PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomas (ranked 1007 p4p, 66 weight class) and Harry Daebak (ranked 1128 p4p, 74 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Daebak

160 cm
33
140 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

170 cm
33
141 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Daebak!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daebak. Daebak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daebak misses with a straight right.
Daebak misses with a body kick.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daebak misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Daebak - just one landing.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daebak, right into the meat.
Daebak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daebak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Daebak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Daebak moves into the clinch successfully.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daebak's elbow.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Daebak gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daebak breaks from the clinch.
Daebak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Daebak.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daebak.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daebak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas misses with a hook.
It seemed like Daebak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daebak has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Daebak.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Daebak saw that one coming.
Daebak throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Daebak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daebak misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daebak doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas takes a swing at Daebak's ribcage but misses.
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
It seemed like Daebak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daebak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daebak tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daebak misses with a leg kick

and Thomas counters by clinching up.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.

Daebak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daebak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Daebak should have avoided that one.
Daebak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas misses with a hook. Daebak ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daebak. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daebak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Daebak moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daebak! But no joy.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Daebak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Daebak.
Daebak defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Daebak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daebak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daebak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Daebak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Daebak.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daebak thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Daebak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Daebak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak takes one to the side of the head.
Daebak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daebak with a nice cross.

Thomas is rocked!
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daebak throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Daebak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daebak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Daebak does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Daebak jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Daebak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daebak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daebak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Daebak scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Daebak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daebak throws a body shot but no joy.
And Thomas counters with a quick kick to the body but Daebak blocks it.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Daebak connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daebak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Daebak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harry Daebak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Daebak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a low kick as Daebak jumps back.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Daebak counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daebak punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Daebak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Daebak's ribs.
Thomas misses with a hook. Daebak ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas clobbers Daebak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daebak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daebak.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Daebak.
Daebak jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Thomas throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Daebak counters with a nice uppercut.
Harry Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Daebak's shoulder, as Daebak tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Thomas misses.

Daebak moves into the clinch.
Daebak pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daebak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daebak takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Daebak controls his hands.
Daebak stalling.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daebak blocks an uppercut.
Daebak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daebak blocks an uppercut.
Daebak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Daebak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Daebak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daebak misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas gets through Daebak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak blocking some punches.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Tom Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A bit of stalling here from Daebak.
Daebak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas blocks a body shot from Daebak.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daebak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daebak misses with a wild combination.
Daebak slips a jab from Thomas.
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Daebak's body. Daebak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thomas misses with an uppercut. Daebak saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Daebak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daebak misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Daebak ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Daebak slips the punch.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daebak staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Daebak as he connects with a hook.
Thomas throws the left hand but Daebak avoids the punch easily.
Daebak misses with a wild combination.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Daebak manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daebak 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Daebak.
Daebak is looking to land body kicks.
Daebak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daebak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daebak looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daebak moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A little jabbing left from Daebak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daebak connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Daebak.
Daebak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daebak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daebak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daebak staying out of range there.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
Jab by Thomas.
Daebak digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Daebak.
Daebak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daebak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Daebak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Daebak's belly button to the back.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daebak slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Daebak.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daebak with a nice cross.
Thomas cracks Daebak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Daebak counters with a stiff right hand.
Daebak misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Daebak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas throws a head kick but Daebak moves out of range.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daebak was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Daebak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
Daebak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daebak misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Daebak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Daebak.
Daebak misses with a low kick.
Daebak slips under a jab.
Daebak slips under a jab from Thomas.
Daebak moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daebak lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas throws a hook but Daebak blocks it.
Daebak lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
Daebak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Daebak.
I think Daebak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harry Daebak!
Harry Daebak decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.