PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Ing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tra Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ing might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Suburban Train. 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.

Ing
vs
Thomas

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Ing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tra Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Ing throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas wants to control but Ing is having none of it.

Ing looking to secure an arm triangle but Thomas defends it well.
Thomas punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Ing 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 really wants to buck Ing off and get back to his feet.
Ing 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 tries to reverse the position but Ing maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ing controlling the pace for now.
Ing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Ing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas stands up and waves to Ing to follow him.
Ing lands a body shot.
Ing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ing tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas moves out of range as Ing throws a body kick.
Ing tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.

Ing gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ing wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ing stalls from top position.
Ing seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Ing drags him back down.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Ing has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ing shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ing stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Ing dominated that 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.

Thomas throws a hook but Ing blocks it.

Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ing's head.
Ing lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Thomas wants to stand but Ing has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ing is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!

Ing tightening his grip on Thomas, looking for the choke.
Ing biding his time, controlling Thomas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ing is punishing Thomas with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ing controlling well, preventing Thomas from escaping the position.
Thomas is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ing.
Ing cracks Thomas with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Thomas from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ing is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ing controlling the position well here. Thomas rolled but Ing kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas trying to control the position but Ing manages to sink in the hooks.
Thomas tries to escape but Ing has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ing controlling from the back.

Thomas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ing.
Brett Ing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is keeping busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brett Ing just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ing keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas misses with a takedown

and Ing counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ing looking to pass the guard.
Ing trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Thomas feints and as Ing raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ing controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Ing.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ing stalling.
Ing passes to side control.
Ing happy to just control the position for now.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Ing is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thomas's shoulder. That is not cool.

Ing looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Ing dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ing holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ing misses with a takedown attempt

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ing won't be happy with that.
Ing manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ing wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ing keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ing looking for submissions off his back.

Ing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas wants to stand up but Ing has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ing trying to control here.
Thomas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ing won't allow Thomas to pass to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas shoots and misses

and Ing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas's guard now.
Thomas tries to strike from the bottom.

Thomas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Ing avoids nicely.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ing thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Ing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ing sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Ing with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ing trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Ing maintains control.
Ing controlling from mount.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ing wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Thomas tries to hold on but Ing postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tra Thomas.
Well Ing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Ing!