PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dag Luther's chin.

Thomas
vs
Luther

185 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Dag Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luther.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Luther shoots in.
Luther throws and low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Luther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luther dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Luther's head and hops out.
Rick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Luther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luther tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Luther tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Luther takes one to the chin there.
Luther walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Luther or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Luther moves away and avoids it.
Luther misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luther's hands.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Luther moves his leg out of the way.

Luther closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas tries to roll over but Luther keeps him under control.

Luther seems to be looking for submissions.
Luther looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Luther tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thomas is trying is best to control the position here.
Luther is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Luther is looking to stall here but Thomas recovers full guard.
Luther is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luther wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Luther content to stall in guard here.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luther is controlling him.
Luther wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas lands a head shot.
Luther tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Luther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Luther looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luther tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Thomas misses.
A big right from Luther misses.
Luther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luther takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Luther. Luther gets slowly back to his feet.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas works Luther's body with a nice hook.
Luther slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luther tries to clinch up.
Luther throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Luther moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Luther closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Luther pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Luther shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Luther is breathing heavily.
Thomas throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Luther's leg but Luther calmly moves out of range.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.
Luther slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Luther's head.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luther ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.

Luther gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushes Luther off looking to stand but Luther dives back in and keeps control.
Thomas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Luther throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Luther is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Luther tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Luther landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luther throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luther passes into half guard.
Luther working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Luther is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas is controlling Luther's trapped leg to prevent Luther from advancing to side control.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
Luther trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Luther fails to land the takedown.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Luther saw that one coming.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luther tries to clinch up
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Luther takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Luther moves out of range.
Luther tries to clinch up
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luther tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Luther shoots and misses
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther has a takedown stuffed.
Rick Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
Rick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.
Luther fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas scores with a jab. Luther acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Luther moved out of range.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luther takes one to the side of the head.
Luther clinches but Thomas breaks the clinch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Luther's head but Luther sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luther.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
Luther moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas throws a hook but Luther avoids it easily.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Luther shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Luther was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Luther can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Luther thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dag Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luther looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Luther controlling the position easily from mount.

Luther is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Thomas has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Thomas!
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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