PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jimmy cracks heads and he dont care. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crack Corn
vs
Thomas

180 cm
35
165 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patch Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas fails with the takedown

and Crack Corn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crack Corn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crack Corn looking to pass the guard.
Crack Corn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack Corn stops Thomas from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crack Corn wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Crack Corn stops Thomas from standing up.
Crack Corn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack Corn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas can't keep his opponent in guard - Crack Corn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Crack Corn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas is staying active underneath Crack Corn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Crack Corn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

Thomas kicks off Crack Corn and gets to his feet.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crack Corn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack Corn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crack Corn with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crack Corn lands a couple of elbows.
Crack Corn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crack Corn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Crack Corn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crack Corn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crack Corn throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Crack Corn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crack Corn won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Thomas wants to stand but Crack Corn is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crack Corn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Crack Corn from controlling successfully.
Thomas controls Crack Corn momentarily but Crack Corn frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crack Corn leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crack Corn slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jimmy Crack Corn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patch Thomas.

Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crack Corn!
Crack Corn blocking the ground and pound.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but Crack Corn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a sloppy strike and Crack Corn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Crack Corn has ended up in Thomas's guard.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crack Corn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Crack Corn tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Crack Corn throwing strikes but missing.
Crack Corn wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crack Corn wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Crack Corn is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Crack Corn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crack Corn avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Patch Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Crack Corn circles away easily

and Crack Corn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Jimmy Crack Corn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patch Thomas.
Crack Corn lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Crack Corn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Crack Corn sits in half 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 blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crack Corn stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.

Crack Corn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crack Corn.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crack Corn lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thomas pushes Crack Corn off looking to stand but Crack Corn dives back in and keeps control.
Crack Corn trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
Crack Corn passes to full mount!
Thomas really wants to buck Crack Corn off and get back to his feet.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crack Corn prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Crack Corn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas hang on?
Crack Corn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crack Corn is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn working Thomas over with strikes here.
Crack Corn landing punches.
Crack Corn with a couple of short strikes.
Crack Corn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thomas can't escape the position.
Crack Corn landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!

Thomas is rocked!
Crack Corn scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Crack Corn finish him?
Crack Corn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crack Corn postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Thomas in real trouble here! The ref calls for Thomas to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Crack Corn!
Jimmy Crack Corn opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.