PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lou Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zin Foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Foe

169 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zin Foe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foe shoots in but no luck this time.

Thomas forces Foe back against the cage and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Foe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foes head.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
A short right from Thomas.
Foe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thomas prevents it.
Foe goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lou Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zin Foe.

Thomas drives through and clinches with Foe against the cage.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foe tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foe looking for a takedown.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Foe won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foe avoids it.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foe avoids it.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Foe avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foe is defending well for now.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Foe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foe avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Foe is blocking nicely.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Foe blocks with his arms.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas is stalling here.
Thomas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foe.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Foe in a clinch.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Foe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foe.
Foe tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Foe avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Foe wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Foe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thomas after a bit of a struggle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foe wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
Foe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lou Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zin Foe.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Foe working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Foe avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Foe tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Foe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foe can do to turn this around?
Foe avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Foe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working Foe over with knees to the body.
Foe can't get the takedown.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Foe avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Foe blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foe goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Foe. Foe gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foe fails to land the takedown.
Foe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Thomas drives through and clinches with Foe against the cage.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas has Foe pushed against the cage.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Foe is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Foe takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Foe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.

Foe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Foe won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foe on the ground.

Foe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Foe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Foe pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Foe wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Foe prevents Thomas from standing back up.
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!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Foe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Thomas defend it? Foe steps over the head and cranks it - Thomas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Foe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zin Foe!
Our winner, Zin Foe, 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.