PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Griffin

184 cm
30
194 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
197 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griffin takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas thumps Griffin with a low kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griffin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griffin if he has to take too many more of those.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like TJ Griffin has been cut.
Griffin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin digs a good hook to Thomas's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas with a hook.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Griffin's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!
That kick from Griffin tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Karl Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffin. Griffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin misses with a looping right.

Thomas clinches.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
TJ Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TJ Griffin.
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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Thomas!
Karl Thomas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35) for their support in the buildup to the fight.