PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Lil B : Charlie Sheen. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Thomas
vs
Man

200 cm
25
257 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.

Man feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man looks gassed!
Man tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas thumps Man with a low kick.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Dave Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Thomas cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Jab by Thomas.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Man throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Dave Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thomas thumps Man with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dave Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas jabs at Man's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Man 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.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man tries to clinch up.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man lands a body shot.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man 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 Man off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Thomas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Man lands a body shot.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man escapes and gets back to his feet.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man 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.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Man misses with a double jab.
Thomas clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Man misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Man.
Rex Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Thomas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Thomas!
Dave Thomas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.