PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut comes to the cage accompanied by Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chestnut
vs
Thomas

186 cm
28
191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Chestnut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chestnut scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Chestnut moves out of range easily.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Chestnut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestnut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chestnut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chestnut thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chestnut throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Chestnut.
Chestnut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Chestnut misses with a hook.
Chestnut tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Chestnut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chestnut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Chestnut off balance momentarily.
Chestnut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chestnut.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chestnut.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Chestnut's head back.
Chestnut is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Chestnut checks it.
Chestnut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut lands with a right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chestnut moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chestnut throws a big shot that misses.
Chestnut lands with a shot to the body.
Chestnut throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Chestnut lands a nice looking body shot.
Chestnut lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas misses with a right hand
enabling Chestnut to counter with a crisp jab.
Chestnut works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Chestnut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chestnut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
letting Chestnut counter with a right hand.
Chestnut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Chestnut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Chestnut scores with a hook.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Chestnut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chestnut misses with a looping left.
Chestnut is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chestnut misses with a looping right.
Chestnut's corner calls for a 1-2. Chestnut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Chestnut is out of range.
Chestnut throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chestnut scores with a hook.

Thomas is rocked!
A jab from Chestnut misses.
Thomas throws a body punch but Chestnut moves out of range.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Chestnut finish him?
Thomas misses with a hook. Chestnut ducked under it nicely.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Chestnut shrugs it off though.
Chestnut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnut misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chestnut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Chestnut dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chestnut on the side of the head.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Chestnut's shoulder, as Chestnut tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chestnut looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Chestnut dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas defending well as Chestnut loads up on a big left hand.
Chestnut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chestnut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Chestnut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Chestnut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter Chestnut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a hook but Chestnut avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chestnut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Chestnut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Chestnut.
Chestnut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestnut was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chestnut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Chestnut's head back.
Chestnut moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Chestnut avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chestnut checks a leg kick.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chestnut's calf.
Chestnut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Chestnut moved away.
A jab from Chestnut does it's job there.
Walter Chestnut is winning the standup battle so far.
Chestnut thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Chestnut looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Chestnut moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
A jab from Chestnut finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Chestnut dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Chestnut does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Chestnut.
Chestnut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chestnut checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas jabs at Chestnut's body.
Chestnut misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a body kick.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Chestnut.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chestnut.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Chestnut moved out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Chestnut scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Chestnut misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chestnut.
Chestnut misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chestnut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Chestnut counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Chestnut. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chestnut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas slips a jab from Chestnut.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Chestnut's shoulder, as Chestnut tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Chestnut dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chestnut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Chestnut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chestnut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chestnut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chestnut misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chestnut throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestnut misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Chestnut scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Chestnut swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chestnut connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Chestnut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chestnut misses with a straight left.
Chestnut tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.

Thomas closes the distance and pushes Chestnut back into the cage.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Chestnut.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Walter Chestnut has been cut.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Chestnut avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chestnut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chestnut dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chestnut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chestnut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chestnut blocks an uppercut.
Chestnut tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Chestnut avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas cracks Chestnut with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Chestnut scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas tries a body shot but Chestnut blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Chestnut.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Chestnut shrugs off.
Chestnut can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Chestnut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chestnut's defenses.
Chestnut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chestnut takes an elbow to the temple.

Walter Chestnut's cut is getting worse.
Chestnut blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Chestnut 's eye.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Chestnut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A short right from Chestnut on the inside.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Chestnut shrugs off.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Chestnut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.

Chestnut is rocked!
Chestnut takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Chestnut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Walter Chestnut's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chestnut is pressed against the cage. Thomas pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Chestnut! Two more big strikes from Thomas and Chestnut crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gage Thomas! Gage Thomas retains his middleweight title!
Gage Thomas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** for their support in the buildup to the fight.