PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Micozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Thats Entertainment as his entrance music. Andrew Micozzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Micozzi
vs
Thompson

185 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Micozzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Dan Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Micozzi slips the punch.
Thompson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Micozzi is just out of range.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.
Micozzi is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Micozzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Andrew Micozzi has been cut.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Micozzi jumps back.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Micozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Micozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Micozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson digs a good hook to Micozzi's body.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Micozzi's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson cracks the inside of Micozzi's front leg.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Micozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Micozzi backs up against the cage.
Micozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson cracks Micozzi with an open hand slap.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Micozzi. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Micozzi moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Micozzi avoids nicely.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Micozzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Micozzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Micozzi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Micozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Micozzi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Micozzi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Micozzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micozzi's sensitive parts.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Micozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Micozzi moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Micozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Micozzi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Micozzi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi checks the leg kick.
Micozzi shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Micozzi is out of range.
Thompson scores with a one two! Micozzi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Micozzi is rocked!
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Micozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Micozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Micozzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Micozzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a straight right. Micozzi didn't see that one coming.
Andrew Micozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Micozzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson misses with a hook. Micozzi ducked under it nicely.
Micozzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompson circles away.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Micozzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Micozzi.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Micozzi shrugs it off though.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Micozzi down.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Micozzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson tries to bum rush Micozzi with a series of wild strikes but Micozzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micozzi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Micozzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dan Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micozzi's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Micozzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Micozzi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micozzi blocks a jab.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Dan Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Thompson jabs at Micozzi's body.
Thompson catches Micozzi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Micozzi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Micozzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Micozzi. That did some damage!
Thompson lands with a straight right. Micozzi didn't see that one coming.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson throws a push kick but Micozzi slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Micozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Micozzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Micozzi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Micozzi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Micozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson jabs at Micozzi's body.
Micozzi avoids the head kick by Thompson.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Micozzi is just out of range.
Thompson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Micozzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Micozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Micozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Micozzi takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a nice body kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Micozzi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Micozzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Micozzi shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Micozzi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Micozzi avoids them all with ease.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thompson.

Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Micozzi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Micozzi is one step ahead there.
Micozzi postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.

Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Micozzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Micozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson cracks Micozzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Micozzi has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson misses the jab.
Micozzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Micozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Micozzi's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Micozzi will feel that in the morning.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Micozzi moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Micozzi moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Micozzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Micozzi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Micozzi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Thompson swings for the body but Micozzi moves out of range.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Micozzi's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a head kick but Micozzi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Micozzi avoids the head kick by Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Micozzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a combination

so Micozzi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thompson is looking for a triangle but Micozzi pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Micozzi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Micozzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Micozzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Micozzi landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson tries to hold on but Micozzi pushes him away.
Micozzi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Micozzi's attempts to control the action.
Micozzi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Micozzi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Micozzi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to hold on but Micozzi pushes him away.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thompson tries to control Micozzi's body but Micozzi pushes him off. Thompson squirms to his side and now Micozzi has his back!
Micozzi lands a shot to the head.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Micozzi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thompson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thompson for a finish.

Micozzi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Thompson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

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.
Micozzi throws a series of strikes and Thompson wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micozzi landing strikes from the mount and Thompson is in trouble!
Thompson tries to lock up and control but Micozzi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Micozzi prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Micozzi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompson is looking to escape.
Micozzi punching from mount but Thompson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi with a couple of short strikes.

Micozzi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Thompson has worked his arm free - good work by Thompson!
Thompson wants to control but Micozzi postures up.
Micozzi looking to control but instead Thompson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Micozzi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
Micozzi prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Micozzi trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Micozzi is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson misses with a double jab.

Micozzi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Micozzi showed some decent athleticism there.
Micozzi wants to advance to full mount but Thompson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Micozzi had his way with Dan Thompson in that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Micozzi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that Micozzi semi-blocks.
Micozzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Micozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Micozzi jumps back.

Micozzi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Micozzi showed some decent athleticism there.

Micozzi is looking for a kimura here.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micozzi trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Micozzi 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 Micozzi.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Micozzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Micozzi throws a strike but Thompson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thompson has Micozzi pulled in close to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.

Micozzi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Micozzi postures up.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Micozzi is controlling him.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Micozzi passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Micozzi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Micozzi eventually gives up the hold.
Micozzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson gets back to full guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Micozzi being controlled here momentarily.
Thompson wants to control the position but Micozzi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dan Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Micozzi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andrew Micozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson trying to get back to full guard but Micozzi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Thompson tries to hold on but Micozzi pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Micozzi has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Micozzi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Thompson!
Dan Thompson is the new middleweight champion!