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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between zach thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, zach thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian May!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May gets caught flat footed, as thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as May works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
thomas trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
May is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
May pulls thomas in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May trying to keep a closed guard but thomas is proving a slippery customer.
thomas is fighting to break May's control of his arms but May is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
May not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
May scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from May as thomas shoots in.
May swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
May looks gassed!
thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to May's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May stuffs the takedown.
thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
thomas lands a nice elbow.
May tries to stall but thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
thomas lands an elbow just above May 's eye.
A knee to the head by thomas.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
thomas lands a knee to the head.
May takes an elbow to the forehead.
thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of May backwards.
May has had enough of the clinch but thomas keeps him there for the moment.
thomas scores with a knee to the head.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
May throws a head kick but thomas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
letting May counter with a right hand.
thomas feints and then cracks May's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow May down.
May circles away from the clinch attempt.
thomas fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for zach thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before thomas can pounce on him.
May throws a series of punches but thomas moves out of range.
thomas has a takedown stuffed.
zach thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
May avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
thomas is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
thomas clinches but May breaks the clinch
and May counters by clinching up.
May misses with a knee strike.
thomas lands a knee to the head.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
thomas has May pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. May manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
thomas stalls.
thomas looking for a takedown.
thomas looking to stall.
May is working for takedown but thomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
thomas can't get the takedown.
thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
thomas wants a takedown.
thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
May goes for a takedown attempt but thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No luck for thomas with that takedown attempt.
May misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
zach thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
thomas tries to clinch there but May circles away.
May finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
thomas tries for a takedown but May sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and May counters with a left and a right that hurts thomas! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! May jumps into full mount!
thomas is rocked!
May works his way to his opponent's back.
Oh thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
May controls the action.
May struggling to land strikes to the head as thomas covers up.
thomas defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of May's arms.
I would not like to be thomas right now.
thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
May is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thomas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
May is trying to stick to thomas's back but thomas is turning into May. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in May's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by thomas.
thomas stays in close to May's body and controls the position.
thomas wanted to stand there but May had control of the position.
thomas wants to control from the top but May keeps moving.
thomas wanted to stand there but May had control of the position.
thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
May pulls thomas in to control the position.
thomas trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
thomas stops May from standing up.
May looking for a sweep. Not yet May, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and May counters with a series of strikes. thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
thomas clinches up with May and pushes him back against the cage.
thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but thomas has double underhooks.
thomas prevents May from breaking the clinch.
thomas lands an elbow inside.
May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The is referee keeping an eye on thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
May misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
May has had enough of the clinch but thomas keeps him there for the moment.
May looking for a takedown.
thomas looking to throw knees to the head but May is blocking nicely.
thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
May misses with a knee strike.
thomas lands an elbow inside.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
thomas tries to stall but May uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
May tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
thomas pulls guard effortlessly.
May preventing the sweep.
May works a leg free and moves into half guard.
thomas is looking to escape.
May trying to control the action but thomas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
thomas is trying to control but can't.
May keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that May 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.
May is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
May is thwarting thomas's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but May 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.
Damian May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
May fails to land the takedown.
thomas has closed the distance and engaged May in a clinch.
thomas lands an elbow that stopped May in his tracks for a moment.
thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
May takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for thomas.
thomas lands a nice elbow.
thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
May lands with a light punch inside.
May has had enough of the clinch but thomas keeps him there for the moment.
thomas gets through May's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
thomas avoids the elbow strike from May, against the cage.
thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
thomas is working for takedown but May is calmly controlling the position for now.
thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
May has a couple of punches blocked by thomas.
thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but May blocks it with crossed arms.
May looking to stall.
thomas lands a knee to the head.
thomas lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
thomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but May gets the underhooks and prevents it.
thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
May can't break the clinch.
thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
thomas lands a nice elbow.
thomas avoiding damage.
thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
May is rocked!
thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. May is trying to keep an underhook but thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
May is still in real trouble! Can thomas finish him?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
thomas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
thomas works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
thomas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
May seems to have recovered his senses.
May tries to lock up and control but thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
thomas trying to control but May is having none of it.
thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
thomas looking to control but May is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
May is working to get back to half guard.
May wants to control but thomas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
May is trying desperately to improve position.
thomas controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May regains half guard.
May trying to hold on to thomas's head to control him but thomas postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
zach thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think thomas 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... zach thomas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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