PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The game. Ben Kenobi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Kenobi

190 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nutrition King

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Kenobi shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kenobi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kenobi off to one side.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Kenobi.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenobi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Kenobi with that takedown attempt.
Thompson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kenobi sprawling to the canvas! Kenobi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thompson finish him?!

Kenobi is rocked!

It looks like Ben Kenobi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenobi. Kenobi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenobi is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Kenobi closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Kenobi pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenobi seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenobi looks gassed!
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenobi's hands.
Kenobi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson drops Kenobi with a huge uppercut! Kenobi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Thompson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Thompson!