PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blair Howatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howatt has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Blair Howatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Howatt

180 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clarence Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blair Howatt!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howatt backs up against the cage.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Howatt avoids it well.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Howatt misses.
Howatt ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Howatt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Howatt misses with a double jab.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Howatt.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Howatt.
Thomas cracks Howatt with a good jab.
Howatt scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a hook but Howatt avoids it easily.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Howatt.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Howatt throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Clarence Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Howatt is rocked!
Howatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Howatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Howatt slips under a jab from Thomas.
Howatt seems to have recovered his senses.
Howatt misses with the combination.
Howatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howatt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Howatt hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clarence Thomas!