PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 1712 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 257 p4p, 292 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. Patrick Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Thomas
vs
Misahawa

195 cm
31
215
17 - 12 - 0

183 cm
36
210
16 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Misahawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A solid body kick from Thomas.
Misahawa tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Misahawa feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Misahawa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misahawa circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Misahawa misses.
Thomas misses with a hook. Misahawa ducked under it nicely.
Thomas slips under a jab from Misahawa.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a right hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Misahawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Misahawa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body punch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Misahawa with a jab.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas swings for the body but Misahawa moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Misahawa.
Misahawa loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Misahawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Misahawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Misahawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Misahawa misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Misahawa.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Misahawa.

It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Misahawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a body shot.
Misahawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Misahawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Misahawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Misahawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misahawa.
Thomas throws a hook but Misahawa avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Misahawa misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Misahawa thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Misahawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa lands the left hand.
Misahawa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Misahawa.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misahawa defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Misahawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Misahawa throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Misahawa only half commits.
Thomas throws a body punch but Misahawa moves out of range.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Misahawa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Misahawa has time to react.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
and Misahawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misahawa looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Misahawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misahawa moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas feints a jab promting Misahawa to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Misahawa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas lunges at Misahawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Misahawa's hand.
Misahawa misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Misahawa.
Misahawa throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Misahawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Misahawa looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misahawa.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Misahawa's head.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Misahawa is rocked!
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Misahawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Misahawa.
Misahawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas jabs Misahawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Misahawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Misahawa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Misahawa throws a head kick that misses.
Misahawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Misahawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a fast counter high kick but Thomas manages to duck under it in time.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Misahawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misahawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Misahawa doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas finds Misahawa's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Misahawa flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Thomas lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Misahawa will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thomas!
Our winner, Patrick Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.