PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Narcizo Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narcizo Thomas looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Thomas
vs
Lannister

180 cm
26
122 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

165 cm
29
145 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Narcizo Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Narcizo Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lannister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Lannister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Lannister working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.

Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lannister working Thomas over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Lannister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lannister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lannister is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lannister pulls his head out easily.
Lannister looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lannister thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.

Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas's coaches at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lannister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
Lannister is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lannister drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.

Thomas looking for submissions off his back.

Lannister is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thomas defends it well.
Lannister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lannister passes to side control.
Lannister lands some shots froms side control.
Lannister cracks Thomas with a big right hand but Thomas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Lannister seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomas is avoiding damage well.
Lannister scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Thomas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lannister trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister lands some shots froms side control.
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 is trying to improve his position.
Lannister working the head and body with strikes.
Lannister working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Lannister's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lannister wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Lannister working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lannister in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Thomas looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Lannister turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
A very excited looking Tyrion Lannister made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.