PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 1602 p4p, 190 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 1053 p4p, 131 weight class). Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thumbhisbum
vs
Douglas

174 cm
40
170 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

172 cm
40
160 lbs
32 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Thumbhisbum looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thumbhisbum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Thumbhisbum misses the jab.
Thumbhisbum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thumbhisbum thuds his right hand into Douglas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas throws a hook but Thumbhisbum blocks it.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thumbhisbum.
A slow jab from Thumbhisbum misses its intended target.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
and Thumbhisbum counters with a low kick, right behind Douglas 's knee.
Douglas thows a body kick. Thumbhisbum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Thumbhisbum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thumbhisbum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Thumbhisbum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Thumbhisbum scores with a nice body kick.
Thumbhisbum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thumbhisbum avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Douglas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thumbhisbum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Thumbhisbum scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thumbhisbum connects with a single shot there.
Thumbhisbum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Thumbhisbum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thumbhisbum scrambles back to his feet.
Thumbhisbum misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Thumbhisbum ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
Douglas checks the leg kick.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
Douglas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thumbhisbum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thumbhisbum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thumbhisbum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Thumbhisbum avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thumbhisbum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thumbhisbum.
Douglas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Thumbhisbum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
Thumbhisbum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Thumbhisbum avoids it with no problem.
Thumbhisbum connects with an inside leg kick.
Thumbhisbum lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Thumbhisbum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thumbhisbum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a combination but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas cracks Thumbhisbum with a good jab.
Douglas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thumbhisbum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thumbhisbum walks into a left hand.
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!
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Thumbhisbum moved out of range.
Douglas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thumbhisbum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas feints a jab promting Thumbhisbum to slip. Douglas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thumbhisbum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Benjamin Thumbhisbum has been cut.
Nice jab there from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good low kick that Thumbhisbum was not able to check.
Thumbhisbum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body punch
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Thumbhisbum 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thumbhisbum, right into the meat.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thumbhisbum tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook.
Douglas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thumbhisbum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thumbhisbum in his tracks.
Thumbhisbum throws a low kick but Douglas avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thumbhisbum misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Thumbhisbum finds it's target.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Thumbhisbum looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thumbhisbum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Thumbhisbum might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab.
Thumbhisbum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thumbhisbum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Douglas throws a hook but Thumbhisbum avoids it easily.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.

Thumbhisbum moves into range and clinches up with Douglas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thumbhisbum throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Douglas misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Thumbhisbum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Douglas tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas tries a body shot but Thumbhisbum blocks it.
Douglas is leaning against Thumbhisbum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Thumbhisbum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas tests Thumbhisbum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thumbhisbum tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thumbhisbum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thumbhisbum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas tries to work over Thumbhisbum's front leg with a kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Thumbhisbum moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thumbhisbums head.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas presses Thumbhisbum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Thumbhisbum lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Thumbhisbum.

Thumbhisbum manages to break the clinch.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Thumbhisbum's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Douglas tries a quick counter leg kick but Thumbhisbum is wise to it.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab from Douglas.
Thumbhisbum fires out a quick counter leg kick but Douglas just manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Douglas tenderised Thumbhisbum's leg. Thumbhisbum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jack Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Douglas.
Douglas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thumbhisbum lands the left hand.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas defending well as Thumbhisbum loads up on a big left hand.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.

Thumbhisbum closes the distance and pushes Douglas back into the cage.
Thumbhisbum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thumbhisbums head.
Thumbhisbum scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thumbhisbum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thumbhisbum scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thumbhisbum.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas gets through Thumbhisbum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Thumbhisbum misses with the head strike.
Douglas works on Thumbhisbum's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Thumbhisbum.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Thumbhisbum controls the action.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Thumbhisbum fails to land.
Thumbhisbum misses with some punches.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thumbhisbum backwards.
Thumbhisbum misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Douglas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thumbhisbum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body punch.
Douglas tries to work over Thumbhisbum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.

Thumbhisbum is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Thumbhisbum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Douglas lands with a straight right. Thumbhisbum didn't see that one coming.
Oh Thumbhisbum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thumbhisbum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from Douglas.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Thumbhisbum.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Thumbhisbum misses the target.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum throws a solid leg kick but Douglas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thumbhisbum.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Thumbhisbum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum misses with a low kick as Douglas jumps back.
As Thumbhisbum backs off Douglas throws a huge counter combo but Thumbhisbum manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thumbhisbum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thumbhisbum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thumbhisbum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from Douglas.
Thumbhisbum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thumbhisbum. That did some damage!
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Thumbhisbum misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thumbhisbum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thumbhisbum.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas lands the left hand.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thumbhisbum moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Jab, jab by Douglas - just one landing.
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!
Thumbhisbum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Thumbhisbum with a nice cross.
Thumbhisbum defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Thumbhisbum lands a jab to the nose.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Thumbhisbum is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas with a jab.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Thumbhisbum.
Douglas throws out a counter right but Thumbhisbum avoids it with no problem.
Douglas blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Thumbhisbum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Douglas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thumbhisbum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Douglas thows a body kick. Thumbhisbum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps Thumbhisbum's head back.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thumbhisbum's calf.
Thumbhisbum tries to move into range but Douglas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thumbhisbum with a hook.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thumbhisbum on the side of the head.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Thumbhisbum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thumbhisbum misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Thumbhisbum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thumbhisbum misses with a lunging right hand

and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Douglas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thumbhisbum's head.
Thumbhisbum wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy.
Thumbhisbum tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Douglas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thumbhisbum defending well though.
Douglas misses with a head shot. Thumbhisbum uses the momentum to regain guard.
Douglas landing some decent shots from guard.
Douglas cracks Thumbhisbum with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas working some strikes from top position.
Douglas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.