PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes to the cage accompanied by Dying by Obituary. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rollin. Sean Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Allen
vs
Thompson

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
Thompson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Allen lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Sean Thompson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thompson pulls Allen into guard.
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Thompson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Allen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thompson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Allen's back instead.
Allen tries to break free.

Thompson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Allen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen tries to escape but Thompson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.

Thompson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Allen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson looks gassed!
Allen is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson working for a choke but Allen is defending well.
Allen is trying to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Thompson tightening his grip on Allen, looking for the choke.

Thompson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Allen is defending well though. Thompson let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Allen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Thompson doesn't have the hooks in and Allen manages to turn into his guard.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Allen is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Allen won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Allen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.

Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.

Thompson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen punching from the bottom.

Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Allen is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick

so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.

Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Allen works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Allen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen!
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
Allen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Allen tries to get out of the position.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.

Thompson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Allen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Allen stops Thompson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Allen gets back to half guard.

Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Allen scores with a few weak punches.
Allen misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Allen is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson passes to full mount!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Thompson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Thompson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Allen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Thompson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Allen is surviving well by controlling Thompson's body position as best he can.

Thompson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson advances nicely into full mount.
Allen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thompson prevents Allen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Thompson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Allen passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allen's back!
Thompson is hanging on to Allen's back as he tries to escape.
Allen staying busy and making it hard for Thompson to control.

Allen showing good submission defense here.

Allen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Allen tries to roll but Thompson sticks to his back.

Thompson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen rolls, trying to escape but Thompson keeps control of the position.
Thompson tries to keep control of the position but Allen is staying busy.
Allen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.

Allen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Thompson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Thompson is working for a rear naked choke. Allen is not defending it well and Thompson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Allen refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Allen's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Thompson!