PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate The National Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The National Banger comes to the cage accompanied by I Get Money - 50 Cent. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

The National Banger
vs
Thomas

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate The National Banger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas works The National Banger's body with a nice hook.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Nate The National Banger has been cut.

The National Banger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thomas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The National Banger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The National Banger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The National Banger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The National Banger wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The National Banger defending well though.
The National Banger is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The National Banger manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings for the body but The National Banger moves out of range.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The National Banger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The National Banger avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands a with a good body shot.
Nate The National Banger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The National Banger defends it nicely.
The National Banger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The National Banger rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks for a takedown but The National Banger sprawls well.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The National Banger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thomas is keen to just control but The National Banger is a slippery customer.
The National Banger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The National Banger wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing shots but The National Banger is blocking nicely.
Thomas prevents The National Banger from standing back up.
The National Banger wants to get back to full guard.
The National Banger wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The National Banger was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The National Banger.
The National Banger blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The National Banger.
Thomas looks for a takedown but The National Banger sprawls well.
Nate The National Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thomas.
The National Banger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but The National Banger checks it.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas thows a leg kick but The National Banger checks it
and The National Banger counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from The National Banger.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. The National Banger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas drops an elbow to the side of The National Banger's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas looks to land a strike but The National Banger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thomas trying to move into half guard but instead The National Banger has managed to sweep!
Thomas wants to sweep here but The National Banger controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate The National Banger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas misses with a leg kick
and The National Banger counters with a slapping leg kick.
The National Banger slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The National Banger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The National Banger moves away.
The National Banger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The National Banger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Tim Thomas has been cut.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The National Banger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. The National Banger moves away and avoids it.
The National Banger misses with the combination.
The National Banger takes one to the side of the head.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The National Banger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but The National Banger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Nate The National Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thomas.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and The National Banger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. The National Banger tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The National Banger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The National Banger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and The National Banger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas throws a series of punches but The National Banger avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The National Banger.
The National Banger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
The National Banger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The National Banger scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps The National Banger's head back.
The National Banger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
The National Banger misses with a straight left.
The National Banger misses with an attempted mid kick.
The National Banger misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The National Banger misses the jab.
The National Banger misses with a combination

and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas is fighting to break The National Banger's control of his arms but The National Banger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The National Banger being controlled here, momentarily.

The National Banger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The National Banger wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but The National Banger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The National Banger throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The National Banger.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The National Banger moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nate The National Banger is winning the standup battle so far.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The National Banger is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate The National Banger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas misses with a takedown
and The National Banger counters with a left to the body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and The National Banger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
The National Banger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That has opened up Tim Thomas's cut even more.
A slow jab from The National Banger misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The National Banger's waist but The National Banger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but The National Banger moved out of range nicely.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and The National Banger counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The National Banger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The National Banger thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The National Banger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The National Banger is looking for a sweep.
The National Banger is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas working away.
Thomas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thomas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thomas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The National Banger is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thomas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thomas lands a jab.
The National Banger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The National Banger wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. The National Banger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nate The National Banger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thomas.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The National Banger looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The National Banger.
The National Banger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas cracks The National Banger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nate The National Banger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The National Banger counters with a nice body shot.
The National Banger is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
The National Banger throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. The National Banger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The National Banger as he avoids it easily.
The National Banger scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The cut above Tim Thomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The National Banger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The National Banger throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and The National Banger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The National Banger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
The National Banger throws a nice outside leg kick.
The National Banger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The National Banger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas thows a leg kick but The National Banger checks it
enabling The National Banger to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The National Banger needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate The National Banger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The National Banger 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate The National Banger!