PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 3071 p4p, 0 weight class) and English Hooligan (ranked 9022 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Big Bad John. A fine choice. English Hooligan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Hooligan

190 cm
28
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill
Arcticus University: London

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, English Hooligan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hooligan swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
English Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooligan throws a combination that misses

and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Hooligan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas throws an elbow but Hooligan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thomas working the ground and pound from side control.
Hooligan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Hooligan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thomas connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooligan is trying to buck Thomas off.
Thomas cracks Hooligan with a big elbow.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hooligan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hooligan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hooligan pushes Thomas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thomas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thomas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hooligan to see if he's OK.

Hooligan is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hooligan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Hooligan is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hooligan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Thomas turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Thomas!
Our winner, John Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.