PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iku Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thompson
vs
Roe

185 cm
20
192 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iku Roe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Roe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thompson is trying to defend but Roe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Roe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Roe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roe drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Roe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Roe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is pulling down on Roe's head. It's preventing any offense from Roe, at least for the moment.
Roe pushes down on Thompson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roe is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Roe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Roe has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roe wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.
Roe throwing shots but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Roe moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
Thompson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roe passes to side control.
Thompson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roe lands with a punch from half guard.
Roe is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Roe tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.
Roe winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is staying active underneath Roe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roe on the ground.
Roe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Roe sits in half guard.
Roe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roe is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roe lands strikes from half guard.
Roe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roe lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roe wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Roe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thompson!
Roe landing strikes from the mount and Thompson is in trouble!
Roe with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Roe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
Roe lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iku Roe 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.

Roe dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Roe's head and hops out.
Roe throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Roe cracks Thompson with a good jab.

Thompson is rocked!
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roe fails to land the takedown.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iku Roe.
Roe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson working Roe over with knees to the body.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Roe is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Roe into the cage.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Roe drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Roe's ribcage.
Roe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roe's face.
Roe is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Roe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Nick Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Thompson clinches up with Roe and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Roe avoids it well.
Roe misses with an uppercut.

Roe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Roe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thompson gets back to full guard.
Roe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe throws and elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roe's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roe's guard.

Roe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roe is on top in guard.
Roe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roe prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Roe tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Roe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roe chips away with some ground and pound.
Roe distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roe is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roe slips nicely into half guard.
Roe drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Roe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Roe is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iku Roe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Roe fails with the takedown.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Roe back into the cage.
Roe tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Roe.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iku Roe.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roe takes a knee to the side of the body.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson cracks Roe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Roe is avoiding it.
Roe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Roe wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roe gets slowly back to his feet.
Roe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roe somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Thompson pushes Roe up against the cage in a clinch.
Roe is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Roe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Roe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Roe fails to pull guard.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roe's face.
Roe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Roe shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roe.

Thompson darts in and clinches Roe up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Roe's ribcage.
Roe stalling in the clinch.
Roe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roe has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roe tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Roe back against the cage.
Roe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Roe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Roe drops back down to his feet.
Roe tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roe avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Roe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Roe fails with the takedown.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Roe won't want to take too many of those.
Roe can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roe goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Roe back into the cage.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Roe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Roe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roe somewhat.
Thompson throws a combination. Roe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Roe tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Roe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nick Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roe goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roe just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Thompson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Roe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Roe drops back down to his feet.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iku Roe.
Roe looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Roe drops back down to his feet.
Roe wants a takedown.
Roe wants a takedown but no success here.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roe throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Thompson clinches up with Roe and pushes him back against the cage.
Roe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roe was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Roe circles away and keeps his distance.
Roe shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Roe has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roe's defenses.
Roe managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Roe can't get the takedown.
Roe is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roe misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Roe is avoiding it.
Roe fails to land the takedown.
Roe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Roe misses.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson leaves Roe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Roe back into the cage.
Roe has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Roe is blocking nicely.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Roe's takedown attempt.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Roe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Roe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.

Thompson rushes Roe and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Roe's takedown attempt.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Roe tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Roe back against the cage.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roe avoids it.
Roe is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roe's face.
Roe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roe wants a takedown.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Roe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roe shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Roe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Roe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Thompson gets a clinch.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Roe fails to pull guard.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Roe's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Roe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roe wants a takedown but no success here.
Roe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Roe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Roe's takedown attempt.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roe's defenses.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Roe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Roe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson is not content to let Roe control the position.
Roe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roe lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Thompson had his way with Iku Roe in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Roe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Roe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson working Roe over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Roe wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roe looking for a takedown.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iku Roe.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Roe looking for a takedown.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Roe shrugs off.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Roe successfully pulls guard.
Roe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.

Thompson gets to his feet - Roe follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Roe back into the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roe somewhat.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Roe back into the cage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Roe won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Roe in his tracks for a moment.
Roe has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Roe.
Roe tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roe.
Roe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson working Roe over with knees to the body.
Roe looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roe tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Roe drops back down to his feet.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Roe managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roe blocks it with crossed arms.
Roe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Roe tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Roe looking for a takedown.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roe shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Roe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Roe persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.

Thompson clinches up with Roe and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roe jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Roe around his waist. Roe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roe blocks it with crossed arms.
Roe is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson working Roe over with knees to the body.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Roe shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Roe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Roe with that takedown attempt.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Roe's takedown attempt.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Roe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.

Roe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thompson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roe.
Roe wants to free his trapped foot but Thompson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Roe trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Roe drops back looking for a leg! Thompson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thompson manages to kick Roe off! Roe jumps back into Thompson's guard.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Roe controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Thompson!
Nick Thompson is the new light heavyweight champion!