PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Knight

180 cm
26
197 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Knight!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight throws a combination that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Knight's head.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Thompson takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Thompson forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Knight breaks from the clinch.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.

Thompson forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Knight is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knight letting Thompson take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
A short left from Knight.

Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Jab from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Knight throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Knight.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knight's efforts to push away.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Devon Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Knight.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Thompson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Knight punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Donk. Knight catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Thompson digs a good hook to Knight's body.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knight doesn't seem phased though.
Devon Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight checks a low kick from Thompson.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight lands a right hand.
Knight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Knight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Knight's ribcage. Knight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Devon Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Knight swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Thompson!
Chris Thompson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.