PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Haller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Thomas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Thomas
vs
Haller

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Haller!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Haller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haller cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haller moves away.
Haller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haller misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Haller is trying to break free.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haller has him pressed against the cage.
Haller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.

Haller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Haller circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haller counters with a left to the body.
Haller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haller closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Haller pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haller looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Haller. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Haller counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haller slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haller lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Thomas can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Haller and Thomas drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Haller.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Haller!