PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos has chosen D-12 - Fight Music as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thomas
vs
Dos

200 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas throws a right and a left that Dos avoids nicely.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws a right hand that Dos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos also avoids with ease.
Junior Dos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dos.
Dos looks gassed!
Dos thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dos misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas cracks the inside of Dos's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Dos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos.
Thomas swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Dos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Dos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas tries to bum rush Dos with a series of wild strikes but Dos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Dos will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Dos down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws a series of punches but Dos avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas tries to bum rush Dos with a series of wild strikes but Dos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dos's head backwards.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dos is able to avoid easily.
Dos misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos's knee momentarily.
Dos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Dos backing up. Dos nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Dos is rocked!
Dos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dos is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Dos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dos is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Dos seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dave Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas throws a combination. Dos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thomas has got the better of the exchanges.
Dos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dos tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos's knee momentarily.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Dos.
Dos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas tries to bum rush Dos with a series of wild strikes but Dos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dos. That did some damage!
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Thomas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Dos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Dos backpedaling.
Dave Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Dos counters with a one-two to the body.
Dos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Dos drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos can do to turn this around?
Thomas swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Dos misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Dos was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Dos 's knee.
Dos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Dos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Dos off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Junior Dos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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