PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar comes to the cage accompanied by The Boys of the Old Brigade. Kendall Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

O Briar
vs
Thomas

176 cm
23
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Thomas throws a low kick but O Briar avoids it.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a hook
and O Briar counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Briar.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and O Briar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into O Briar's ribs.
O Briar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Briar tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Briar.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the body.
O Briar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
O Briar is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Briar counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
O Briar throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
O Briar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Briar slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Briar moves away.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a combination. O Briar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas tries to work over O Briar's front leg with a kick but O Briar checks it.
Kendall Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and O Briar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Briar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Briar throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by O Briar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand

and O Briar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
O Briar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
O Briar throws a strike aimed at the side of Thomas's head but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas is trying to work for a sweep but O Briar has mounted him!
O Briar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the head.
O Briar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Briar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Briar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Briar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
O Briar lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but O Briar maintains control.
O Briar looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas!
O Briar punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.

O Briar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Briar with the ground and pound from mount.
O Briar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Briar with good strikes from the mount here!
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
O Briar lands with some strikes.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Briar landing shots from mount.
O Briar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Briar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but O Briar maintains control.
BOOM! O Briar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomas gets back to half guard.
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!
O Briar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas tries to roll over but O Briar keeps him under control.
Thomas looks gassed!
O Briar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Briar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from O Briar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Briar blocks the strikes from Thomas.
O Briar lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. O Briar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Briar lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph O Briar dominated that round.
That's time! O Briar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Briar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Briar under the eye.
O Briar throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
O Briar cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Briar counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as O Briar shoots in.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
O Briar throws out a powerful jab.
O Briar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas lunges at O Briar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Briar's hand.
O Briar misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
O Briar cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas thows a leg kick but O Briar checks it
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by O Briar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Briar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Briar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Briar counters with a nice kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of O Briar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Briar feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body

and O Briar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
O Briar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
O Briar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding O Briar's attempts to control the action.
O Briar landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas throwing hammer fists to the chest of O Briar. What's that going to do exactly?
Thomas is looking to improve his position but O Briar isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but O Briar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Briar landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Briar breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
O Briar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

O Briar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
O Briar winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ralph O Briar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but O Briar is very close to passing his half guard.
O Briar slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
O Briar working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Briar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Briar's back!
O Briar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar manages to get to full guard.
Thomas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Briar's head.
O Briar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
O Briar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
O Briar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Briar working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but O Briar has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Briar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Briar scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph O Briar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for O Briar.
Thomas misses with a hook
and O Briar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas blocks a jab.
A jab from O Briar misses.
O Briar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
O Briar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but O Briar is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Briar misses with a looping right.
Thomas with a jab.
O Briar blocks a jab.
O Briar fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas moves away from the strike by O Briar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but O Briar is out of range.
Thomas scores with a hook.
O Briar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Briar. O Briar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas thows a leg kick but O Briar checks it
and O Briar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Briar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Briar was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
O Briar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas throws a combination. O Briar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Briar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
O Briar misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Briar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas cracks O Briar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and O Briar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of O Briar's head but O Briar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Briar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Briar slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch there but O Briar circles away.
O Briar looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas slips a jab from O Briar.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by O Briar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sizes up O Briar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas tests O Briar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Briar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by O Briar.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and O Briar counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and O Briar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Thomas wants to control but O Briar postures up.
O Briar working the head with strikes.
O Briar looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Briar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Briar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thomas tries to buck O Briar off but O Briar is having none of it.
Thomas strikes from the bottom but O Briar takes advantage and advances to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Briar wants to finish this one by submission but Thomas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Briar.
Kendall Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph O Briar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Briar landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Thomas throwing hammer fists to the chest of O Briar. What's that going to do exactly?
Thomas taking shots to the head.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. O Briar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph O Briar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Briar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph O Briar!