PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 3495 p4p, 92 weight class) and Billy Herrington (ranked 2841 p4p, 323 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tomson
vs
Herrington

185 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Sportivité

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Herrington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrington keeps Tomson at a distance using the push kick.
Herrington misses with a double jab.
Herrington with a hook.
Herrington swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Herrington scoring well with a low kick there.
Herrington swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Herrington throws a leg kick
and Tomson counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Herrington finds it's target.
Herrington throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Tomson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herrington connects with a leg kick. Tomson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herrington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomson's head backwards.
Tomson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Herrington.
Herrington connects with a leg kick. Tomson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tomson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Herrington is out of range and Tomson settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrington throws a hook but Tomson blocks it.
Tomson is looking for a counter combo.
Herrington swings for the body but Tomson moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Herrington.
Tomson throws a hook but Herrington avoids it easily.
Herrington throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Herrington checks a leg kick.
Herrington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Herrington avoids the body shot from Tomson.
Tomson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Herrington throws a lazy head kick
and Tomson counters with a stiff right hand.
Herrington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tomson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Herrington
enabling Tomson to counter with a crisp jab.

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!
Tomson tries a low kick but Herrington avoids it.
Herrington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tomson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Herrington cracks Tomson with an open hand slap.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
Herrington throws a body kick that misses.
Tomson needs to keep his hands up - Herrington had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Herrington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tomson throws a body kick that misses.
Herrington throws a hook to the side of Tomson's head but Tomson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrington tries to score with a low kick but Tomson moves his leg out of the way.
Herrington punishes Tomson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Herrington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tomson takes a step back to recover.
Herrington throws a series of punches but Tomson moves out of range.
Herrington throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomson slips under a jab from Herrington.
Tomson misses with an uppercut.
Tomson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Herrington cracks Tomson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Herrington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomson misses with a straight left.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herrington.
Billy Herrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Herrington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Herrington lands a jab to the nose.
Herrington throws out a leg kick but Tomson moves out of range and Herrington only half commits.
Tomson is looking to counter punch.
Tomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herrington.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tomson, as that shot connected.
Tomson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herrington at a distance.
Tomson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Herrington cracks the inside of Tomson's front leg.
Tomson slips a straight right by Herrington.
Herrington tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Herrington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tomson lands a leg kick that knocks Herrington off balance momentarily.
Herrington misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Tomson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herrington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herrington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tomson is out of range.
Tomson throwing a counter right hand but Herrington manages to avoid it.
Tomson throws a jab but it's blocked by Herrington.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tomson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Herrington loads up on a big right hand but Tomson slips the punch.
Herrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomson.
It looked like Tomson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson moves out of range of the body kick from Herrington.
Billy Herrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomson lands a glancing blow to the side of Herrington's head.
Tomson moves out of range as Herrington strikes.
Herrington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomson checks it well.
Tomson throws a big counter combination but Herrington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tom Tomson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson slips under a jab from Herrington.
Herrington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herrington.
Tomson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Herrington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tomson connects with a looping right hand.
Herrington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tomson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomson misses with a straight right.
Herrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomson throws a nice looking combination but Herrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tomson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tomson throws a right hand that misses
and Herrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Herrington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Tomson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herrington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Herrington.
Herrington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomson in his tracks.
Tomson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomson slips under a jab from Herrington.
Herrington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herrington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomson.
Some wild striking there from Tomson.
Tomson looks to land a left hand but Herrington moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrington throws a big shot that misses.
Tomson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Herrington.

Tomson is rocked!
Herrington steps in with a hook that catches Tomson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Herrington follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tomson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Herrington!