PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday. Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FAR EAST MOVEMENT (FM) feat The Cataracs & Dev . Dave Stackhouse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stackhouse
vs
Thomas

179 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
194 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Stackhouse sees coming a mile off.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stackhouse manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Stackhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stackhouse slips a straight right by Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stackhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stackhouse.
Thomas punishes Stackhouse's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stackhouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas lands a jab to Stackhouse's midsection.
Stackhouse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Stackhouse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Stackhouse throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stackhouse has time to react.
Stackhouse thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Rick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stackhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stackhouse.
Thomas leaves Stackhouse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stackhouse ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stackhouse.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Stackhouse slips under a jab from Thomas.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stackhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stackhouse's head.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stackhouse.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Stackhouse avoids them all with ease.
Stackhouse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body

and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stackhouse controlling the action here for a moment.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stackhouse trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stackhouse into the cage.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stackhouse is keeping busy.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stackhouse lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stackhouse.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stackhouse.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stackhouse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas has Stackhouse pushed against the cage.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Stackhouse's ribcage. Stackhouse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Thomas.
Stackhouse misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stackhouse backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas gets through Stackhouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stackhouse tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas cracks Stackhouse with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stackhouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stackhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Stackhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stackhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Stackhouse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stackhouse. That did some damage!
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stackhouse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Stackhouse down.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Stackhouse ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
Stackhouse throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stackhouse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
A jab from Stackhouse finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas works over Stackhouse's head and body with a nice combination.
Stackhouse lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stackhouse.
Stackhouse fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas throws a hook but Stackhouse blocks it.
Thomas misses with a hook.

Stackhouse has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stackhouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Stackhouse is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Stackhouse into the cage.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stackhouse.
Thomas misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stackhouse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stackhouse keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stackhouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stackhouse up against the cage.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stackhouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Stackhouse misses with a body punch.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stackhouse on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Stackhouse blocks it.
Stackhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Stackhouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas misses with a hook. Stackhouse ducked under it nicely.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Stackhouse tries to clinch up
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stackhouse slips a jab from Thomas.
A swing and a miss from Stackhouse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stackhouse moves away.
Thomas misses with a straight left.

Stackhouse gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Stackhouse's head back.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Stackhouse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas thumps Stackhouse with a low kick.
Stackhouse loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stackhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Stackhouse tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stackhouse. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Rick Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stackhouse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Stackhouse saw that one coming.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook. Stackhouse ducked under it nicely.
Rick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Stackhouse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Stackhouse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stackhouse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stackhouse slips under a jab from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Stackhouse backpedaling.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stackhouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Stackhouse's shoulder, as Stackhouse tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Stackhouse didn't see that one coming.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Stackhouse's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stackhouse.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Stackhouse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Stackhouse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stackhouse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Stackhouse slips the punch.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Stackhouse lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Jab from Thomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stackhouse looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stackhouse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stackhouse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas lands with a hook. Stackhouse tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stackhouse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stackhouse moves out of range of the strikes.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stackhouse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stackhouse swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Stackhouse avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomas scores with a jab. Stackhouse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas swings for the body but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.
Stackhouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Stackhouse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stackhouse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Stackhouse counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse staying out of range there.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Stackhouse slips the punch.
Thomas tries a low kick but Stackhouse avoids it.
Stackhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Stackhouse misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Stackhouse moved out of range.
Thomas slips a straight right by Stackhouse.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stackhouse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stackhouse throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stackhouse checks it well.
Stackhouse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a left to the body.
Stackhouse throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Stackhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stackhouse counters with a right hand to the body.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Stackhouse throws a shot to the body.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Stackhouse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Stackhouse throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas swings for the body but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Stackhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stackhouse looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Stackhouse shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas feints and then cracks Stackhouse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stackhouse down.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stackhouse is out of range.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot.
Stackhouse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Stackhouse 's knee.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stackhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stackhouse is looking to clinch.
Stackhouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Thomas dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stackhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stackhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Stackhouse shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stackhouse wants to pass to mount but Thomas is defending the position.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Stackhouse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Stackhouse is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Stackhouse sits in half guard.
Stackhouse with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stackhouse trying to control from Thomas's half guard. Thomas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dave Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
Stackhouse is just content to waste time from the top position. Thomas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rick Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dave Stackhouse.
Thomas with a nice cross.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Stackhouse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Stackhouse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Stackhouse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Stackhouse's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Stackhouse.
Thomas slips a straight right by Stackhouse.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas thows a body kick. Stackhouse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Stackhouse thows a body shot but no joy.
Stackhouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Thomas.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Thomas!
Rick Thomas is the new middleweight champion!