PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ike Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gefin Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ike Lara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lara
vs
Thomas

190 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ike Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gefin Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Lara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas wants to control but Lara postures up.
Lara working the ground and pound but Thomas is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is still trying to improve position.
Lara throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thomas works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas trying to hold on to Lara's head to control him but Lara postures up.

Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lara is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lara is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Thomas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lara is looking to defend but Thomas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lara! Thomas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lara taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gefin Thomas!