PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle By Too Short. Cole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Michael Cole's Entrance music. Kendall Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Cole

169 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Milwaukee's Best 160 -$75!!!!!!!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Cole.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Cole.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Cole jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Cole cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Cole. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Cole tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Cole lands a jab-cross combination.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Cole thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas lands a jab to Cole's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Cole lands a two punch combo.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
Cole is trying to break free.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Kendall Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Cole misses with a combination
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Cole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas slips a jab from Cole.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Cole.
Cole is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cole takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Cole dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Good shot there by Cole.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Cole misses.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole lands a nice looking body shot.
Michael Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole misses with the combination.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Cole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cole.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cole lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole misses with the combination.
Cole misses with a right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cole lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Cole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Thomas rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thomas to keep the fight standing.
Kendall Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole tries to pull guard but Thomas won't allow it.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Cole wants to stall.
Cole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thomas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole prevents a body shot from Thomas.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Cole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Cole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thomas missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole lands a body shot.
Thomas cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Cole stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Cole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Thomas clinches.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thomas to keep the fight standing.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Kendall Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.

Cole is rocked!
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cole or not.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Thomas throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Michael Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Cole.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lunges at Cole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cole's hand.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Cole moved out of range nicely.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Cole throws a combination that misses

and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kendall Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Cole tries to pull guard but Thomas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!