PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Carmicheal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up and Dance by Jan Thomas. Jan Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thomas
vs
Carmicheal

185 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

207 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Carmicheal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Carmicheal sprawls well.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Carmicheal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carmicheal as he jumps to the side.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carmicheal as he jumps to the side.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Carmicheal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jan Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Carmicheal, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Carmicheal against the cage but Carmicheal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carmicheal stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Carmicheal tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carmicheal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carmicheal but Carmicheal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Carmicheal. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Carmicheal sprawls well.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Carmicheal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Carmicheal shows good takedown defense.
Bob Carmicheal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Carmicheal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carmicheal cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thomas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Carmicheal finish him?

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Jan Thomas has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Carmicheal.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Carmicheal.
Some wild striking there from Carmicheal.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Carmicheal. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carmicheal's waist but Carmicheal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Carmicheal. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Carmicheal just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Carmicheal misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Carmicheal. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Carmicheal swinging wilding here.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Carmicheal which made him look bad.

Thomas shoots in and bounces Carmicheal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carmicheal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas won't allow Carmicheal to get back to his feet.
Thomas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses.
Carmicheal wants to stand but Thomas is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carmicheal keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Carmicheal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carmicheal circles away.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Carmicheal tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carmicheal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carmicheal stuffs the takedown.
Carmicheal stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Carmicheal sprawls well.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carmicheal but Carmicheal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Carmicheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
No joy there for Carmicheal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.

Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carmicheal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carmicheal wants to get back to his feet but Thomas drags him back down.

Thomas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmicheal is trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas is working Carmicheal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas working the ground and pound but Carmicheal is defending the strikes.
Carmicheal managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Thomas advances to full mount.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carmicheal is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head shot.
Thomas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Thomas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carmicheal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carmicheal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thomas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thomas scoring with strikes but Carmicheal is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Thomas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thomas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carmicheal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas throws some wild stikes that Carmicheal manages to avoid easily.
Thomas lands a heavy elbow.
Carmicheal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Poor strikes thrown by Thomas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomas working Carmicheal over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Thomas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carmicheal throws a pinpoint strike between Thomas's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Thomas crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Carmicheal scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Carmicheal!