PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Frankowski (ranked 23945 p4p, 749 weight class) and Ieuan Thomas (ranked 6354 p4p, 605 weight class). Frankowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pieśń Aniołów. Jake Frankowski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Frankowski
vs
Thomas

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Frankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankowski connects with a looping right hand.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Frankowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Frankowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Frankowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frankowski, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Frankowski breaks from the clinch.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frankowski throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Frankowski throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas's coach down at 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.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Frankowski looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankowski misses the target.
Frankowski misses the shot to the body.
Jake Frankowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Frankowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frankowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frankowski misses with a looping right.
Frankowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab from Frankowski.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frankowski misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frankowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Jake Frankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankowski.

Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frankowski is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Frankowski wants to break the clinch but can't.

Frankowski manages to break the clinch.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Frankowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Frankowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Frankowski throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankowski looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Frankowski tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Frankowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frankowski throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frankowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a left and a right that stings Frankowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Frankowski.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frankowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Frankowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frankowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Frankowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas moves out of range as Frankowski strikes.
Frankowski looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frankowski with a body shot.
Frankowski scores with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
A slow jab from Frankowski misses its intended target.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown. Frankowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Frankowski wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Thomas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Frankowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankowski misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Frankowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frankowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
and Frankowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frankowski. Frankowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ieuan Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frankowski looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Frankowski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thomas misses with the combination.
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!
Frankowski throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Thomas moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has Frankowski pressed against the cage, preventing Frankowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frankowski working hard to break the clinch.
Frankowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas prevents Frankowski from breaking the clinch.
Frankowski tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Frankowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frankowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frankowski leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frankowski misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas slips a straight right by Frankowski.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankowski.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frankowski pinned against the cage. Frankowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jake Frankowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ieuan Thomas.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Frankowski backing up. Frankowski nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankowski scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Frankowski backing up. Frankowski nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frankowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frankowski swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Frankowski.
Frankowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Frankowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Frankowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Frankowski misses with a looping left.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frankowski as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Frankowski.
Thomas throws a right hand that Frankowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Frankowski also avoids with ease.
Frankowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Frankowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frankowski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frankowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
A big left from Frankowski misses.
Frankowski lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Frankowski there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ieuan Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Frankowski throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a fast counter high kick but Frankowski manages to duck under it in time.
Frankowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frankowski checks the leg kick.
Thomas slips a straight right by Frankowski.
Frankowski misses the body punch
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frankowski thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Frankowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frankowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Frankowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Frankowski finds it's target.
Frankowski misses with a straight right.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frankowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Frankowski throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Frankowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frankowski throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
Frankowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankowski misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankowski misses with an uppercut
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frankowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Frankowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jake Frankowski has been cut.
Frankowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Frankowski.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Frankowski scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Frankowski.
Frankowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Frankowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankowski misses with a straight left.
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankowski looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankowski misses the target.
Frankowski loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Frankowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frankowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ieuan Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frankowski looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Frankowski misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankowski throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Frankowski.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Frankowski pushes Thomas off but Thomas dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankowski wants to get back to his feet.

Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas staying calm.
Ieuan Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frankowski tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jake Frankowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankowski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas blocks Frankowski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ieuan Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieuan Thomas!