PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrill Troy (ranked 4182 p4p, 476 weight class) and David Thomas (ranked 4217 p4p, 480 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Troy
vs
Thomas

185 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London
RAGS of a RONIN

Revenge Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrill Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Troy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Troy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Troy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Troy lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas's coach down at FIERCE {{$500/wk}} was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thomas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troy walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.

Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Troy looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troy.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Troy blocking some punches.
Troy trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Thomas has managed to clinch.
Troy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Troy misses with some punches.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Troy lands a shoulder strike.
Troy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troy.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
Troy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Troy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troy digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Troy's head.
Troy takes a shot to the head.
Troy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troy blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Troy.
Troy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troy tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Troy back against the cage.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Troy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Troy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troy.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Troy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Troy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Troy pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas pushes Troy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Troy tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Troy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Troy controls the action.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Troy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy blocking some punches.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Troy is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

Troy gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troy blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Oh Troy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Troy seems to have got his legs back now.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troy blocks a body shot from Thomas.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Troy tumbling to the canvas! Thomas pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Troy was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Thomas!