PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zac Zane (ranked 5817 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 628 p4p, 337 weight class). Zac Zane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zane
vs
Thomas

196 cm
19
265
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
265
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zac Zane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane misses the shot to the body.
Zane works Thomas 's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Thomas .
Zane throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.

Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
Zane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zane.
Thomas tries to work over Zane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Thomas .
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Zane.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Zane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Zane controls his hands.
Thomas pushes Zane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zane backwards.
Zane misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Zane lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zane looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Zane pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zane misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas .
Zane is breathing heavily.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zane.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Zane's ribcage. Zane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zane.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas presses Zane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas is leaning against Zane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas works on Zane's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas effectively controlling the action here.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas is leaning against Zane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Thomas .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zane backwards.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas digs a right hand into Zane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zane's gas tank.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a body punch.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zane being controlled against the cage.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zane swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas pushes Zane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas stalls.
Zane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zane.
Zane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zane.
A shot in the inside from Thomas .
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas .
Thomas pushes Zane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thomas sends Zane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thomas is motioning to the referee to let Zane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zane gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Thomas gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Thomas !
A relieved looking Derrick Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.