PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 231 p4p, 130 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 45 p4p, 23 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lomax
vs
Thomas

190 cm
27
207
20 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
215
12 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Altitude Clothing

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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Lomax avoids it with no problem.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lomax.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Lomax bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab when Lomax was well out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lomax connects with a leg kick.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Lomax moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Lomax throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lomax can pounce on him.
Lomax looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lomax.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomax lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lomax blocks a head kick by Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Lomax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Lomax 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.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomax. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Lomax there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax counters with an outside leg kick.
Lomax explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lomax lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomax.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lomax scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lomax jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lomax staying out of range there.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Lomax thumps Thomas with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.

Lomax moves into the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lomax.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a swing at Lomax's ribcage but misses.
Lomax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Lomax looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Lomax misses its target.
Lomax throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lomax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vincent Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Lomax has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lomax is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Lomax.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Lomax lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax lands with a good body shot.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lomax is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas scores with a jab. Lomax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lomax digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lomax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
Lomax tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Lomax with a nice calf kick.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lomax counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas lunges at Lomax with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lomax's hand.
Lomax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Lomax.
Thomas raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lomax.
Thomas jabs Lomax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lomax has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax missing with knees to the body.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.
Lomax is stalling here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lomax stalling the fight.
Lomax trying to land knees to the body.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lomax dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Lomax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lomax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lomax wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Lomax slips under a jab from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lomax - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lomax. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lomax connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lomax counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lomax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas tries to move into range but Lomax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lomax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vincent Lomax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Lomax's head but Lomax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.

Lomax moves into the clinch.
Lomax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Lomax has the dominant position.

Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lomax lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is looking to land body kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Lomax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lomax.

Lomax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas is trying to push Lomax away but Lomax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Lomax has double underhooks.
Patrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomax displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Lomax is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomax.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Lomax is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Lomax.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
You can see that Thomas has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Thomas moves out of range as Lomax throws a body kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lomax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lomax has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Said I�d smash the bastard '.