PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beck - Where It's At. Saem Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milton Thomas's chin.

Thomas
vs
Black

194 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milton Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saem Black!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Milton Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
Thomas scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that Black semi-blocks.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Saem Black's cut even more.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Black has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Thomas throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Thomas with a poor takedown

and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Black postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Black postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Milton Thomas just wasn't active enough.
Thomas takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Black's defenses.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Thomas tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Black backs away looking to recover.
Milton Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.

The cut above Saem Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Black moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black slips under a jab.
Saem Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Thomas misses with a takedown

and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that.
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Thomas's head but Thomas avoids it well.
Black with the ground and pound but Thomas regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Thomas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Black is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Saem Black hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milton Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Black leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

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 Milton Thomas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Thomas!
Milton Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.