PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Dulaymi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Dulaymi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thomas
vs
Dulaymi

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Dulaymi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dulaymi wants to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dulaymi.
Dulaymi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dulaymi counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Dulaymi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dulaymi clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Dulaymi clinches with his opponent.
Dulaymi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jeremy Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Dulaymi.
Dulaymi tries to clinch up.
Dulaymi slips under a jab.

Dulaymi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Thomas kicks Dulaymi off and gets to his feet.
Dulaymi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dulaymi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas misses with an uppercut

and Dulaymi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Dulaymi's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Thomas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dulaymi wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas really wants to buck Dulaymi off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas bucks Dulaymi off and manages to get back to his feet!
Dulaymi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dulaymi misses with a double jab.
Dulaymi swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Dulaymi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dulaymi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dulaymi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Dulaymi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dulaymi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Dulaymi moved out of range.
Dulaymi tries to clinch up.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dulaymi.
Dulaymi is looking to clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thomas misses.

Dulaymi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas is trying to push Dulaymi away but Dulaymi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dulaymi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Dulaymi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dulaymi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dulaymi staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Dulaymi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dulaymi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Dulaymi is looking to clinch.
Omar Dulaymi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dulaymi. That snapped Thomas's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dulaymi lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Jeremy Thomas has been cut.
Dulaymi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dulaymi throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Dulaymi shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas misses the jab.
Dulaymi shoots in but no luck this time.

Dulaymi instigates a clinch.

Dulaymi breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Dulaymi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dulaymi gets a clinch.
Dulaymi prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas tries to circle away but Dulaymi has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas wants to break free but Dulaymi has control.

Dulaymi manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Dulaymi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dulaymi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dulaymi clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.

Dulaymi breaks the clinch.

Dulaymi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thomas is trying to stand.

Thomas pushes Dulaymi off and gets back to his feet.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Dulaymi moves away and avoids it.

Dulaymi pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.

Dulaymi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dulaymi doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dulaymi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dulaymi looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Dulaymi throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dulaymi.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Dulaymi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thomas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dulaymi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dulaymi is breathing heavily.
Dulaymi moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dulaymi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dulaymi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
Omar Dulaymi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Thomas pushes Dulaymi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dulaymi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Jeremy Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Dulaymi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Dulaymi ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas misses the jab.
Dulaymi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Omar Dulaymi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dulaymi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Dulaymi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Dulaymi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Dulaymi moved out of range nicely.
Dulaymi throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Dulaymi throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Dulaymi slips under a jab.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Dulaymi tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeremy Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Dulaymi.
Dulaymi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Dulaymi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Dulaymi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Dulaymi's shoulder, as Dulaymi tries to avoid the shot.
Dulaymi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Dulaymi.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas misses with an uppercut

and Dulaymi counters by clinching up.

Dulaymi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dulaymi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Dulaymi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.

Dulaymi clinches with his opponent.
Thomas tries to break free but Dulaymi pushes him back against the cage.

Dulaymi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dulaymi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulaymi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dulaymi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Dulaymi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dulaymi breaks from the clinch.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Dulaymi.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Dulaymi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Dulaymi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Dulaymi forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Dulaymi misses with a punch to the body.
Dulaymi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dulaymi throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Dulaymi moved out of range.
Omar Dulaymi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dulaymi looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Dulaymi slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Dulaymi counters with a nice body shot.
Dulaymi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dulaymi tries to clinch up.
Thomas throws a jab when Dulaymi was well out of range.
Dulaymi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dulaymi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Dulaymi saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses the jab.
Dulaymi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Dulaymi moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dulaymi counters by clinching up.
Dulaymi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas is looking to control Dulaymi's arms but Dulaymi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dulaymi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dulaymi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Dulaymi tries to clinch up.
Dulaymi slips a straight right by Thomas.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hook but Dulaymi avoids it easily.
Dulaymi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Dulaymi moved out of range.
Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dulaymi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Dulaymi slips under a jab from Thomas.
Dulaymi moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dulaymi - that will leave a mark!
Dulaymi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dulaymi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dulaymi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dulaymi moves into the clinch successfully.

Dulaymi breaks the clinch.
Dulaymi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dulaymi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dulaymi blocks a jab.
Dulaymi tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Dulaymi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dulaymi with a jab.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Dulaymi's head but Dulaymi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Dulaymi's head but Dulaymi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dulaymi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dulaymi moves into the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break free.

Dulaymi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dulaymi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dulaymi.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Jeremy Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dulaymi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Dulaymi wants to get up but he can't break Thomas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thomas has his feet on Dulaymi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dulaymi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dulaymi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dulaymi is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Dulaymi avoids it easily.
Dulaymi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Dulaymi is out of range.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Dulaymi moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dulaymi, right into the meat.
Omar Dulaymi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas throws the left hand but Dulaymi avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses

and Dulaymi moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Dulaymi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dulaymi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Omar Dulaymi!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Omar Dulaymi!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Omar Dulaymi!

Omar Dulaymi wins by unanimous decision!