PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micky Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Thompson
vs
Down

185 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Down!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Micky Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Down scores with a takedown into Thompson's guard.
Down lands a couple of digs.
Down trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Down trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson is looking to stand up but Down isn't so interested in that idea.
Down must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Down trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.

Down got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Down has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Down is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Down stops Thompson from standing up.
Down trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Down won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.

Thompson wriggles free and stands up.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt

and Down decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Down works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Down scores with a couple of nice shots.
Down tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thompson trying to hold on to Down's head to control him but Down postures up.
Down wants to free his trapped foot but Thompson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Down moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
Down controlling from mount.
Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Thompson tries to buck Down off but he can't manage it.
Down tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Down controlling his opponent.
Down working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Down is landing with some decent strikes but Thompson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Down tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Down tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down landing strikes, looking to finish!
Down trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Down's attempts to control the action.
Down controlling his opponent.
Thompson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Down's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Down with shots to the head and body - Thompson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Down.
Thompson wants to hold on but Down pushes him away.
Thompson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Down content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Take Down just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Down.
Down scores with a couple of short elbows.
Down lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Take Down dominated 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.

Down will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Down throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a left and a right that stings Down.
Down connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Down looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Down lands a jab-cross combination.

Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Down was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Down tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Down pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Take Down has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but instead Down has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thompson prevents Down from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Down has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
Down is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Down is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson trying to control the action but Down is working from the bottom.
Down preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Down is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson tries to bum rush Down with a series of wild strikes but Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson with a poor takedown

and Down counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Down slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thompson!
Down avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Down trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Down maintains control.
Down looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Down sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Down lands a heavy elbow.
Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Down sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Take Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson fails with the takedown
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Down cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Micky Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Down jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Down lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a combination

and Down counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face as Down controls the position.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Down tries to advance to mount but can't.
Down prevents Thompson from escaping the position.

Down decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down misses with a series of wild punches.

Down closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Down lands in his opponent's guard.
Down is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Down stops Thompson from standing up.
Down works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Down works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Take Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Down is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Down works his way into side control.
Down controlling the position.
Thompson misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down slows the pace down.
Down lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thompson down.
Micky Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Down is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Down asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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.

Down decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
Down throws a right and a left that both miss.
Down dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Down moved out of range nicely.
Down shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Thompson throws a hook but Down blocks it.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Down cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Down - just one landing.
Down misses with the combination.
Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Take Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Down has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Take Down!