|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Katura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
193 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Katura!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katura clinches up against the cage.
Katura is trying to break the clinch but Thomas Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Katura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Katura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thomas Jr tries to pull guard but Katura won't allow it.
Thomas Jr tries to pull guard but Katura holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas Jr drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Thomas Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katura is trying to break the clinch but Thomas Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katura is trying to break free.
Katura controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas Jr is trying to pull guard but Katura turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas Jr is working for takedown but Katura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Katura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas Jr is defending well.
Katura is trying to force a seperation but Thomas Jr has the dominant position.
Katura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Katura looking to slow down the pace here.
Katura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thomas Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Thomas Jr stalling against the cage.
Katura manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katura trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas Jr is fighting to break Katura's control of his arms but Katura is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas Jr defends it easily.
Thomas Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Katura's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Katura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas Jr wants to stand but Katura is controlling his posture from full guard.
Katura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thomas Jr content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ash Thomas Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas Jr throws a head kick but Katura moves out of range.
Thomas Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Katura off balance momentarily.
Thomas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katura's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Katura looks gassed!
Thomas Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas Jr is looking to slow Katura down with leg kicks.
Thomas Jr thumps Katura with a low kick.
Katura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas Jr can pounce on him.
Katura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Thomas Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas Jr. Katura shrugs it off though.
Justin Katura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ash Thomas Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas Jr scores with a head kick. Katura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Katura is breathing heavily.
Thomas Jr knocks Katura to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Katura is rocked!
Katura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Katura is still in real trouble! Can Thomas Jr finish him?
Thomas Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katura seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ash Thomas Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Katura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thomas Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Thomas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas Jr. That's going to slow Katura down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas Jr. Thomas Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Katura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas Jr.
Katura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katura.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr thumps Katura with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas Jr. Katura shrugs it off though.
Thomas Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katura can do to turn this around?
Thomas Jr tries to keep at a distance but Katura has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas Jr tries a knee to the head but Katura blocks it.
Thomas Jr trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Katura 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.
Katura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas Jr pinned against the cage. Thomas Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas Jr keeps Katura at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas Jr lands a high kick!
Ash Thomas Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Katura 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 Jr lands a head kick!
Thomas Jr connects with a leg kick. Katura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas Jr, right into the meat.
Katura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas Jr. That's going to slow Katura down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick which misses Katura's front leg but catches the back leg as Katura tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Thomas Jr tenderised Katura's leg. Katura is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas Jr. That's going to slow Katura down.
Katura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas Jr.
Katura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr pushes Katura away with a front kick.
Katura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas Jr lands a high kick!
Thomas Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katura will feel that in the morning.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick which misses Katura's front leg but catches the back leg as Katura tries to avoid it.
Thomas Jr throws a leg kick but Katura moved away.
Thomas Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A solid body kick from Thomas Jr.
Thomas Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Katura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ash Thomas Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Katura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Katura 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 Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas Jr circles away.
Thomas Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Katura rushes Thomas Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ash Thomas Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Katura moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katura is defended easily by Thomas Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas Jr thumps Katura with a low kick.
Thomas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katura gets a clinch.
Katura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katura is pressed up against the cage. Thomas Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Katura down to the mat. Katura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katura moves into the clinch.
Justin Katura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katura tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Thomas Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Thomas Jr!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
97% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
