PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vos Savant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Another one bites the dust as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sami Vos Savant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vos Savant
vs
Thompson

198 cm
21
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Kangaroo Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vos Savant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Vos Savant which made him look bad.
Vos Savant throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.

Vos Savant drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Vos Savant managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vos Savant blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Vos Savant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vos Savant tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters by clinching up.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Vos Savant's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Vos Savant blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Vos Savant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sami Vos Savant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.

Thompson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vos Savant is breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson landing some decent shots from guard.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Vos Savant's brow.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Vos Savant has wrist control.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vos Savant's head.
Thompson won't allow Vos Savant to get back to his feet.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thompson in side control, throwing shots but Vos Savant defends.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Vos Savant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Thompson in side control, throwing shots but Vos Savant defends.
Vos Savant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thompson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vos Savant's legs.
Thompson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vos Savant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson grinds an elbow into Vos Savant's temple.
Vos Savant tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos Savant taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Vos Savant prevents Thompson from moving into mount.
Vos Savant tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson throws an elbow but Vos Savant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vos Savant is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Vos Savant tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Vos Savant is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vos Savant misses with a takedown attempt

so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vos Savant looking for a sweep. Not yet Vos Savant, not yet.
Vos Savant controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vos Savant throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Vos Savant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vos Savant misses with a head kick.
Vos Savant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vos Savant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vos Savant is looking to clinch.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vos Savant tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vos Savant rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vos Savant looking for a takedown.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vos Savant dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos Savant stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Sami Vos Savant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Thompson.
Vos Savant can't get the takedown.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Vos Savant.
Thompson avoiding damage as Vos Savant throws knees to the body.
Vos Savant blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Vos Savant 's eye.

It looks like Sami Vos Savant has been cut.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Vos Savant wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Vos Savant dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Vos Savant avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vos Savant is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vos Savant has his back to the cage.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vos Savant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vos Savant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Vos Savant blocks it.

Thompson is trying to trip Vos Savant. He has hold of a leg but Vos Savant is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thompson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson cracks Vos Savant with a solid left hand.
Vos Savant is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vos Savant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson postures up.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vos Savant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vos Savant taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
Vos Savant dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Vos Savant is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson working away.
Vos Savant is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson tries to move to mount but Vos Savant blocks the move with his legs.
Thompson is trying to move to mount but Vos Savant reverses beautifully and ends up in Thompson's guard.

Vos Savant stands up and waves to Thompson to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jab by Vos Savant.
Sami Vos Savant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vos Savant shoots and misses

and Thompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vos Savant's guard now.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson works over Vos Savant with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vos Savant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Vos Savant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Vos Savant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vos Savant throws a nice outside leg kick.

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Vos Savant's head.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Vos Savant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson punching from mount but Vos Savant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vos Savant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vos Savant is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vos Savant tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Vos Savant tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vos Savant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Vos Savant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vos Savant wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vos Savant because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Vos Savant is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Vos Savant is blocking nicely.
Vos Savant tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson punching from mount but Vos Savant doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vos Savant can't escape the position.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vos Savant hang on?
Thompson looking to finish Vos Savant with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vos Savant!
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vos Savant is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
Willy Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vos Savant is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson won't let Vos Savant get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vos Savant takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson cracks Vos Savant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson cracks Vos Savant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Vos Savant bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Thompson and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Thompson!