PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with Bug Powder Dust blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gordon
vs
Thompson

175 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gordon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Gordon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson cracks Gordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.

Gordon forces Thompson back against the ropes and clinches.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Gordon tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the ropes.
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gordon blocks it with crossed arms.

Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon misses with the combination.
Thompson avoids a kick to the body.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson lands with a hook. Gordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gordon if he has to take too many more of those.
Gordon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Gordon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gordon scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Gordon throws a lazy body kick
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson has Gordon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that Gordon semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Gordon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Gordon pushes Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thompson cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson is working Gordon over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson is trying to push Gordon away but Gordon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson avoiding damage as Gordon throws knees to the body.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Gordon being controlled against the ropes.
Gordon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gordon tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Gordon swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyler Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gordon is rocked!
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gordon ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Thompson pushes Gordon away with a front kick.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters with a big right hand that sends Gordon crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Thompson takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tyler Thompson!
A victorious Tyler Thompson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.