PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivanna Puff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanna Puff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Puff
vs
Thompson

184 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivanna Puff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puff slips under a jab from Thompson.
Puff tries to clinch up.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puff is just out of range.

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Puff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Puff keeps moving.
Puff looking to control.
Thompson is standing up over Puff. Puff looks to escape but Thompson dives into side control.
Puff takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thompson working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Puff with a big right hand but Puff just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Puff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Puff tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Puff defends it.
Thompson prevents Puff from standing back up.
Puff is trying to control but can't.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson not doing much here.
Puff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puff has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson is tying to control. Puff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Puff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson blocks the strikes from Puff.

Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Puff is breathing heavily.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Puff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puff's head.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Puff trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puff has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Puff is looking to improve his position.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Puff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puff tries to kick Thompson off but Thompson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puff is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson misses with a double jab.

Thompson rushes Puff and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Puff blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Thompson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thompson throws an elbow but Puff slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thompson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thompson trying to control the position but Puff is working away.
Puff is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Puff uses the momentum to regain guard.
Puff wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puff pinned against the cage. Puff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Thompson has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.

Thompson clinches up with Puff and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson keeps control of Puff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.

Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Puff.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thompson feints and as Puff raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Puff keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puff trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Puff is working from the bottom.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
Puff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson trying to control but Puff is working from the bottom.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puff's head.
It looks like Thompson is going to stand back up.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Puff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Puff manages to get to full guard.

Puff pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Puff misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Puff instigates a clinch.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Ivanna Puff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puff stuffs the takedown.
Puff doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Puff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ivanna Puff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Thompson.

Puff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Puff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Puff tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thompson is trying to control but can't.
Thompson gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Puff!
Puff's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Puff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Puff but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Puff is squirming around nicely.
Puff is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Puff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Puff throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Puff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Puff is in trouble!
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Puff is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thompson looking to finish Puff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Puff!
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Puff?
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
Puff is bucking up trying to escape but Thompson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Thompson!