PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ty Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Thompson
vs
Knight

177 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Knight!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Josef Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
Ty Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Knight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knight.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
Knight tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knight is trying to stand up.
Knight looks gassed!

That's two 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 looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knight squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.
Knight tries to buck Thompson off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ty Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Knight down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Knight down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson swinging wilding here.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Knight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Thompson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knight throws a one two combo.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight is wriggling around but Thompson manages to pass to half guard.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson not doing much here.
Knight trying to control but Thompson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into rage.
Thompson stalks Knight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knight's face. Knight staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ty Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.

Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knight for as long as he can get away with.

Thompson gets to his feet - Knight follows without any prompting.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson gets a clinch.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Knight gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson stops Knight from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knight can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Knight is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Ty Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Knight.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson looks to land a combination. Knight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Thompson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knight doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Knight backing up. Knight nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson cracks Knight with a good jab.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thompson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Knight.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ty Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25

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