PBP Commentary

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

Thomas
vs
Brown

200 cm
28
275 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

215 cm
24
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 8 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
A cross from Thomas lands.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Jim Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.

It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Brown.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thomas if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Thomas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clay Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Jim Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Thomas takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick there by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it.
Clay Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thomas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Thomas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jim Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Brown.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Brown!