PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendi has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Kim Hendi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thomas
vs
Hendi

175 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendi circles away.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendi manages to avoid it.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendi tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Hendi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendi looks gassed!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendi working a defensive guard here.

Hendi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Hendi controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.

Hendi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomas defends well.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Hendi keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Jamie Thomas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hendi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. Hendi fights it but they end up in guard.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Hendi won't let him.
Hendi keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jamie Thomas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Hendi is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendi closes the distance but Thomas moves to the side

and Thomas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hendi's guard now.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendi wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Hendi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Thomas darts in and clinches Hendi up against the cage.
Thomas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Hendi has the dominant position.
Thomas is working for takedown but Hendi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Hendi holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hendi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hendi wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hendi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas trying to stall but Hendi improves his position.
Hendi stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Hendi has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Hendi avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Hendi's takedown attempt.
Thomas keeps control of Hendi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas prevents Hendi from breaking the clinch.
Hendi is trying to break free.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Hendi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendi circles away.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.

Thomas rushes Hendi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thomas to keep the fight standing.

Thomas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Hendi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendi is trying to improve his position.
Thomas advances nicely into full mount.
Thomas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hendi tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thomas looking to control but Hendi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie 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!

Thomas shoots for a takedown but Hendi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Hendi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hendi misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.

Hendi closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hendi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hendi digs a good hook to Thomas's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendi's sensitive parts.
Hendi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Hendi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hendi 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 Hendi off to one side.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hendi gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hendi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hendi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hendi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thomas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Thomas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hendi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hendi and Thomas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the action but Hendi is working from the bottom.
Hendi keeping his opponent close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendi is not content to let Thomas control the position.

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 Jamie Thomas.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Thomas!