PBP Commentary

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

Livingston
vs
Thomas

175 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Inexperienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Livingston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Livingston.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Livingston.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Livingston circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but Livingston moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab from Livingston.
Thomas tries to clinch but Livingston moves away
and Livingston counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Livingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Livingston shoots in and gets a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Livingston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Livingston.
Livingston wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Livingston.
Livingston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Livingston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Livingston is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Livingston throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Livingston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Livingston from controlling successfully.
Livingston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Livingston wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Livingston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobby Livingston has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch but Livingston moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Livingston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Livingston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Livingston throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Livingston.
Livingston misses with a head kick.

Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Livingston, pushing him back against the cage.
Livingston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Livingston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Livingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Livingston wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Livingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Livingston working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas working Livingston over with knees to the body.
Livingston is breathing heavily.
Livingston being controlled against the cage.
Thomas working Livingston over with knees to the body.
Thomas avoiding damage.
Livingston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Livingston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Livingston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Livingston up against the cage.
Livingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Thomas won't allow it.
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 Bobby Livingston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Livingston tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Livingston misses with a low kick.

Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Livingston tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Livingston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Livingston won't want to take too many of those.
Tom Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Livingston is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Livingston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas jerks Livingston's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Livingston drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thomas goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thomas because Livingston was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tom Thomas!