PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Fisher

158 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Fisher!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Fisher rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Thomas pulls guard.
Fisher is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Fisher stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
Fisher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Thomas passes into half guard.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thomas really is a fat lump.
Fisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Fisher trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Fisher. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisher. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greg Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Fisher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fisher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thomas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Fisher kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Fisher looks winded!
Fisher wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Fisher misses with the combination.
Fisher darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Fisher into the cage.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fisher just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fisher is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fisher has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Fisher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from Fisher.
Fisher is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Thomas dominated that round.
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.

Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fisher swivels and escapes.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Fisher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Fisher moves into the clinch.
Fisher stalling in the clinch.
Fisher has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fisher is breathing heavily.

Thomas pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Fisher postures up.
Fisher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Thomas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Thomas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Fisher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas looking to finish Fisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fisher!
Thomas throwing strikes but Fisher recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Fisher tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fisher has a hand on Thomas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thomas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Thomas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Thomas goes for a double leg but Fisher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fisher continues to drive forward.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
A frustrated look appears on Fisher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Fisher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fisher tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fisher jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Fisher around his waist. Fisher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A short left from Fisher.
Thomas jumps guard but Fisher stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fisher tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Fisher lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Greg Thomas has been cut.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisher pulls guard.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas postures up and lands a big shot to Fisher's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.
Thomas chips away with some ground and pound.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas 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.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fisher as he jumps to the side.
Fisher tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Fisher 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

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