PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington has chosen The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Billington

184 cm
32
194 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

190 cm
31
184 lbs
25 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Billington on that attempt.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Billington cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas swings for the body but Billington moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Billington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Billington only half commits.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Thomas rushes Billington and presses him up against the cage.
Billington leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Billington tries to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Billington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Billington.
Billington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Billington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the cage. Billington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Billington digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Billington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Billington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Billington takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick

and Billington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington trying to control the pace.

Billington is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas trying to hold on to Billington's head to control him but Billington postures up.
Billington is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thomas reverses the position - he's now on top in Billington's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington wants to sweep but no luck.
Billington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Billington keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Billington is proving hard to escape from.
Billington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Billington keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Karl Thomas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Billington throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Billington down.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Billington scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas lands a jab to Billington's midsection.
Karl Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Billington takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Billington misses with a hook.
Billington missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Billington dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Billington scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Billington's head backwards.
Billington throws out a powerful jab.
Nice shot by Thomas.
Billington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Billington.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Billington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billington misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Billington misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas Billington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billington checks the leg kick.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billington moves away.
Billington tries to clinch up.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Billington.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Billington off balance momentarily.
Billington slips under a jab from Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Billington misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Billington thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Billington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Billington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Billington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Billington counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Billington misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Billington wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billington.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
A jab from Billington finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas moves to clinch but Billington breaks away
and Billington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billington. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Billington thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas motions for Billington to come forward. Thomas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas lands a jab.
Billington looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas is looking to slow Billington down with leg kicks.
Billington lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billington is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Billington.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Billington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Billington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karl Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Billington.
Billington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Billington looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Billington is breathing heavily.
Billington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Billington's defenses.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billington.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas lands a jab to Billington's midsection.
Billington just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billington misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Thomas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Billington.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Billington.
Billington scores with a leg kick.
Billington throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.

Billington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Billington.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Billington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Billington misses with a punch on the inside.
Billington blocks a body shot from Thomas.

Billington decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.

Billington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Billington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Billington's legs - danger averted.
Thomas wants to stand but Billington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thomas won't allow Billington to sweep him here.
Billington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Billington trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

Thomas pushes Billington off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Billington.
Billington scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Billington's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billington misses with an uppercut.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billington.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Billington shoots in.
Billington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Billington.
Billington thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked

and Billington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Billington is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Billington might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thomas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard but Billington has mounted him!
Billington with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Billington maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas!

Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Billington throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Billington checks it well.
Billington jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas leaves Billington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Billington stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Billington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Billington gave a big smile as he said 'I just wanted to apologise to the fans for having to watch that terrible excuse for a fighter peform tonight, I don't know how Gravas got granted a license to fight but for his own safety somebody needs to take it away.'.