PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Devil went down to Georgia. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thomas
vs
Wright

188 cm
22
194 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Deadly Clothing
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Wright!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Wright takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Wright misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Wright swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Wright shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas cracks Wright with a good jab.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sid Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
A jab from Wright misses.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
John Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Wright.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Wright.

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 cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Thomas.
Wright 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 slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Wright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Wright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Wright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wright looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomas is avoiding damage well.

Wright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thomas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Thomas working over Wright with some ground and pound. Wright looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wright tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Wright misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas wants to pass to mount but Wright is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wright wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Wright is desperately trying to improve his position but Thomas has a good base and remains in mount.
Wright manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Wright looking for a kimura from the bottom but Thomas passes into side control!
Wright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thomas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thomas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Wright is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wright is breathing heavily.

Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Wright's legs - danger averted.
Thomas working some strikes from top position.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wright has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Thomas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wright.

Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thomas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wright misses with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!
Thomas tries to escape but Wright has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Thomas has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I really don't envy Thomas right now.
Thomas trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wright controlling well, preventing Thomas from escaping the position.

Wright is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thomas has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Thomas covering up well and avoiding damage.

Wright is looking for a rear naked choke here but Thomas reverses the position brilliantly into Wright's guard!
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a nice head shot there.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wright is looking to sweep but instead, Thomas has passed into half guard.
Wright wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Thomas stalling.
Thomas blocks the strikes from Wright.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
Thomas landing shots from mount.
Wright is working to get back to half guard.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Wright manages to regain half guard. Good work.
John Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Sid Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
John Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is really struggling to control Wright but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

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