PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 331 p4p, 113 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 56 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. Christophe has chosen Shadows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Christophe

195 cm
25
215
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
28
210
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Altitude Clothing

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Christophe - just one landing.
Christophe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christophe lands a jab to the head.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Christophe scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Christophe's head but Christophe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Christophe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Christophe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Christophe misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christophe if he has to take too many more of those.
Christophe misses with a looping right.
Thomas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
Christophe just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christophe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christophe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christophe. Christophe obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Christophe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christophe scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Christophe misses.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Armand Christophe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas tried to counter with a leg kick but Christophe avoided it.
Christophe cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christophe.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Christophe dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Christophe cracks Thomas with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Christophe misses.
Christophe is looking to clinch.
Christophe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Christophe lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christophe 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.
Christophe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Christophe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christophe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christophe throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christophe misses with an uppercut

and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops Christophe to the mat! Christophe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Christophe is rocked!
Christophe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christophe is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christophe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christophe seems to have recovered his senses.
Armand Christophe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christophe throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.

Christophe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Christophe has him pressed against the cage.
Christophe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Christophe misses.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christophe lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christophe.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe connects with an inside leg kick.
Christophe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christophe.
Christophe throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christophe slips under a jab from Thomas.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christophe darts in trying to clinch

and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Christophe! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Christophe to his feet! Christophe is in big trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christophe works the jab nicely.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Christophe instigates a clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Christophe stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Thomas is on him like rabid pit bull! Christophe slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
A victorious Patrick Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.