PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by James Thompson . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mctanned
vs
Thompson

186 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Cutthroat

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 Hilo, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a double jab

and Mctanned counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mctanned stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mctanned is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thompson wants to stand up but Mctanned is controlling him.
Mctanned passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Mctanned is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Thompson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mctanned gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Thompson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mctanned lets go of the hold and Thompson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Mctanned!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Mctanned thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.