|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
182 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilicus stuffs the takedown.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basilicus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Basilicus misses with a two punch combination.
Basilicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basilicus missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Basilicus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilicus tries to score with a low kick but Thomas moves his leg out of the way.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilicus but Basilicus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Basilicus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Basilicus throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilicus is just out of range.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basilicus.
Basilicus clinches with his opponent.
Basilicus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Basilicus wants to clinch.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Basilicus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Basilicus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
It looks like Jason Thomas has been cut.
Basilicus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basilicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Basilicus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basilicus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas tries to clinch but Basilicus moves away
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basilicus throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Basilicus counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Thomas looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilicus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Basilicus scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilicus is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Basilicus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Basilicus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Basilicus misses with a leg kick.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilicus throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Basilicus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Basilicus throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus scores with a spinning back kick!
Basilicus misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Basilicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Basilicus throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Basilicus throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Basilicus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Basilicus.
Anthor Basilicus is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Basilicus counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilicus is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Basilicus misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Basilicus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Basilicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Basilicus misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Basilicus.
Basilicus misses the shot to the body.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Basilicus counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Basilicus counters with a solid body kick.
Basilicus throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Basilicus counters with a left to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilicus throws a head kick that misses.
Anthor Basilicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Basilicus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthor Basilicus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Basilicus throws a shot to the body.
Basilicus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilicus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilicus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Basilicus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Basilicus counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Basilicus counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Basilicus.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Basilicus misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Basilicus misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Basilicus counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthor Basilicus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Basilicus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Basilicus scoring well with a low kick there.
Basilicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Basilicus lands a jab.
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basilicus.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Basilicus counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anthor Basilicus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Basilicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Basilicus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Basilicus counters with an inside leg kick.
Jason Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Basilicus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthor Basilicus!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
