PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alonzo Mourning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mourning comes to the cage accompanied by Rising to the Top -- KRS One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mourning
vs
Thomas

210 cm
23
287 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonzo Mourning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jackson Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Mourning moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mourning lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mourning. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Mourning is avoiding it.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Mourning.
Mourning fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mourning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mourning motions for Thomas to come forward. Mourning throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mourning tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mourning throws a head kick that misses.
Mourning wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mourning misses the target.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Mourning takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Mourning avoids nicely.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Mourning counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mourning throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mourning.
Mourning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mourning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mourning swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Mourning on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Mourning is out of range.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Mourning misses the shot to the body.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mourning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Mourning moves out of range easily.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mourning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mourning. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Mourning dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mourning misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Mourning shrugs it off though.
Mourning looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Mourning throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mourning tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Mourning takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mourning just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alonzo Mourning is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Mourning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Mourning tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Mourning.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Mourning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mourning looking to slow down the pace here.

Mourning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mourning. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas misses with a hook. Mourning ducked under it nicely.
Mourning cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mourning is looking to score with low kicks.
Mourning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.

Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mourning in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mourning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mourning.
Mourning attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Mourning tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Mourning lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mourning misses with a low kick.
Mourning fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Mourning throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Mourning shrugs it off though.
Mourning blocks a jab.
Mourning lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Mourning dominated that second 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.

Thomas slips a jab from Mourning.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Mourning's defenses.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mourning misses with a leg kick.
Mourning misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a solid body kick.
Mourning's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Mourning is predictable there

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mourning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mourning's defenses.
Mourning takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mourning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas prevents Mourning from breaking the clinch.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mourning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Mourning avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Mourning counters with a nice leg kick.
Mourning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas punishes Mourning's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mourning. Mourning circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourning blocks the body kick.
Mourning ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Mourning tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Mourning misses with a looping right.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Mourning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Mourning misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mourning's calf.
Mourning thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Thomas really 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.

Mourning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Mourning throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Mourning sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mourning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Mourning goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mourning 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Mourning knows he should have avoided that one.
Mourning checks a low kick from Thomas.
Mourning thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mourning's sensitive parts.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mourning misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourning wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Mourning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mourning.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Mourning looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Mourning on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mourning scores with a jab to the body.
Mourning lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Mourning fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid body kick from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mourning throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mourning keeps it at a distance.
Mourning misses with an uppercut.
Mourning lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mourning just misses with a punch to the body.
Mourning misses with a low kick.
Mourning keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Mourning throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Mourning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Mourning.
Mourning swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Mourning pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Mourning had his way with Jackson Thomas in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Jackson Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mourning throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mourning tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mourning is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mourning missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mourning misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mourning.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Mourning avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Mourning does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Mourning connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mourning cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Mourning throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mourning chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Mourning throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mourning, right into the meat.
Mourning lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jackson Thomas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mourning connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Mourning.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Mourning checks it.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourning jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mourning loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Mourning.
Mourning lands a body shot.
Mourning moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Mourning scores with a leg kick.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mourning scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas 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.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alonzo Mourning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Mourning there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Mourning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mourning has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Mourning!
A very excited looking Alonzo Mourning made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.