PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bathory-Blood, Fire, Death. Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devil went down to Georgia. John Thomas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Oswald
vs
Thomas

185 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

White Gorilla Nutrition

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Oswald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswald takes one to the side of the head.
Oswald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oswald lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into rage.

It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oswald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roger Oswald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oswald avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Oswald throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Oswald only half commits.
Oswald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oswald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswald throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oswald misses with a head kick.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Oswald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oswald is looking to clinch.
Oswald slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Oswald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Oswald throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Oswald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas looks gassed!
Oswald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas checks a low kick from Oswald.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oswald tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Oswald's body. Oswald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oswald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oswald throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Oswald misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Thomas.
Oswald tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Oswald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oswald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oswald throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oswald is able to avoid easily.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Oswald.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Oswald shakes it off.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oswald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas jabs Oswald right on the nose. Oswald blinks but takes it well.
Thomas clobbers Oswald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oswald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Oswald misses with a kick to the body.
Oswald throws a leg kick
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oswald throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Oswald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oswald defends it nicely.
Roger Oswald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Oswald's legs.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oswald.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Oswald takes one to the chin there.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries to bum rush Oswald with a series of wild strikes but Oswald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Oswald wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oswald tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Oswald tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Oswald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Oswald throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oswald.

Oswald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oswald.
Oswald trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Oswald missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oswald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Oswald missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oswald.
Oswald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oswald lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Oswald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oswald.
Oswald lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oswald.
Oswald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oswald scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oswald misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Oswald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oswald throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Oswald is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oswald misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Oswald is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oswald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oswald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oswald throws and low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oswald's head.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Oswald walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.

Oswald clinches with his opponent.
Oswald misses with a knee to the head.
Oswald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Oswald pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Oswald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Oswald misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Oswald.
Oswald lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oswald.
Oswald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Oswald is controlling him.
Oswald is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oswald down to the mat. Oswald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas throws a head kick that Oswald semi-blocks.
Oswald tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that Oswald semi-blocks.
Thomas swinging wilding here.
Oswald throws and low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswald tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oswald misses with a kick to the body.
Oswald ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas is thwarting Oswald's attempts to control the position.
Oswald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Oswald defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Oswald's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswald is trying to control but can't.

Thomas is working for a submission of some sort.
Oswald desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Oswald connects with a solid leg kick.
Oswald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Oswald.
Oswald tries to clinch up.
Thomas checks a low kick from Oswald.
Oswald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Oswald.
Oswald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Oswald 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oswald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Oswald misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Oswald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oswald clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Thomas.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas tests Oswald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Oswald.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Oswald sees coming a mile off.
John Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oswald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a combination. Oswald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body kick there by Oswald.
Oswald misses with a double jab

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oswald won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thomas throws a right and a left that Oswald avoids nicely.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Oswald tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oswald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Oswald, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Oswald against the cage but Oswald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oswald.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Oswald cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Oswald scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oswald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oswald looks to clinch
and Thomas counters with a head kick. That will keep Oswald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oswald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roger Oswald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thomas.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Oswald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Oswald.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Oswald throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Oswald throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Oswald gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thomas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oswald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Oswald is retaining full guard.
Oswald is controlling Thomas's posture.
Oswald is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Oswald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.

Oswald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oswald has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.

Thomas working for a triangle but Oswald defends it easily.
Oswald wants to get up but he can't break Thomas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oswald stands up and waves to Thomas to follow him.
Roger Oswald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oswald throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Oswald throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oswald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas tests Oswald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Oswald knows he should have avoided that one.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oswald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Oswald which made him look bad.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Oswald.
A head kick misses from Oswald.
Oswald moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Oswald.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.

Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oswald is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thomas!