PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Svennson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thomas
vs
Svennson

183 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Graham Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micheal Svennson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svennson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas works to advance to full mount. Svennson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Svennson tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
BOOM! Thomas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svennson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Svennson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thomas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Svennson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Svennson trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents Svennson from getting the reversal.
Thomas controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thomas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Svennson is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pulls Svennson in close to prevent any damage.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Thomas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Svennson tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svennson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Svennson shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Svennson 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.
Svennson looks gassed!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svennson tries to clinch

and Thomas moves into the clinch.

Thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Svennson is trying to keep an underhook but Thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thomas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas is just content to waste time from the top position. Svennson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svennson is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Svennson throws a leg kick

and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svennson's guard.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Svennson is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Svennson avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thomas blocks the strikes from Svennson.
Svennson is trying to stand.
Svennson is breathing heavily.
Thomas uses his free foot to push down on Svennson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Svennson.
Svennson taking shots to the head.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Svennson is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Svennson is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas controlling from mount.
Graham Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Svennson tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas lands a big elbow.

Thomas wants to finish this one by submission but Svennson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Thomas.
Thomas controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Svennson is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Thomas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Thomas shoots in and bounces Svennson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svennson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Svennson keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control. Svennson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Svennson is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Svennson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Svennson is keeping the position for now.
Svennson is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Svennson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svennson trying to strike off his back.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svennson can do to turn this around?
Thomas passes Svennson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Thomas decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Svennson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Svennson shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Svennson 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.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svennson is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svennson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas controlling the position easily from mount.
Svennson is just holding on here. Thomas manages to take his back.
Micheal Svennson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Svennson doesn't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graham 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Thomas!
Graham Thomas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.