PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnoldur Dimotroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Thompson
vs
Dimotroglu

184 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnoldur Dimotroglu!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimotroglu pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dimotroglu holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimotroglu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson cracks Dimotroglu with a solid left hand.
Dimotroglu has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimotroglu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dimotroglu is on top in guard.

Dimotroglu postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Dimotroglu slips an elbow through the middle.
Dimotroglu landing some decent shots from guard.
Dimotroglu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dimotroglu scoring with some ground and pound.
Dimotroglu is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Thompson is rocked!
Dimotroglu stands up over Thompson, holding on to his feet. Dimotroglu throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Thompson is out cold! Dimotroglu lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arnoldur Dimotroglu!