PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eddie Brock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brock
vs
Thomas

171 cm
26
158 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

170 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock misses with a head kick.

Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thomas tries to move to mount but Brock blocks the move with his legs.
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brock is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Brock tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas scoring with punches and elbows.
Brock is looking for a sweep.
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Brock manages to get back to half guard.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Brock defends it.
Thomas wants to control but Brock is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brock holds on and takes a little breather.
Brock wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
Brock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Brock blocks nicely.
Thomas won't allow Brock to sweep him here.
Thomas stands up over Brock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thomas prevents Brock from getting back to his feet.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas postures up and lands a big shot to Brock's brow.
Brock wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brock keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas postures up in Brock's guard and throws a big left but Brock blocks it.
Thomas trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Brock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brock wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Brock isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Thomas really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brock is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Brock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Brock's attempts to control the action.
Brock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.

Brock is working for a guillotine from mount but Thomas frees his head quite easily.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Brock has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brock working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brock moves to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patch Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Brock.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brock's waist but Brock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Brock misses the target.

Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brock is on top in guard.
Patch Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brock looking to pass the guard.
Brock wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Brock stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Brock's defenses.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brock sprawls well. Brock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Eddie Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patch Thomas.
Thomas dives in and grabs Brock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brock pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brock.
Brock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Brock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock misses with a looping right.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Brock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brock's waist but Brock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock thows a body shot but no joy.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brock. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brock looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Brock misses the shot to the body.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brock but Brock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brock.
Brock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Brock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brock.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Brock tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brock.
Brock misses with a straight left.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eddie Brock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Brock throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Brock connects with a nice looking jab.

Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thomas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brock is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is nestled in close to Brock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Brock kicks Thomas off and gets back to his feet.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Brock shows good takedown defense.
Brock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brock misses with a straight right.

Thomas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brock was covering up waiting for the punch and Thomas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brock wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas stands and throws Brock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brock wants to control but Thomas postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thomas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Brock moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Brock 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. This is the final round!

Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brock stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas staying out of range there.
That kick from Brock tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brock misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brock circles away.
Eddie Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patch Thomas.
Brock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brock finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.

Thomas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas stops Brock from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws a strike but Brock avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brock is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.

Brock wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brock throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas slips a jab from Brock.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas defending well as Brock loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brock but Brock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Brock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brock.
Brock throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Brock sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brock digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Brock sprawls well.
Patch Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
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!
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Brock.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brock throws a head kick that half lands.
Brock scores with a head kick.
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.

Brock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brock is on top in guard.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brock looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to stand up but Brock is controlling him.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Brock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brock!
Brock is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Brock is rocked!
Thomas controlling his opponent.
Oh Brock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brock! More shots from Thomas and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patch Thomas!
Our winner, Patch Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.