PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professional Tussling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Bad John. Tussling is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: REAL AMERICAN, HOOOO YEAH BROTHER. Professional Tussling told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Thomas
vs
Tussling

190 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Arcticus University: London

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Professional Tussling!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Tussling avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Tussling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas scores with a jab. Tussling acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tussling was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
And Tussling tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tussling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Tussling moved out of range nicely.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Tussling is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tussling avoids the body shot from Thomas.
John Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas punishes Tussling's body with a nice straight punch.
Tussling misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Tussling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Tussling counters with a straight right hand.
Tussling looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Tussling appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tussling was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Tussling doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Tussling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tussling misses with a hook.
Tussling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tussling misses with a body shot.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee) in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tussling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas feints a jab promting Tussling to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tussling slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas throws a right hand that Tussling ducks under and follows up with a left that Tussling also avoids with ease.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Tussling moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws the left hand but Tussling avoids the punch easily.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Tussling changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tussling slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Tussling changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Tussling's shoulder, as Tussling tries to avoid the shot.
Tussling looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Tussling throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas tries to bum rush Tussling with a series of wild strikes but Tussling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tussling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tussling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas misses the jab.
Tussling tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tussling.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Tussling. Beautiful body shot.
Tussling takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tussling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tussling.
It seemed like Tussling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tussling moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Tussling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tussling let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tussling.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tussling misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Tussling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tussling is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas swings for the body but Tussling moves out of range.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Tussling avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a right hand that Tussling ducks under and follows up with a left that Tussling also avoids with ease.
Tussling jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Tussling moved out of range nicely.
Tussling just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tussling.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tussling can do to turn this around?
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tussling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook.

Tussling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tussling showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Tussling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thomas trying to control but Tussling postures up.
Tussling content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tussling lands strikes from half guard.
Tussling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tussling is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tussling raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tussling pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tussling 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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tussling landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Tussling content just to control the position here.
Tussling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tussling putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Thomas is rocked!
Tussling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Tussling's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professional Tussling!
During a confident post fight interview, Professional Tussling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.