PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Assis
vs
Thomas

186 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Assis.
Assis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Assis avoids a kick to the body.
Assis swinging wildly here.
Thomas leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Assis's body. Assis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Assis needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Assis's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thomas with a couple of short strikes.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Assis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thomas lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Assis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thomas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas landing punches.
Thomas landing punches.
Assis is breathing heavily.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Assis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thomas controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Assis working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Assis?
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!
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Assis looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Assis throws a head kick that misses.
Assis misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Assis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assis rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assis takes one to the chin there.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Assis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assis misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Assis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assis tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Assis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. Assis fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Assis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thomas is working Assis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Assis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thomas lands a nice forearm strike.
Thomas is chipping away with strikes.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Thomas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thomas controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas working the head with strikes.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assis down.
Thomas controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands an elbow.
Assis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Assis tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Thomas slows the pace down.
Thomas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Assis some visible discomfort.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thomas controls the position.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Thomas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Assis down.
Thomas lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee asks Thomas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thomas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thomas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thomas controls the position from side control.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assis tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cameron Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assis on the side of the head.
Assis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Assis throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Assis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assis.
Assis tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assis misses with a takedown attempt

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis has hold of Thomas's hands but Thomas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thomas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Assis!
Thomas with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
Thomas cracks Assis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Thomas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Assis?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thomas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas looking to finish Assis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Assis!
Thomas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas landing punches.
The referee warns Assis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas content just to control the position here.
Thomas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
Cameron Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Assis looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas landing shots from mount.
Kimbo Assis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30

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