PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan I Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone The Crow. Sabbah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War Dogs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
I Sabbah

185 cm
29
194 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

193 cm
28
201 lbs
24 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hassan I Sabbah!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabbah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Rick Thomas has been cut.
Sabbah misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Sabbah lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sabbah dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Crunch! Sabbah slams his shin into Thomas's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabbah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabbah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Hassan I Sabbah has been cut.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Sabbah.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Sabbah backs away looking to recover.
Sabbah misses with a looping left.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Sabbah ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Sabbah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hassan I Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah misses the shot to the body.
Sabbah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Sabbah 's knee.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabbah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Sabbah lands a nice looking body kick.
Sabbah throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabbah throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabbah thinking.
Sabbah connects with a looping right hand.
Sabbah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabbah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah 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.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sabbah misses with an uppercut.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabbah swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.

Sabbah moves into the clinch.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sabbah tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Sabbah lands with a short shot to the head.

Rick Thomas's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Sabbah fails to land.
Sabbah tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Sabbah back against the cage.
Sabbah lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Sabbah back against the cage.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas has Sabbah pushed against the cage.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Sabbah has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabbah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabbah.

Sabbah darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Come on Sabbah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sabbah keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabbah backwards.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Sabbah.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan I Sabbah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sabbah slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabbah.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sabbah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sabbah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.

Sabbah cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sabbah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thomas to stand back up!

Thomas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sabbah gets a clinch.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas tries a body shot but Sabbah blocks it.
Thomas stalling.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabbah misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabbah throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas tries to break free but Sabbah pushes him back against the cage.
Sabbah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabbah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabbah controls his hands.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabbah backwards.
Sabbah misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Sabbah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Sabbah has the dominant position.
Sabbah scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.

Rick Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Sabbah.
Sabbah struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sabbah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabbah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabbah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Sabbah improves position.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas slips a straight right by Sabbah.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Sabbah thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabbah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sabbah.
Sabbah takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Hassan I Sabbah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabbah takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sabbah counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabbah throws out the jab.
Sabbah connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Sabbah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Sabbah misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Sabbah tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabbah.
Sabbah feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Thomas jabs Sabbah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sabbah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Jeez, Rick Thomas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a jab when Sabbah was well out of range.
Sabbah ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sabbah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hassan I Sabbah!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hassan I Sabbah thanked - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).