PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pulse of the Maggots. Goode has chosen Merry Fuckin' Christmas as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thomas
vs
Goode

187 cm
26
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Goode!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas wants to clinch up but Goode keeps it at a distance.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Goode blocks the low kick.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.

Goode gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Goode is blocking nicely.
Goode leaning against his opponent.
Goode lands a nice elbow.
Goode is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Goode.
Goode is looking to clinch.
Goode dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Goode wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Goode tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goode.
Goode lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Goode.
Goode stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Goode moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Goode misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goode tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Goode has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goode is defending well for now.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Goode.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a hook but Goode avoids it easily.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Goode.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Goode was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Goode moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Goode throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Goode should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goode blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Goode misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goode avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goode's calf.

Goode has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Goode misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goode has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goode throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Goode looks gassed!
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Goode takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goode blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas gets through Goode's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Goode is blocking nicely.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goode blocks it with crossed arms.

Thomas breaks the clinch.

Goode instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Goode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goode.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goode looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Goode's head.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Goode tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Goode trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Goode blocks the leg kick.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Goode uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goode is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Goode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Goode moves away from the strike by Thomas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Goode.
Goode finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goode avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goode misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Goode counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick

and Goode counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goode.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Goode stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goode wants to stall.
Thomas is leaning against Goode and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Goode closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Goode checks it
and Goode counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goode counters with a thumping low kick.
Goode walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goode manages to avoid it.
Goode chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goode wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Goode moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Goode should have avoided that one.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Goode gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Goode throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Goode.
Goode tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goode.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.

Goode darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Goode misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Goode trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goode into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick lands from Goode.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Goode.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Goode.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goode slips under a jab from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a swing at Goode's ribcage but misses.
Thomas takes a swing at Goode's ribcage but misses.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goode can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Goode does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goode uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goode manages to avoid it.
Thomas tries to clinch but Goode moves away
and Goode counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goode.
Goode scores with a push kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Goode avoids it easily.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goode misses with a body kick.
Goode fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goode is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lincoln Thomas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Thomas throws a hook to the side of Goode's head but Goode sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas misses with a body kick.

Goode closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Goode blocks with his arms.

Goode manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but instead Goode has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goode sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Goode is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas wants to control but Goode is keeping busy.
Goode is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goode passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two 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.

Goode goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thomas turns into him and now he's in Goode's guard.
Goode is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goode can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goode is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas trying to control but Goode is working from the bottom.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Goode is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.

Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goode has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Goode's legs - danger averted.

That's four 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.
Thomas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goode managing to control the position.
Goode trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas trying to control but Goode is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sol Goode.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lincoln Thomas!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Lincoln Thomas!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Lincoln Thomas!

Lincoln Thomas wins by unanimous decision!