PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Brevik has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brevik
vs
Thomas

174 cm
26
144 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

174 cm
24
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Brevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brevik.

Brevik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brevik's efforts to push away.
Brevik lands an elbow inside.
Brevik can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.

Brevik manages to break the clinch.
Brevik wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas jabs Brevik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brevik moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Brevik throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brevik's waist but Brevik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Thomas takes a swing at Brevik's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brevik.
Thomas throws the left hand but Brevik avoids the punch easily.
Brevik tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brevik wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Brevik tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Brevik tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brevik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Brevik's body.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brevik throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brevik was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brevik can pounce on him.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Donald Brevik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Thomas.
Brevik lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brevik feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Brevik tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brevik.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brevik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Brevik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brevik.

Brevik moves into the clinch.
Brevik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Brevik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brevik landing knees to the body.
Brevik misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is working for takedown but Brevik is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brevik lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a body shot but Brevik blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brevik breaks from the clinch.
Brevik moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Brevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brevik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brevik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Brevik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Brevik scores with a leg kick.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brevik at a distance.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brevik tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Brevik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brevik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brevik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brevik feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Brevik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Brevik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik staying out of range there.
Brevik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brevik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Brevik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Brevik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Brevik counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Brevik closes the distance but Thomas moves to the side
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Brevik 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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brevik wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Brevik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a hook
and Brevik counters with a solid body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Brevik as Thomas shoots in.
Donald Brevik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Thomas.
Brevik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brevik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brevik as he jumps to the side.
Brevik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas tests Brevik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brevik avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brevik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brevik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brevik 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.
Brevik is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Donald Brevik is winning the standup battle so far.
Brevik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brevik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brevik misses with a low kick.
Thomas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brevik moves away.
Thomas slips under a jab from Brevik.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brevik.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brevik lands a front kick.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Brevik shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brevik, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brevik throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brevik misses with a hook.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Brevik is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Brevik counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas throws a body punch but Brevik moves out of range.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brevik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brevik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brevik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Brevik dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Brevik throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Brevik.
Brevik 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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brevik.
Brevik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Brevik is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Brevik.
Nice body kick from Brevik.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brevik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brevik's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Brevik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brevik is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thomas.
Brevik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Brevik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thomas moves out of range as Brevik throws a body kick.
Brevik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Brevik counters with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Brevik blocks it.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Gary Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Brevik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brevik lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.

Thomas has clasped his hands together around Brevik's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brevik is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Brevik managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thomas.
Thomas in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thomas working the strikes but Brevik uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thomas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brevik defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brevik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donald Brevik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Brevik's hands, connecting with Brevik's forehead.

Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brevik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Thomas.
I think Brevik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Brevik!
In his post fight interview, Donald Brevik started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.