PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Thomas
vs
Rodriguez

181 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vincent Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Santiago Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Thomas shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Thomas has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Thomas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves away
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vincent Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Thomas wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Thomas will probably get the nod.
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 tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.

Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vincent Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a leg kick.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas moves to clinch but Rodriguez breaks away
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch but Rodriguez slips to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a two punch combo.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vincent Thomas.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Thomas!