PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thompson
vs
Fedor

182 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darth Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fedor throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson swings for the body but Fedor moves out of range.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Fedor counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedor.
Fedor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fedor slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedor is just out of range.
Thompson connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot

and Fedor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thompson's guard now.
Fedor is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fedor!
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fedor is looking to escape.
Fedor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fedor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fedor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson prevents Fedor from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson wants to pass to mount but Fedor is defending the position.
Thompson prevents Fedor from improving his position.
Fedor is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Fedor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fedor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fedor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thompson controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson pushes down on Fedor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fedor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fedor is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thompson prevents Fedor from getting the reversal.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fedor is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Thompson working for a guillotine from mount but Fedor is in no mood to give up.
Fedor can't escape the position.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fedor is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedor is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thompson throws a right hand that Fedor ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedor also avoids with ease.
Fedor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fedor misses with a straight left.
A shot to de liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Fedor counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Fedor to acknowledge the strikes.
Fedor swinging wilding here.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fedor gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Calvin Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Fedor ducks down to avoid it.
Fedor shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calvin Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Fedor.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fedor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
Thompson gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fedor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Fedor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Fedor is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson is concentrating on defense, preventing Fedor from advancing position.
Fedor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fedor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fedor shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedor was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedor is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fedor counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Fedor to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fedor.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedor manages to avoid it.
Fedor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fedor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson wants to slow Fedor down by chopping away at his legs.
Fedor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fedor off to one side.
Fedor looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
Thompson is looking to slow Fedor down with leg kicks.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fedor off to one side.
Calvin Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Fedor.
Fedor dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Fedor moved away.
Fedor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fedor backs up against the cage.
Fedor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calvin Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Calvin Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedor moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Nice defenses there by Fedor.
Fedor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Fedor closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Fedor pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedor.
Thompson throws a hook but Fedor avoids it easily.
Calvin Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Fedor saw that one coming.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darth Fedor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fedor avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Fedor slips under a jab.

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.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fedor to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fedor.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Thompson!