PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into the arena with Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Thomas
vs
Tuomela

182 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

184 cm
31
196 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela lands a high kick!

It looks like Doc Thomas has been cut.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Tuomela's body. Tuomela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuomela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Doc Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Thomas.
Tuomela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas swings for the body but Tuomela moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuomela walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Tuomela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuomela takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thomas swings for the body but Tuomela moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Tuomela's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tuomela's sensitive parts.
Tuomela connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Tuomela off the cage and back into range.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tests Tuomela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tuomela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuomela misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Raimo Tuomela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuomela.
Tuomela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuomela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tuomela under the eye.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuomela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thomas takes a swing at Tuomela's ribcage but misses.
Tuomela misses with a body shot.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with a hook. Tuomela ducked under it nicely.
Tuomela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuomela blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuomela.
Nice shot by Thomas.
A big left from Tuomela misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Tuomela throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Tuomela misses with a body kick.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a jab when Tuomela was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuomela takes one on the button.
Thomas jabs Tuomela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuomela's head.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Tuomela is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body kick from Tuomela.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
and Tuomela counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas cracks Tuomela with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Tuomela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuomela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Tuomela's legs.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuomela.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tuomela misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuomela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuomela.
Tuomela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas swings for the body but Tuomela moves out of range.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Tuomela didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Tuomela misses.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Tuomela saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a body punch but Tuomela moves out of range.
Tuomela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuomela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Tuomela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tuomela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tuomela goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Tuomela connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Thomas to the floor! Tuomela dives in looking for the finish!

Doc Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Tuomela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tuomela wants to get back to his feet.
Tuomela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thomas.
Tuomela controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Raimo Tuomela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Tuomela moves out of range.
Tuomela throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Tuomela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas lands with a hook. Tuomela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela slips a straight right by Thomas.
Tuomela takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuomelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raimo Tuomela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuomela.

Doc Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas tests Tuomela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Tuomela avoids nicely.
Tuomela throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuomela. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuomela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Tuomela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab by Tuomela.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas slips a jab from Tuomela.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuomela.

Tuomela gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Tuomela keeps moving.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thomas 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.

Doc Thomas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuomela counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook
letting Tuomela counter with a right hand.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuomela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Tuomela.
Tuomela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tuomela moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Tuomela.
Tuomela blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Tuomela throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Tuomela tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Tuomela moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuomela. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuomela moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tuomela is looking to land body kicks.
Tuomela blocks the body kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Tuomela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Tuomela counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Tuomela lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuomela scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas scores with a jab. Tuomela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuomela takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Tuomela moves out of range.
Tuomela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuomela.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuomela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Doc Thomas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tuomela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas lunges at Tuomela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuomela's hand.
Tuomela digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Tuomela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuomela ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
A jab from Tuomela misses.
Thomas jabs Tuomela right on the nose. Tuomela blinks but takes it well.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuomela lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas throws the left hand but Tuomela avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tuomela under the eye.
Tuomela throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas cracks Tuomela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tuomela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 thows a leg kick but Tuomela checks it
and Tuomela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws a right hand that Tuomela ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuomela also avoids with ease.
Tuomela connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela misses with a head kick.
Tuomela throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tuomela throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Tuomela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuomela.
Tuomela scores with a hook.
Tuomela lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Tuomela is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thomas lands with a punch from 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!
Thomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuomela taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuomela keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tuomela trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Tuomela tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Thomas had his way with Raimo Tuomela in that round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuomela looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuomela doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tuomela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tuomelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuomela throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Tuomela is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tuomela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas lands a head shot.

Tuomela is rocked!
Nice cross by Thomas.
Tuomela is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuomela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tuomela throws a big shot that misses.
Tuomela seems to have recovered his senses.
Tuomela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas blocks the body kick.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuomela is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuomela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuomela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tuomela keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Tuomela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuomela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tuomela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuomela working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Tuomela has wrist control.
Tuomela 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.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thomas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuomela counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuomela ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Tuomela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Tuomela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuomela.
Tuomela throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Raimo Tuomela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuomela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas defending well as Tuomela loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
As Doc Thomas got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to say that I am offically looking to sign a multi-fight deal.'.