PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes into the arena with Triumph - Wu Tang Clan blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gentry
vs
Thomas

175 cm
27
162 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

175 cm
33
163 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gentry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Thomas kicks Gentry off and gets to his feet.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Good shot there by Gentry.
Thomas slips a straight right by Gentry.
Gentry shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gentry counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gentry swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Gentry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Champions MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gentry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentry.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Gentry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Gentry blocks a leg kick.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Tim Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentry. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas misses with a head kick.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thomas.
Gentry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gentry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Gentry wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Gentry scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Gentry counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
And Gentry counters with a quick kick to the body but Thomas blocks it.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Gentry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gentry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentry, as that shot connected.
Gentry avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Gentry moved out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Gentry moved away.
Gentry throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Gentry's head back.

Gentry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Gentry has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry misses with some punches.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Gentry has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Gentry.
Gentry blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gentry on the inside.
Gentry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gentry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas tries to break free but Gentry pushes him back against the cage.
Gentry lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas is trying to push Gentry away but Gentry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gentry working aggressively here.
Gentry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gentry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands a jab to the head.
Gentry tries a head kick but it misses.

Gentry rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Gentry is controlling him.
Thomas wants to break free but Gentry has control.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gentry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thomas breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gentry misses.
Gentry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Gentry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gentry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Gentry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gentry has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Gentry.
Gentry taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gentry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tim Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Gentry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gentry blocks a low kick nicely.
Gentry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Gentry saw that one coming.
Gentry throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gentry.
Gentry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Gentry digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Gentry moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentry loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentry.
Gentry defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gentry.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gentry counters with a leg kick.
Gentry 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 Gentry off to one side.
Tim Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas cracks Gentry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas catches Gentry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Gentry moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Gentry keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gentry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas tries to work over Gentry's front leg with a kick but Gentry checks it.
Gentry fails with the takedown.
Gentry lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Gentry throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Gentry in a clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Gentry is controlling the position.
Matt Gentry has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gentry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gentry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gentry lands a nice uppercut.
Gentry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Gentry.
Gentry misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gentry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thomas can turn it around.
Gentry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gentry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Gentry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gentry.
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!
Gentry circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Gentry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gentry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
Gentry scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas jabs Gentry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gentry finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gentry scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentry manages to avoid it.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gentry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

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

Tim Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Thomas misses with a looping left.
Gentry misses with a looping left.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Gentry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gentry tries to clinch up.
Thomas sizes up Gentry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentry slips a jab from Thomas.
Gentry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gentry has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentry is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gentry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gentry. Gentry obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Gentry.
Gentry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gentry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gentry is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Gentry thinks about countering with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
enabling Gentry to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Gentry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gentry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas won't allow Gentry to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Gentry is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Gentry working Thomas over with strikes.
Gentry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gentry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gentry wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Thomas kicks off Gentry and gets to his feet.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Gentry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gentry cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Gentry avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gentry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentry is just out of range.
Gentry thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Gentry tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Gentry is avoiding it.
Gentry looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Gentry saw that one coming.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentry thumps Thomas with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Gentry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gentry trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gentry into the cage.
Gentry keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gentry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gentry prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Gentry misses with a short punch on the inside.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gentry can pounce on him.
Gentry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Gentry.
I think Gentry 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Thomas!
A very excited looking Tim Thomas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.