PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Thompson
vs
Guzman

210 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman misses with a takedown

and Thompson counters with a single leg into guard. Guzman didn't expect that.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thompson stops Guzman from standing up.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Guzman is working an open guard so Thompson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Guzman's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guzman working a defensive guard here.
Guzman wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Guzman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guzman being controlled here, momentarily.
Guzman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thompson stands up and waves to Guzman to follow him.

Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson is taking a breather. Guzman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guzman is trying to stand.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Guzman dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guzman looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Guzman dodges it nicely.
Thompson is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Guzman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Guzman fails with the takedown

and Thompson counters by clinching up.

Thompson gets control of Guzman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thompson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Thompson pushes Guzman off and scrambles back to his feet.
Joaquin Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Guzman.

Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thompson showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Guzman's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thompson winds up and cracks Guzman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is taking a breather. Guzman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.

Thompson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Guzman enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guzman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guzman tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guzman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Guzman ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Guzman tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
Sergio Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquin Guzman.
Guzman seems a little lost for a moment, as Thompson dominates the positioning.
Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Guzman to see if he's OK.
Thompson just content to control the position.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guzman for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thompson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sergio Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thompson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guzman quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is taking a breather. Guzman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Thompson decides to return to a standing position.

Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guzman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Thompson decides to stand back up. Thompson steps back and let's Guzman get back to his feet.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Guzman has him pressed against the cage.
Guzman keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Guzman has him pressed against the cage.
Guzman has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guzman was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thompson prevents Guzman from getting back to his feet.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thompson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
Guzman wants to get back to his feet but Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Guzman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Thompson manages to mount him!
Thompson controlling from mount.
Guzman wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Thompson.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guzman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Thompson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Guzman fails with the takedown

and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson prevents Guzman from getting back to his feet.
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 throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guzman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is in close to Guzman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Thompson stands and steps away. Guzman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Guzman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Thompson tries to counter by clinching up but Guzman breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman fails with a takedown attempt.
Sergio Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquin Guzman.
Guzman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.

Thompson decides to return to a standing position.
Guzman tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Guzman!
Thompson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson continues to hold on tight.
Guzman tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Thompson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Guzman's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Thompson.
Guzman is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Thompson struggling to land strikes to the head as Guzman covers up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Guzman.
Guzman is trying to stand back up.
Thompson controlling the position well here. Guzman rolled but Thompson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

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.
Guzman is covering up but some of the strikes from Thompson are getting through and doing damage.
Guzman is trying to stand back up.
Sergio Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Thompson.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guzman can do to turn this around?
Guzman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guzman is really stuck here.
Thompson controlling the position well here. Guzman rolled but Thompson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

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