PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: The Pilgrim by Iron Maiden. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thompson
vs
Smith

190 cm
24
202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like John Smith has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a one two! Thompson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thompson pushes Smith away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Smith avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith wants to break free but Thompson has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Smith lands.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Smith lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Thompson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson slips a jab from Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Smith catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thompson in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Thompson walks into a left hand.

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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Hunter Thompson!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Hunter Thompson!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Hunter Thompson!

Hunter Thompson wins by unanimous decision!