PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Bottles and Fists. Valentine has chosen Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP as his entrance music. Gregg Valentine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Thomas's chin.

Thomas
vs
Valentine

188 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Jose Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Jose Thomas has been cut.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
Valentine is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Valentine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gregg Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Valentine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
The crowd cheers as Valentine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valentine tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Valentine tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valentine counters with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Valentine swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Valentine misses.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves to clinch but Valentine breaks away
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.

Jose Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thomas is rocked!
Valentine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a shot to the body.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Jose Thomas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Valentine - that will leave a mark!
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Valentine coming out on top.

Jeez, Jose Thomas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine scores with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentine!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Thomas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregg Valentine!