PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bleaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Mosh by Eminem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bleaman
vs
Thomas

187 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bleaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleaman shoots in but no luck this time.

Bleaman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.

Thomas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bleaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Bleaman is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Bleaman blocks nicely.
Bleaman is looking to sweep but instead, Thomas has passed into half guard.
Thomas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bleaman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bleaman tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleaman wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bleaman's head.
Bleaman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bleaman tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Bleaman is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas throwing shots but Bleaman is blocking nicely.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas is nestled in close to Bleaman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleaman taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleaman defending well though.
Thomas throwing shots but Bleaman is blocking nicely.
Bleaman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Bleaman's temple.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleaman defending well though.
Thomas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Bleaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bleaman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing shots but Bleaman is blocking nicely.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Bleaman dodges it nicely.
Thomas throwing shots but Bleaman is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Bleaman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas looks gassed!
Bleaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
Thomas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bleaman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bleaman tries to reverse the position but Thomas maintains control.
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bleaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas breaks from Bleaman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bleaman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron 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.

Bleaman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.

Bleaman closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bleaman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bleaman misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Bleaman manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Bleaman.
Thomas avoiding damage as Bleaman throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bleaman.
Bleaman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A short right from Bleaman on the inside.
Thomas is looking for a takedown.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bleaman digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Bleaman.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Bleaman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bleaman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bleaman.
Bleaman lands a shot to the body.
Bleaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bleaman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bleaman.
Bleaman is working Thomas over against the cage.
Bleaman tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Bleaman misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bleaman.
Bleaman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bleaman.
Bleaman presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bleaman gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bleaman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bleaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bleaman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleaman cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Bleaman lands a body shot.
Bleaman misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleaman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Bleaman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bleaman.

It looks like Cameron Thomas has been cut.
Bleaman lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bleaman.
Bleaman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Thomas is rocked!
Bleaman dips a shoulder and cracks Thomas with a mighty uppercut! Thomas falls back against the cage and Bleaman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thomas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bleaman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bleaman!
Erik Bleaman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.