PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between De Anthony Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Amular (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anthony Thomas
vs
Amular

189 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, De Anthony Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romulus Amular!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amular moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.

Thomas rushes Amular and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amular is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Amular unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amular throws an elbow but misses.
Amular throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amular misses with a knee to the head.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Amular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amular is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Amular won't allow it.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Amular avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amular looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Amular misses with a knee to the head.
Amular looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like De Anthony Thomas has been cut.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amular with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amular is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Amular tries to tie him up.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Amular has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Amular scores with a knee to the head.
Amular has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Amular has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Amular stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amular scores with a knee to the head.
Amular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Amular is controlling the position.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amular scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas wants to break free but Amular has control.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Amular has the dominant position.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Amular.
Thomas is trying to push Amular away but Amular has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Amular keeps him there for the moment.
Amular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amular lands a knee to the head.
Amular trying to land knees to the body.
Amular lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas tries to break free but Amular pushes him back against the cage.
Amular with a knee to the head.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amular tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Amular looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Amular connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Amular dominated that round.
The cut man is working on De Anthony Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas lands a jab to Amular's midsection.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amular ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Amular takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amular blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Amular avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amular takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amular.
Amular misses with a straight left.
Amular throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Amular loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Amular takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amular walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amular works the jab nicely.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amular moves away.
Amular tries to clinch up.
Amular misses with a looping right.
De Anthony Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Amular's body. Amular takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Amular misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amular misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amular tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas is looking to wear down Amular with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amular gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Amular misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Amular scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amular tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amular uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Some wild striking there from Amular.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Amular lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amular dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Romulus Amular seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Amular there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Amular throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Amular gets a clinch.
Amular landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Amular lands a knee to the body.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amular looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Amular.
Romulus Amular seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amular looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Amular scores with a knee to the head.
Amular with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amular with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Amular controls his hands.
Amular lands a knee to the head.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Amular misses with a knee to the head.
Amular tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Amular.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amular throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Amular throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Amular.
Amular tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulus Amular showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on De Anthony Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amular doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Amular's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Amular.
Amular tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Amular waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Amular wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Amular moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Amular looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas swings for the body but Amular moves out of range.
Amular thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amular throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Amular makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amular fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amular wants to clinch.
Amular is looking to clinch.
Amular doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Amular lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amular moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Amular fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Amular.
A jab from Amular misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amular takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Amular.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amular looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Amular scores with a hook.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amular displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Thomas is rocked!
Amular moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amular throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amular swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amular connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amular.
Amular throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amular doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Amular. Amular maintains the clinch.
Amular crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Amular gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Amular landing knees to the body.
Amular with a knee to the head.
Amular misses with a knee strike.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Amular has double underhooks.
Amular throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Amular prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amular has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amular using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amular tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Amular throws an elbow that misses.
Amular misses with a knee to the head.
Amular missing with knees to the body.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Amular keeps him there for the moment.
Amular tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas tries to circle away but Amular has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amular has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amular taking a breather.
Thomas tries to circle away but Amular has him pinned against the cage.
De Anthony Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romulus Amular is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amular.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Amular comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amular has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Amular!