PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Garvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One Loaf of Bread -- Damian Marley. Thomas has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garvey
vs
Thomas

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
135 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvey lands a jab to the nose.
Thomas looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Garvey scores with a body shot.
Garvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Garvey - just one landing.
Garvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Garvey.
Garvey digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Garvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Jab by Garvey.

Garvey clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Garvey.
Garvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garvey cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Garvey works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garvey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Garvey.
Garvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garvey.
Garvey stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvey scores with a hook to the body.
Garvey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garvey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A nice left hand lands by Garvey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garvey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garvey pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garvey lands a shoulder strike.
Garvey cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Garvey lands with a light punch inside.
Garvey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Garvey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Garvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garvey.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Garvey for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Garvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvey gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garvey scores with a shoulder strike.
Garvey leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Garvey.
Garvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Garvey.

Thomas is rocked!
Garvey lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Garvey finish him?
Garvey cracks Thomas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Thomas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Garvey pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Thomas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Garvey!