PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen The game as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Thompson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Chinaski
vs
Thompson

190 cm
24
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

190 cm
26
201 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chinaski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chinaski.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Chinaski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Thompson shoots in and bounces Chinaski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chinaski controlling the position.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski controlling Thompson's posture.
Chinaski keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chinaski is on top in guard.
Chinaski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two 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.
Chinaski tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Chinaski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chinaski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
Chinaski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Thompson working for a triangle but Chinaski defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chinaski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chinaski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thompson.
Chinaski tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.

Thompson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Chinaski turns into him and now he's in Thompson's guard.

Thompson has his foot on Chinaski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chinaski works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Chinaski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chinaski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Chinaski avoids nicely.
Chinaski lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Chinaski lands a nice looking body shot.
Chinaski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chinaski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Chinaski lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses.
Chinaski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Chinaski is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski lands the left hand.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Chinaski.
Henry Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Chinaski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good leg kick by Chinaski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chinaski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chinaski is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Chinaski thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Chinaski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chinaski throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Chinaski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chinaski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chinaski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chinaski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Chinaski.
Nice body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chinaski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thompson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thompson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chinaski delivers a nice body kick.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chinaski throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Chinaski lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chinaski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Chinaski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chinaski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Chinaski dominated that second 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!

Good work by Thompson as he checks the leg kick.
Chinaski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chinaski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chinaski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
Chinaski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chinaski scores with a leg kick.
Chinaski keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick from Chinaski misses.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chinaski scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chinaski to score with a decent uppercut.
Chinaski is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Thompson slips a straight right by Chinaski.
Chinaski works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chinaski lands a head kick!
Chinaski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Chinaski's head but Chinaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chinaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
Joe Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thompson will feel that in the morning.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chinaski. Chinaski obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski scores with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chinaski!
Chinaski is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with a body kick.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Chinaski misses with a leg kick.
Chinaski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Chinaski lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Chinaski had a free shot at his head there.
Henry Chinaski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chinaski misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Chinaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Chinaski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Chinaski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Chinaski does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Chinaski.

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.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chinaski misses with a head kick.
Chinaski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Chinaski is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson throws a lazy head kick
and Chinaski counters with a nice body shot.
Chinaski scoring well with a low kick there.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chinaski misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chinaski circles away.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chinaski!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chinaski tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chinaski, as that shot connected.
Chinaski throws a head kick that half lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Chinaski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chinaski, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Chinaski!