PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 3435 p4p, 408 weight class) and Colby Thompson (ranked 4196 p4p, 471 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dre Battle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dre Battle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Battle
vs
Thompson

186 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Fanatic 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Thompson !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Battle throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Battle avoids it with no problem.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.

Battle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Battle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Battle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Battle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Battle passes Thompson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Battle thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Battle is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Battle controlling the pace.

Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Battle with the ground and pound but Thompson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Battle throws a big elbow that misses.
Battle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Battle throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Battle passes into half guard.
Battle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Battle thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Battle is just content to waste time from the top position. Thompson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Battle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Battle working some strikes from top position.
Battle throwing strikes but missing.

Battle stands up and waves to Thompson to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Battle!

It looks like Colby Thompson has been cut.
Colby Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Battle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.
Battle tests Thompson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Battle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Battle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Battle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Thompson 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Battle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Thompson tries to get set, Battle tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
Battle looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Battle.
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Battle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Battle is out of range.
It looked like Battle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson .
Battle throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Thompson 's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson jabs Battle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battle cracks Thompson with a good jab.
Battle defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Battle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Battle forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Battle misses with the head strike.

Battle breaks the clinch.
Thompson takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Battle dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Battle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Battle fails to land the takedown.
Battle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Battle throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Battle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Battle's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Thompson .
Dre Battle is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Battle has managed to clinch.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Battle controls the action.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson .
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Battle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battle.
Battle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Battle lands with a light punch inside.
Battle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson .
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Battle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Battle lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Battle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Battle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Battle misses.
The fighters circling - Battle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Colby Thompson 's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Decent striking displayed by Battle there.
Battle throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Battle.
Thompson throws a head kick but Battle moves out of range.
Battle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Battle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colby Thompson 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Battle throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson wants to counter the offense by Battle and move into the clinch position.
Battle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Battle throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson 's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Battle. That snapped Thompson 's head back.
Nice cross by Battle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson cracks Battle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson slips a jab from Battle.
Battle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Battle moves into the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Battle blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Battle fails to land.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.

Battle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thompson parries the strikes from Battle easily there. Battle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thompson to escape.
Battle 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.
Battle is chipping away with strikes.
Battle working the ground and pound but Thompson is defending the strikes.
Battle cracks Thompson with a big right hand but Thompson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle is trying to ground and pound but Thompson uses the momentary lack of control by Battle to regain half guard.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Battle.
Battle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Battle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Battle connects with a nice short shot to Thompson 's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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. Battle connects with a nice short shot to Thompson 's temple.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Battle scores with a couple of nice shots.

The cut above Colby Thompson 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Battle thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Battle working the head and body with strikes.

Colby Thompson 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colby Thompson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dre Battle!
Dre Battle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.