PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Veigne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thompson
vs
Veigne

221 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Veigne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veigne slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Veigne shoots and misses

and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Veigne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Veigne.
Veigne fails to land the takedown.
Cody Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Veigne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Veigne tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Thompson trying to control the position but Veigne is working away.
Veigne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Veigne is trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Veigne to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veigne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Veigne wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Veigne is trying to improve his position.
Thompson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thompson cracks Veigne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thompson controls the position.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Veigne wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veigne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Veigne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thompson is chipping away with strikes.
Thompson cracks Veigne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Veigne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Veigne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Veigne can't do much from the bottom here.
Veigne is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Thompson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Veigne looking for a sweep but Thompson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thompson breaks from Veigne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Veigne is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson landing punches.
Veigne looks winded!
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Veigne tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veigne's guard.

Veigne manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Veigne has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Veigne tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veigne is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Cody Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Veigne.

Thompson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to strike off his back.
Veigne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veigne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.

Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veigne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson working over Veigne with some ground and pound. Veigne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Veigne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Veigne is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Veigne trying to get back to full guard but Thompson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Veigne is breathing heavily.
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Veigne tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Veigne is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Veigne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veigne is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thompson lands with some strikes.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Veigne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Veigne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veigne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veigne looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Thompson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Veigne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veigne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Veigne stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Veigne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veigne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veigne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veigne wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thompson is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veigne can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Veigne's temple.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Veigne's hands, connecting with Veigne's forehead.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thompson working Veigne over with strikes.
Thompson winds up and cracks Veigne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veigne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson is nestled in close to Veigne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Veigne's hands, connecting with Veigne's forehead.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson winds up and cracks Veigne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is nestled in close to Veigne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Veigne looking for submissions off his back.
Veigne is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Veigne avoid being mounted?
Veigne is trying to control but Thompson passes into side control!
Veigne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Veigne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Veigne regains half guard.
Veigne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veigne tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thompson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Thompson!
Lucas Veigne spoke after the fight, saying 'I am so sorry to all my fans. I will win next time!'.