PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Thompson (ranked 7642 p4p, 467 weight class) and Duke Lupus (ranked 4066 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Lupus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thompson
vs
Lupus

190 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
34
208 lbs
8 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamal Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupus misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Lupus drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Lupus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Lupus has him pressed against the cage.
Lupus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jamal Thompson has been cut.
Lupus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Lupus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lupus receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Lupus rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lupus is struggling to control the position.
Lupus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupus lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Lupus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lupus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Lupus has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupus lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Lupus controlling the action here for a moment.
Lupus trying to land knees to the body.
Lupus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lupus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lupus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson avoiding damage as Lupus throws knees to the body.

Lupus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Lupus moved out of range nicely.

Lupus closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Lupus lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lupus.

Lupus manages to break the clinch.
Lupus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
Duke Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Lupus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.

Lupus moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupus trying to land knees to the body.
Lupus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lupus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Lupus is controlling the position.
Lupus prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lupus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Lupus manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a right hand that Lupus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupus also avoids with ease.
Lupus staying out of range there.

Lupus closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Lupus.

Lupus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lupus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.

Jamal Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Lupus has him pressed against the cage.
Lupus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lupus lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Lupus to work.
Lupus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lupus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lupus manages to break the clinch.

Lupus has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Lupus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Lupus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thompson throws a right hand that Lupus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupus also avoids with ease.

Lupus gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lupus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lupus clinches up against the cage.
Come on Lupus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lupus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lupus has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson avoiding damage as Lupus throws knees to the body.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Lupus is controlling the position.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupus has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lupus lands a damaging elbow.

Thompson is rocked!
Lupus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thompson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lupus can turn it around.
Lupus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Lupus lands a big elbow that drops Thompson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Thompson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Lupus!