PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen Hank Williams Sr - Ramblin Man as his entrance music. Ben Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Lloyd

202 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
280 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.
Lloyd defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Ben Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Lloyd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lloyd misses with a head kick.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Lloyd in a clinch.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Lloyd to work.
Lloyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lloyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Thompson.
Lloyd fails to pull guard.
Ben Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Lloyd.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd blocking some punches.
Thompson has Lloyd pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Lloyd pulls guard successfully.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lloyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lloyd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Lloyd won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lloyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lloyd wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Lloyd is having none of it.
Lloyd throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Lloyd from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Lloyd was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Lloyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lloyd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Lloyd keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Lloyd takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Lloyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lloyd's hands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lloyd.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson closes the distance but Lloyd moves to the side
and Lloyd counters with a head kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lloyd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lloyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lloyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
No luck for Lloyd with that takedown attempt.
Ben Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lloyd circles away.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Lloyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lloyd tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Lloyd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lloyd somewhat.
Lloyd throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lloyd looks winded!
Lloyd takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Lloyd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lloyd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Lloyd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Ray Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson connects with the punch.
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.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lloyd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Thompson rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Lloyd jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Lloyd around his waist. Lloyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thompson to keep the fight standing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Lloyd is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson is working Lloyd over against the cage.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Lloyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ben Thompson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ben Thompson!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ben Thompson!

Ben Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Ben Thompson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.