PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thomas
vs
Gomi

185 cm
32
178 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

173 cm
35
168 lbs
14 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gomi darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Gomi into the ropes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Gomi scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomi lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Gomi 's knee.
We've been told by Thomas's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Gomi misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.

Gomi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomi postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas pulls Gomi in close to prevent any damage.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gomi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thomas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thomas has escaped and now he's on top!

Thomas controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi looking to control.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gomi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Gomi moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Gomi down.
Gomi connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Gomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomi throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomi misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Nice cross by Gomi.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas tried to counter with a leg kick but Gomi avoided it.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Gomi.
Julian Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Gomi tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Julian Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Thomas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the ropes and back into range.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the ropes.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Thomas manages to get underhooks.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomi is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomi has his back to the ropes.
Gomi landing knees to the head.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
A knee to the head by Thomas.

Gomi breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Gomi shrugs it off though.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomi scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Gomi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Gomi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomi.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Julian Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi checks a low kick from Thomas.
Gomi digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.

Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomi cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomi's brow.
Gomi trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomi working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Gomi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Thomas clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Thomas.

Gomi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Gomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Gomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Gomi lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomi swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Thomas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.

Gomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomi looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Thomas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Julian Thomas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomi.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Gomi takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Gomi.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Gomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Thomas has Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomi takes a knee right on the jaw!

Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Gomi.
A right-left combo lands from Gomi.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Gomi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomi finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Gomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas cracks the inside of Gomi's front leg.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Gomi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas with a hook.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Julian Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Gomi 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 Gomi off to one side.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Julian Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomi with the counter takedown but Thomas avoids it easily.
Gomi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a jab. Gomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Thomas!
After winning the bout, Julian Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.