PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen FAR EAST MOVEMENT (FM) feat The Cataracs & Dev as his entrance music. Rick Thomas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roland Grant's chin.

Grant
vs
Thomas

183 cm
22
197 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

185 cm
24
194 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Supreme Anabolics
D.U.N.C.E. $35 Q-159 Recovery

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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 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!
Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant lands a head shot.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grant lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas jabs at Grant's body.
Thomas throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Grant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Grant tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas slips a jab from Grant.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Grant blocks a jab.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas cracks Grant with a good jab.
Grant walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas thumps Grant with a low kick.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas with a nice cross.

Grant is rocked!
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Oh Grant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas drops Grant with a naaaaasty hook - Grant is in real trouble here! Thomas dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Thomas! Rick Thomas retains his middleweight title!