conway defends well.
Tomas wants to sweep here but Conway controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway postures up and lands a big shot to Tomas's brow.
Tomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.

Tomas working for a triangle but Conway defends it easily.
Conway wants to control from the top but Tomas keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tomas working for a triangle but Conway defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tonka Tomas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomas punishes Conway's body with a nice straight punch.
Conway throws a series of punches but Tomas avoids them all with ease.
Tomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway tries to bum rush Tomas with a series of wild strikes but Tomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomas throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
A jab from Tomas misses.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomas tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Conway has Tomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tomas lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Tomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Conway.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Tomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Conway blocking some punches.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Conway.
Conway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Conway throws an elbow but misses.
Tomas misses with some punches.
Conway throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomas.
Tomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomas takes a shot to the head.
Conway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomas walks away with a smile on his face. Conway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conway moves forwards but Tomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway shoots for a takedown but Tomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway lands a nice hook to Tomas's body. Tomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Tomas finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonka Tomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conway. Tomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomas looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Tomas lands with a hook. Conway tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomas throws a big shot that misses.

Conway forces Tomas back against the cage and clinches.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Thomas Conway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Tomas has a couple of punches blocked by Conway.
Conway tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomas avoids the damage to the body.
Tomas working aggressively here.
Tomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conway gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Tomas has his foot on Conway's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conway works his way back into a safe position though.
Conway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomas is keeping the position for now.
Conway wants to control from the top but Tomas keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conway postures up and lands a big shot to Tomas's brow.
Conway trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
Tomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomas is on top in guard.
Conway controls Tomas momentarily but Tomas frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conway is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conway is aware though and is defending well.

Tomas looking for a guillotine here but Conway defends easily.
Conway works over Tomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Conway landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tomas is on top in guard.
Tomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Conway is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Conway pushes a forearm under Tomas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Tomas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Conway!