PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Krajnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krajnc comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber - Mama's Boy. Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Krajnc
vs
Thomas

188 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
213 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armand Krajnc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajnc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krajnc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Krajnc misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Krajnc misses the target.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Krajnc's shoulder, as Krajnc tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Krajnc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajnc throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Armand Krajnc has been cut.
Armand Krajnc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajnc throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas slips a straight right by Krajnc.
Krajnc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krajnc throws a lazy head kick

and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Krajnc! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Krajnc to his feet! Krajnc is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Krajnc is out of range.
That kick from Krajnc tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krajnc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas slips a jab from Krajnc.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Krajnc.
Krajnc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krajnc throws a right hand that misses
and Krajnc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Krajnc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Krajnc throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Krajnc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krajnc. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krajnc. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krajnc shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krajnc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krajnc off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Krajnc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Krajnc looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Krajnc tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krajnc.
Krajnc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krajnc tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krajnc connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Krajnc as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krajnc.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Krajnc's ribs.
Krajnc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krajnc throws a poor cross that misses
and Krajnc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas moves out of range as Krajnc strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc scoring well with a low kick there.
Krajnc has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krajnc is breathing heavily.
Krajnc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Krajnc wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Krajnc lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas throws a body punch but Krajnc moves out of range.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krajnc.
Krajnc scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krajnc.
Krajnc tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krajnc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Krajnc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Krajnc moved out of range.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krajnc. Krajnc obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook but Krajnc blocks it.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Krajnc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Krajnc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krajnc shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krajnc misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krajnc thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krajnc.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc misses with a head kick.
Krajnc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krajnc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krajnc.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armand Krajnc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krajnc walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krajnc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krajnc catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krajnc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Armand Krajnc's cut is getting worse.
Krajnc moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krajnc on the side of the head.

Armand Krajnc's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
A jab from Krajnc misses.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab from Krajnc.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krajnc.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Krajnc throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krajnc throws a nice head kick!
Krajnc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Krajnc's knee but Krajnc avoids it well.
Krajnc throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krajnc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krajnc lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Krajnc takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krajnc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
No joy there for Krajnc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajnc throws a head kick that misses.
Krajnc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Jeez, Armand Krajnc's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Krajnc is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Krajnc's ribcage but misses.
Krajnc punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Krajnc throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Krajnc drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armand Krajnc's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lincoln Thomas!
Lincoln Thomas is the new light heavyweight champion!