PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucifer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Few Dollars More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thomas
vs
Lucifer

200 cm
26
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

202 cm
28
283 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas takes a swing at Lucifer's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses

and Lucifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomas avoiding damage as Lucifer throws knees to the body.
Lucifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Lucifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucifer misses with a knee strike.
Lucifer trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucifer taking a breather.
Lucifer lands an elbow inside.
Lucifer prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Lucifer.
Lucifer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lucifer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Clay Thomas has been cut.
Lucifer lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucifer gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lucifer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas wants to break free but Lucifer has control.
Lucifer has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Lucifer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lucifer avoiding damage.
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!
Lucifer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucifer obliges.
Lucifer has Thomas pushed against the cage.
Lucifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lucifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Lucifer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucifer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lucifer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lucifer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Lucifer tightens his grip and picks Thomas up, before dumping him to the ground. Thomas manages to land in guard.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Lucifer from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Lucifer tries to pass.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lucifer looking to pass the guard.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucifer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Lucifer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucifer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucifer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucifer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucifer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judas Lucifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas throws a jab when Lucifer was well out of range.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Lucifer seems unphased.

Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucifer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucifer stalling against the cage.
Lucifer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lucifer lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucifer lands with a light punch inside.
Lucifer stalling.
Lucifer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucifer controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Lucifer.
Lucifer scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lucifer lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Lucifer misses with a knee to the head.
Lucifer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucifer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucifer stalling in the clinch.
Lucifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucifer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lucifer lands with a short shot to the head.
Lucifer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucifer stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lucifer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.

Lucifer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lucifer trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lucifer takes a little break here. Thomas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Lucifer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Thomas defending against the ground and pound.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Lucifer trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Lucifer lands a nice forearm strike.
Lucifer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thomas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lucifer is controlling him well.
Lucifer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lucifer looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lucifer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucifer advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to hold on but Lucifer pushes him away.
Lucifer landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucifer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucifer lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucifer lands a big shot there that rocks Thomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judas Lucifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thomas misses with a takedown
and Lucifer counters with a big right hand! Oh Thomas is in trouble here! Lucifer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judas Lucifer!
Judas Lucifer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.