PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Subzero
vs
Thomas

215 cm
27
267 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
31
275 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subzero doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.

Subzero moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Subzero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Subzero avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Subzero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Subzero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Subzero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Professor Subzero has been cut.
Subzero tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.

Subzero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Subzero has him pressed against the cage.
Subzero trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Subzero has him pressed against the cage.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Subzero tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Subzero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Subzero doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Subzero dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Subzero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas tries to bum rush Subzero with a series of wild strikes but Subzero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Subzero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Subzero doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Subzero wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Subzero has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Subzero working Thomas over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas looks winded!
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Subzero is controlling the position.
Subzero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
Subzero trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Subzero's elbow.
Subzero lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Subzero crunches a lovely knee into Thomas's ribcage.
Subzero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subzero prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subzero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Subzero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subzero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Subzero's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Subzero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Subzero has him pressed against the cage.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subzero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Subzero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Subzero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Subzero.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to circle away but Subzero has him pinned against the cage.
Subzero lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Clay Thomas has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Subzero missing with knees to the body.
Subzero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to push Subzero away but Subzero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Subzero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subzero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Subzero dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Subzero.
Subzero tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Subzero instigates a clinch.
Subzero lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Subzero misses with the head strike.
Subzero lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Subzero won't allow it.
Subzero lands a nice elbow.
Professor Subzero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Subzero controls the action.
Subzero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Subzero looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subzero misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subzero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Subzero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Thomas is rocked!
Subzero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Subzero.
Subzero lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Subzero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Subzero lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subzero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Thomas tries to break free but Subzero pushes him back against the cage.
Subzero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Subzero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Subzero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Subzero closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Subzero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Subzero is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Subzero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subzero lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Subzero.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Subzero is controlling the position.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.

Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Subzero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Subzero tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Clay Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Clay Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Subzero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Subzero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Subzero wants to clinch
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas digs a good body shot into Subzero's ribs.
Subzero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Subzero.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Subzero tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Subzero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Subzero is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Subzero.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Subzero tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Subzero dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Subzero uses good head movement to avoid it.

Subzero has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Subzero looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas avoiding damage as Subzero throws knees to the body.
Thomas tries a body shot but Subzero blocks it.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Subzero has the dominant position.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Subzero.
Subzero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Subzero has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Subzero has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Subzero.
Subzero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subzero throws an elbow but misses.
Subzero lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Subzero has him pressed against the cage.
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
Subzero lands a nice elbow.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Subzero.
Subzero prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Subzero throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Subzero has double underhooks.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Subzero gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Subzero blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Subzero tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas throws a right hand that Subzero ducks under and follows up with a left that Subzero also avoids with ease.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Subzero is looking to clinch.
Subzero closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Subzero forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas wants to break free but Subzero has control.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clay Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Subzero avoids a punch combination nicely.

Subzero moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Thomas pushes Subzero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Subzero.
Subzero prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Subzero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Subzero slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Subzero wants to clinch.
Subzero slips a jab from Thomas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subzero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Subzero tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Subzero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Professor Subzero.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Subzero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Subzero!
A victorious Professor Subzero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.