PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kreator - Extreme Aggressions. Nick Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thompson
vs
Anderson

185 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson moves to the back.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson is trying to stand back up.
Thompson takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Thompson.

Thompson stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thompson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Anderson working away.
Thompson tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face as Anderson controls the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Anderson.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Thompson scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Nick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.

Anderson feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Thompson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anderson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thompson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anderson's back instead.
Anderson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Thompson blocks the strikes from Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand up but Anderson has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Anderson is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson swinging wilding here.
Nick Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
Thompson throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Anderson.
Thompson tries to clinch

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Anderson is trying to control but Thompson passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Anderson to his feet.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to control but can't.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Thompson moves into full guard.
Anderson stops Thompson from standing up.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thompson's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nick Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.

Anderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thompson dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.

Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Anderson shoots in.
Nick Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thompson trying to control but Anderson postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Thompson!