PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between steve austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). austin's entrance music is shattered dreams. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

austin
vs
Thomas

187 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

225 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, steve austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like steve austin has been cut.

austin clinches with his opponent.
austin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. austin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
austin circles away from the clinch attempt

and austin counters by clinching up.
austin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch

and austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas is trying to stall.

austin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thomas trying to control but austin is working from the bottom.
austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

austin pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - austin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
austin shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but austin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for steve austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
austin stuffs the takedown.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but austin manages to avoid it.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and austin moves into the clinch.

austin drags the fight down to the ground.
austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if austin tries to get out of the position.
austin is pulling down on Thomas's head. It's preventing any offense from Thomas, at least for the moment.
austin wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but austin is working from the bottom.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of austin is proving hard to escape from.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Thomas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but austin moves away.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
letting austin counter with a right hand.
Thomas looks gassed!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from austin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Thomas catches austin right on the button with a cross.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt

and austin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

austin stands up and beckons Thomas to join him on the feet.

austin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and austin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
austin is stalling in the full guard.
austin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks austin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. austin prefers to stall for the moment though.

austin decides to stand back up. austin steps back and let's Thomas get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas avoids the head kick by austin.

Thomas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows austin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
austin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

steve austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on steve austin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

austin darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. austin eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch

and austin counters by moving into the clinch.
austin stalling the fight.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.

austin manages to break the clinch.
Thomas avoids the head kick by austin.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably

and austin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting austin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Thomas is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and austin has latched onto it... Big trouble! austin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Thomas is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from austin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). steve austin!