PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chance Catolinato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Catolinato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Catolinato
vs
Thomson

172 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance Catolinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catolinato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catolinato looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Catolinato wants to clinch.
Catolinato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catolinato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomson tries to bum rush Catolinato with a series of wild strikes but Catolinato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Catolinato tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson throws a right hand that Catolinato ducks under and follows up with a left that Catolinato also avoids with ease.
Catolinato doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Catolinato throws a sloppy head kick and Thomson moves out of range easily.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Catolinato throws a sloppy head kick and Thomson moves out of range easily.
Thomson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thomson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Catolinato moves in looking to clinch but Thomson pushes him off.
Catolinato wants to clinch up but Thomson keeps it at a distance.
Thomson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catolinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catolinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Catolinato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Catolinato tries to clinch up but Thomson circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Thomson.

It looks like Chance Catolinato has been cut.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Catolinato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomson.
Catolinato wants to clinch.
Thomson throws a nice looking combination but Catolinato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Catolinato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomson counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catolinato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catolinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bart Thomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Catolinato is looking to clinch but Thomson is avoiding it.
Thomson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomson swats away the attempt to clinch by Catolinato.
Chance Catolinato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomson scores with a four punch combination!
Thomson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Catolinato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catolinato tries to clinch but Thomson moves out of range.
Catolinato throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomson counters with a nice body shot.
Thomson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Catolinato doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Catolinato throws a front kick aimed at Thomson's knee but Thomson avoids it well.
Thomson swats away the attempt to clinch by Catolinato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catolinato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catolinato tries to clinch up but Thomson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Thomson does no damage.
Thomson throws a right hand that Catolinato ducks under and follows up with a left that Catolinato also avoids with ease.
Thomson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Catolinato counters with a head kick.
Thomson tries to bum rush Catolinato with a series of wild strikes but Catolinato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Catolinato is looking to clinch.
Catolinato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomson counters with a right hand to the body.
Catolinato tries to clinch up.
Catolinato is looking to clinch but Thomson is avoiding it.
Thomson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Thomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chance Catolinato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thomson swats away the attempt to clinch by Catolinato.
Catolinato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Thomson counter with a right hand.
Thomson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thomson duly obliges.
Catolinato slips a jab and a cross from Thomson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Catolinato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Catolinato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomson misses with a low kick.
Catolinato dodges the punch combination from Thomson.
Thomson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Catolinato misses with a combination
and Thomson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Catolinato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catolinato tries to clinch but Thomson is having none of it.
Thomson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Catolinato rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Catolinato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomson works over Catolinato's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomson scores with a three punch combo!
Catolinato tries to clinch but Thomson is having none of it.
Catolinato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomson counters with a nice uppercut.
Catolinato tries for a takedown but Thomson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Thomson.
Thomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Catolinato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Catolinato tries to clinch up.
Catolinato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Thomson.
Catolinato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Thomson as Catolinato shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Catolinato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Catolinato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Catolinato throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Catolinato.
Thomson throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catolinato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Catolinato backs up against the cage.

Catolinato takes the fight into the clinch.

Catolinato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Catolinato is looking to clinch but Thomson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catolinato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Catolinato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomson throws a series of punches but Catolinato avoids them all with ease.
Thomson keeps the fight on the outside.
Catolinato tries to clinch but Thomson moves out of range.
Catolinato wants to clinch up but Thomson keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catolinato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Catolinato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Catolinato tries to clinch there but Thomson circles away.
Catolinato dodges the punch combination from Thomson.
Catolinato wants to clinch.
Catolinato wants to clinch up but Thomson keeps it at a distance.
Thomson works over Catolinato's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomson swinging wilding here.
Catolinato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Thomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chance Catolinato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Catolinato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Catolinato doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Catolinato wants to clinch.
Bart Thomson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Catolinato tries to clinch but Thomson moves out of range.
Thomson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Catolinato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Catolinato breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catolinato tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Catolinato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomson lands with a cross.
Catolinato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomson, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catolinato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chance Catolinato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Catolinato doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Catolinato wants to clinch but Thomson slips to the side
and Thomson counters with a two punch combo.
Catolinato is looking to clinch but Thomson is avoiding it.
Thomson throws a one two combo.
Catolinato moves in looking to clinch but Thomson pushes him off.
Thomson throws a right and a left that Catolinato avoids nicely.
Catolinato slips a jab and a cross from Thomson.
Thomson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomson.
Thomson fails to land with a series of punches.
Catolinato cracks Thomson with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catolinato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomson as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Thomson does no damage.

Thomson tries to keep at a distance but Catolinato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Catolinato has him pressed against the cage.
Thomson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomson blocks the elbow strike.
Catolinato landing knees to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Catolinato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catolinato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Catolinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catolinato misses with a knee to the head.
Catolinato tries a body shot but Thomson blocks it.
Thomson is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson can't break the clinch.

Catolinato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomson misses with a double jab.
Thomson blocks a leg kick.
Catolinato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Catolinato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomson's waist but Thomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catolinato off to one side.
Chance Catolinato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Catolinato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Catolinato dodges the punch combination from Thomson.
Catolinato tries to clinch there but Thomson circles away.
Catolinato wants to clinch but Thomson slips to the side
and Thomson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Catolinato doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catolinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Catolinato throws a right hand that misses
and Thomson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Catolinato thinking.
Catolinato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Catolinato wants to clinch.
Thomson misses with a two punch combination.
Catolinato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Catolinato tries to clinch up.

Catolinato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomson avoids the elbow strike from Catolinato, against the cage.
Catolinato has had enough of the clinch but Thomson keeps him there for the moment.
Catolinato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thomson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Catolinato. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Catolinato breaks the clinch.
Catolinato misses with an uppercut
and Thomson counters with a two punch combo.
Catolinato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomson counters with a left and a right that stings Catolinato.
Thomson blocks a head kick by Catolinato.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Thomson!