PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint River (ranked 1290 p4p, 993 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 167 p4p, 127 weight class). Thomas has chosen Central Cee - 6 for 6 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

River
vs
Thomas

189 cm
26
206
9 - 5 - 0

195 cm
37
215
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

Conviction
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for River .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from River .
River blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from River lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from River .
River stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

River clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.

River manages to break the clinch.
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from River misses.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River blocks a head kick by Thomas.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
River tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards River 's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is working River over against the cage.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River .
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River .
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
River blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from River .
River misses with some punches.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from River .
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River checks the leg kick.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Thomas misses.
River tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thomas manages to circle out of the way.
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.

River has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from River .
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas is working River over against the cage.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas works on River 's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River is breathing heavily.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
River avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Thomas.
Thomas staying out of range there.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
River needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by River .
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
River misses with a head kick.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by River . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River .
River throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
River tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from River .
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River blocks an uppercut.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River blocking some punches.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.

River breaks the clinch.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
River explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Thomas swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from River , right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas moves out of range as River strikes.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

River closes the distance and clinches.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from River .
River is working Thomas over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards River 's brow.

River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from River .
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clint River will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Thomas misses.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas thuds a left hand into River 's body.
Thomas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River misses the jab.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from River .
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River staying out of range there.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Thomas's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clint River is winning the standup battle so far.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas throws a counter combo.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! River avoids it this time.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by River .
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from River .
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.
River takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
River misses with a low kick.

River has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
River slows down the pace here.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River .
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of River s head.
Thomas misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from River .

River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River .
A head kick misses from River .
A left lands for River .
River throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
River 's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River .
A left lands for River .

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint River !
A victorious Clint River thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.