PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neven Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrus Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pokrajac
vs
Thomas

183 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neven Pokrajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrus Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Pokrajac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pokrajac throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Tyrus Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Pokrajac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Pokrajac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Pokrajac throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Pokrajac tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pokrajac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Pokrajac's head but Pokrajac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pokrajac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokrajac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokrajac.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pokrajac.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Pokrajac counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pokrajac under the eye.
Thomas moves out of range as Pokrajac strikes.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pokrajac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pokrajac slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pokrajac.
Pokrajac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas misses the jab.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Pokrajac's head but Pokrajac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas slips under a jab from Pokrajac.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Pokrajac saw that one coming.
Pokrajac blocks a jab.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pokrajac misses with a few strikes there.
Pokrajac blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Pokrajac's shoulder, as Pokrajac tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas throws a jab when Pokrajac was well out of range.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Pokrajac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Pokrajac throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Pokrajac misses.
Pokrajac walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.

Pokrajac is rocked!
Thomas throws the left hand but Pokrajac avoids the punch easily.
Oh Pokrajac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Pokrajac's shoulder, as Pokrajac tries to avoid the shot.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac moves away from the strike by Thomas.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pokrajac.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pokrajac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pokrajac moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pokrajac.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab when Pokrajac was well out of range.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Pokrajac moves out of range of the strikes.
Pokrajac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Pokrajac moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokrajac moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pokrajac.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pokrajac seems to have got his legs back now.
Pokrajac scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Pokrajac shakes it off.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Pokrajac throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pokrajac moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Pokrajac moved out of range.
Pokrajac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pokrajac throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Pokrajac slips under a jab.
Thomas cracks Pokrajac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pokrajac ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Pokrajac defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokrajac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pokrajac slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac blocks it.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Pokrajac is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrus Thomas dominated that round.
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.

Pokrajac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Neven Pokrajac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pokrajac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the ropes. Pokrajac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas throws a hook but Pokrajac blocks it.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Pokrajac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Pokrajac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac misses with a series of wild punches.
Pokrajac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pokrajac misses with the combination.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pokrajac looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thomas lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pokrajac. Thomas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrus Thomas!