PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Killjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Killjoy
vs
Thomas

183 cm
25
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

225 cm
36
255 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Killjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Killjoy moves into the clinch.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Killjoy circles away.

Killjoy forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Killjoy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Killjoy throws an elbow but it misses.
Killjoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Thomas.
Killjoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Killjoy's head.
Killjoy misses with an elbow over the top.
Killjoy working hard to break the clinch.
Killjoy 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.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killjoy misses with a body kick.
Killjoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killjoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killjoy scoring well with a low kick there.
Kevin Killjoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killjoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kevin Killjoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killjoy defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Killjoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Killjoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killjoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Killjoy.

It looks like Kevin Killjoy has been cut.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Killjoy is just out of range.
Thomas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Killjoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Killjoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killjoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Killjoy. Killjoy maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killjoy.
Killjoy looking to stall.
Killjoy misses with the head strike.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
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 looks for a takedown but Killjoy sprawls well.
Killjoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killjoy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killjoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Killjoy as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Killjoy circles away.
Killjoy misses with a double jab.

Killjoy moves into the clinch.
Killjoy is struggling to control the position.
Killjoy avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killjoy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Killjoy lands a nice elbow.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Killjoy is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killjoy has his back to the cage.

Killjoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killjoy scoring well with a low kick there.
Killjoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killjoy throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Killjoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killjoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Thomas pushes Killjoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Killjoy letting Thomas take a breather here.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Killjoy.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Killjoy throws an elbow that misses.
Killjoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Killjoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killjoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Killjoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas pushes Killjoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Killjoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Killjoy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomas closes the distance but Killjoy moves to the side
and Killjoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Killjoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Kevin Killjoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Killjoy avoids it really well and circles away.
Killjoy throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Kevin Killjoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Killjoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Killjoy misses with the combination.
Killjoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killjoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Killjoy throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killjoy scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Killjoy circles away.

Thomas drives through and clinches with Killjoy against the cage.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.

Killjoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Killjoy stalling against the cage.
Killjoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas tries to work over Killjoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Killjoy.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Killjoy.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killjoy trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killjoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Killjoy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Killjoy scores with a shoulder strike.

Killjoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Killjoy misses its intended target.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Killjoy tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Killjoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Killjoy drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas avoiding damage as Killjoy throws knees to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Killjoy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Killjoy wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Killjoy lands an elbow inside.
Killjoy working aggressively here.
Thomas has Killjoy pressed against the cage, preventing Killjoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killjoy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killjoy wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Killjoy looking to stall.
Thomas tries a body shot but Killjoy blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas tries to work over Killjoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Killjoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas gets through Killjoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killjoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killjoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Tj Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killjoy missing with knees to the body.
Killjoy lands with a light punch inside.
Killjoy throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Killjoy manages to break the clinch.
Killjoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Killjoy clinches with his opponent.
Killjoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Killjoy throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killjoy blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killjoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas taking a breather.
Killjoy throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Killjoy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thomas tries to clinch but Killjoy moves out of range.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killjoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killjoy scores with a push kick.
Killjoy connects with a looping right hand.
Killjoy is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.

Killjoy clinches with his opponent.
Killjoy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Killjoy controls his hands.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Killjoy up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Killjoy.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Killjoy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Killjoy lands a nice uppercut.
Killjoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas keeps control of Killjoy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killjoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killjoy.
Killjoy throws an elbow that misses.

Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killjoy dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Killjoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.

Thomas clinches up with Killjoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Killjoy tries to tie him up.
Killjoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killjoy's elbow.
Killjoy blocking some punches.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killjoy.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killjoy blocking some punches.
Killjoy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Killjoy can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Killjoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas blocking some punches.
A short right from Thomas.
Killjoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Killjoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killjoy blocking some punches.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Killjoy lands a damaging elbow.

Killjoy manages to break the clinch.
Killjoy tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Killjoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab from Killjoy.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.

Killjoy is rocked!
Killjoy throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Oh Killjoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Thomas closes the distance and pushes Killjoy back into the cage.
Thomas lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Killjoy to his knees! Thomas keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Thomas!