PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Gracie

186 cm
23
190 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

194 cm
26
186 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Thomas takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.

Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas'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.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Thomas maintains control.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thomas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Thomas breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thomas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Gracie is rocked!
Thomas landing shots from mount.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gracie goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Thomas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Din Thomas!
After the fight, Din Thomas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.