PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: call to prayer. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Amaury
vs
Thompson

187 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

188 cm
25
197 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amaury darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Amaury tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Amaury misses with a punch to the body.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaury tries to clinch up.
Amaury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Amaury moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Amaury moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amaury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amaury moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.

Amaury closes the distance and clinches.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amaury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Amaury avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Amaury does no damage.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amaury.
Amaury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Amaury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Amaury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amaury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson swings for the body but Amaury moves out of range.
Amaury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amaury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Amaury walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaury's head.
Amaury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Amaury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaury misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Amaury wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Amaury.
Amaury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Amaury backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Amaury wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Amaury looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Amaury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Thompson tests Amaury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Amaury. Those never looked like landing.
Amaury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thompson has time to react.
Amaury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Amaury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amaury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amaury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amaury backs up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amaury in his tracks.
Amaury throws a combination that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson takes a swing at Amaury's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amaury misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson misses the jab.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Amaury moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amaury wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amaury to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amaury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ditte Amaury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Amaury tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amaury is looking to clinch.
Amaury throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Amaury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amaury misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Amaury's leg. Amaury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Enoch Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amaury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amaury moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amaury throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Amaury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Ditte Amaury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amaury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amaury wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson feints a jab promting Amaury to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Amaury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson thows a body kick. Amaury tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Amaury's head.
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amaury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amaury throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amaury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amaury closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Amaury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson cracks Amaury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amaury takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson sizes up Amaury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson tries to bum rush Amaury with a series of wild strikes but Amaury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amaury moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Amaury is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Amaury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amaury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amaury has time to react.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Amaury breaks from the clinch.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Amaury is just out of range.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amaury looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Amaury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Amaury moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Amaury moves into the clinch.
Thompson jumps guard but Amaury stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Amaury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Amaury misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Amaury tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amaury crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Amaury gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Amaury manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Amaury wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson cracks Amaury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Amaury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amaury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amaury throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amaury wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Amaury tries to clinch up.
Amaury looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amaury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amaury manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Thompson.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Amaury doesn't seem phased though.
Amaury moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amaury. Amaury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amaury misses with a looping right.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Amaury.
Thompson scores with a jab. Amaury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amaury takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amaury misses with the combination.
Thompson lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaury tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amaury is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Amaury.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Amaury moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amaury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to bum rush Amaury with a series of wild strikes but Amaury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Amaury's ribs.
Amaury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amaury wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Amaury tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Amaury tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Amaury tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Amaury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Amaury avoids it well.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amaury tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Amaury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Amaury.
Jab by Thompson.
Ditte Amaury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Amaury's front leg but catches the back leg as Amaury tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amaury slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson jabs at Amaury's body.
Amaury tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Thompson!
As Enoch Thompson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. Quran 9:'.