PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Jones

183 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Jones avoids the body shot from Thomas.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones looks gassed!
Thomas scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Jones is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gage Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas works Jones's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gage Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Thomas there.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas works Jones's body with a nice hook.

Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.

Thomas drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jones falls backwards - clearly groggy! Thomas dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Thomas!