PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is The game. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Thompson
vs
Cavero

190 cm
34
201 lbs
25 - 22 - 0

191 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 22 - 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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Cavero circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cavero scores with a nice head shot.
Cavero with a nice cross.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cavero swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Cavero tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Cavero takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Joe Thompson has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Cavero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Cavero shrugs it off.

It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.

Thompson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson is trying to control. Cavero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cavero tries to kick Thompson off but Thompson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cavero has one foot on Thompson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot by Cavero.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Cavero.

Thompson is rocked!

Thompson pushes Cavero up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cavero has double underhooks.

Cavero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Cavero is avoiding it.
Cavero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cavero slips a jab from Thompson.
Cavero misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cavero!
Cavero drops Thompson with a big left hand! Thompson is injured, injured bad! Cavero jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cavero!
Juan Cavero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.