PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

hurricane
vs
Thomas

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Farr's Better Treats

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel hurricane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas misses with the combination.
hurricane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
hurricane feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
A solid leg kick lands there for hurricane.
hurricane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hurricane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
hurricane lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Michael Thomas has been cut.
Abel hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hurricane shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into hurricane's torso.
Thomas looks gassed!
hurricane shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but hurricane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas stalks hurricane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into hurricane's face. hurricane staggers backwards, shaken.
hurricane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from hurricane, right into the meat.
hurricane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
hurricane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
hurricane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hurricane feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
hurricane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

hurricane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with hurricane in his half guard.
hurricane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hurricane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
hurricane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.

hurricane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomas defends it well.
hurricane wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hurricane wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.
hurricane is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thomas!
hurricane lands a nice shot to the head.
hurricane thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
hurricane lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thomas wants to hold on but hurricane pushes him away.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by hurricane.
hurricane with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Thomas is wriggling around trying to escape.
hurricane is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
hurricane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas's face.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.

hurricane looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hurricane working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but hurricane has a good base and remains in mount.
hurricane punishing his opponent with strikes.
hurricane scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
hurricane scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hurricane cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hurricane with good strikes from the mount here!
hurricane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel hurricane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

hurricane connects with a solid leg kick.
hurricane is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas lands a with a good body shot.
Thomas lands a with a good body shot.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for hurricane with that takedown attempt.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
hurricane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
hurricane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
hurricane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
hurricane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
hurricane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
hurricane lands a head kick!
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and hurricane moves out of range easily.
hurricane lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
hurricane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thomas scores with a jab. hurricane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hurricane manages to avoid it.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hurricane can pounce on him.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
hurricane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
hurricane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.

hurricane gets a takedown into half guard.

hurricane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. hurricane eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to control but hurricane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.

hurricane stands up out of the half guard.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Michael Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by hurricane.
hurricane scores with a leg kick.
hurricane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing hurricane off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane lands a head kick!
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for hurricane.
hurricane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
hurricane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
hurricane shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but hurricane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hurricane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hurricane can pounce on him.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hurricane can pounce on him.
hurricane scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hurricane chopping away at his opponent's legs.

hurricane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but hurricane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
hurricane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
hurricane looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
hurricane 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.
hurricane prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Thomas is not content to let hurricane control the position.
hurricane is really struggling to control Thomas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
hurricane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel hurricane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by hurricane.
Abel hurricane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.

hurricane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but hurricane keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
hurricane lands some shots froms side control.
hurricane working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hurricane landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hurricane passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thomas!

hurricane has isolated one of Thomas's arms. Thomas looking to fight him off but hurricane twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abel hurricane!
Abel hurricane is the new middleweight champion!