PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Tomlinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers's entrance music is rocky its a fight. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mathers
vs
Tomlinson

186 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers blocks a jab.
Tomlinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomlinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomlinson tests Mathers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomlinson looks to land a right hand but Mathers moved out of range.
Tomlinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomlinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adrian Tomlinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomlinson connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomlinson avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Tomlinson misses with a looping right.
Tomlinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomlinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomlinson misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mathers dodges the punch combination from Tomlinson.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Tomlinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathers doesn't seem phased though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mathers.
Mathers moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomlinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tomlinson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomlinson misses with a hook.
No joy there for Tomlinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomlinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Tomlinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomlinson punishes Mathers's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mathers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tomlinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mathers counters with a low kick, right behind Tomlinson 's knee.
Mathers misses with an uppercut.
Tomlinson swinging wildly here.
Mathers moves away from the strike by Tomlinson.
Mathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomlinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mathers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomlinson.
Mathers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Tomlinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomlinson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson 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.
Tomlinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson slips a jab and a cross from Mathers.
Mathers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomlinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mathers's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathers.
Tomlinson scores with the left hand. Mathers knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomlinson loads up on a big right hand but Mathers slips the punch.
Tomlinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mathers backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Tomlinson misses its intended target.
Mathers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomlinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mathers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Tomlinson misses with a hook.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomlinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mathers swinging wildly here.
Mathers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomlinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with a nice leg kick.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomlinson lands a jab.
Tomlinson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Tomlinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tomlinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomlinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers tries a low kick but Tomlinson avoids it.
Tomlinson throws a big shot that misses.
Tomlinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomlinson throws a combination. Mathers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mathers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tomlinson, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Tomlinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomlinson.
Tomlinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomlinson tests Mathers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomlinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mathers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomlinson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlinson swinging wildly here.
Tomlinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mathers in his tracks.
Tomlinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomlinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tomlinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mathers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tomlinson misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Tomlinson scores with a shot to the body.
Tomlinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson throws a big shot that misses.
Mathers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomlinson takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
Mathers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mathers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomlinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mathers's hands.
Tomlinson connects with a jab.
Tomlinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with a good low kick that Tomlinson was not able to check.
Tomlinson scores with a hook to the body. Mathers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tomlinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Tomlinson misses.
Tomlinson digs a good hook to Mathers's body.
Tomlinson throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlinson misses with a few strikes there.
Tomlinson cracks Mathers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mathers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomlinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomlinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomlinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomlinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mathers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mathers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tomlinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomlinson looks to throw the jab but Mathers is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tomlinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tomlinson misses with a looping right.
Mathers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tomlinson stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomlinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adrian Tomlinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomlinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mathers's head.
Tomlinson throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Tomlinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomlinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomlinson.
Tomlinson throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Tomlinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mathers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomlinson lands with a shot to the body.
Tomlinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tomlinson lands a nice shot that snaps Mathers's head back.
Tomlinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Tomlinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mathers is looking to chop away at Tomlinson's legs.
Mathers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tomlinson.
Tomlinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mathers off the cage and back into rage.
Tomlinson sizes up Mathers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Mathers is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Tomlinson! Mathers is backing up but he can't get away as Tomlinson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Mathers and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adrian Tomlinson!