PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parker Ward (ranked 9533 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercher Thomlinson (ranked 6087 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomlinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply (Hooligan Acapella) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ward has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Parker Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ward
vs
Thomlinson

184 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Parker Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercher Thomlinson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomlinson tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomlinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomlinson throws a shot to the body.
Thomlinson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomlinson is looking to clinch but Ward is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ward misses its target.
Thomlinson throws a wild body kick that Ward sees coming a mile off.
Thomlinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mercher Thomlinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomlinson throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Thomlinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomlinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
A combination from Thomlinson does no damage.
It appears Ward was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thomlinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward feinted with a counter takedown.
Thomlinson throws a combination. Ward tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomlinson throws a head kick but Ward moves out of range.
Thomlinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomlinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomlinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Thomlinson looks to move away, Ward throws a big counter combo but Thomlinson just gets out of the way.
Ward takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomlinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomlinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomlinson scores with a leg kick.
Thomlinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ward manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomlinson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ward in the body.
Thomlinson throws a right hand that Ward ducks under and follows up with a left that Ward also avoids with ease.
Ward tries to counter by clinching up but Thomlinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Thomlinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ward has time to react.
A punch combination from Thomlinson misses.
It appears Ward was looking to counter with a kick there.

Thomlinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ward on his heels. He'll look to pass Ward's guard now, I'm sure.
Ward is looking to stand back up but Thomlinson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ward.

Thomlinson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ward to stand up.
Ward misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomlinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward throws a wild hook but Thomlinson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Ward gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Thomlinson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mercher Thomlinson!
Mercher Thomlinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.