PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Harnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thompson
vs
Harnett

190 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Harnett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harnett tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Harnett.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Harnett. Harnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimmy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Harnett.
Thompson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harnett throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Harnett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harnett moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.

Harnett tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Josh Harnett has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Harnett is blocking nicely.
Harnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Harnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harnett tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a body kick that stops Harnett in his tracks momentarily.
Harnett wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harnett doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Harnett looks gassed!
Harnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson has Harnett pushed against the cage.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Harnett in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harnett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Josh Harnett's cut even more.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Harnett 's eye.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Harnett's ribcage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harnett takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Josh Harnett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A frustrated look appears on Harnett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Harnett is rocked!
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Harnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Harnett in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Harnett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harnett seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harnett's face.
Harnett tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Harnett drops back down to his feet.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Harnett shrugs off.
Harnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harnett has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harnett blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Harnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Harnett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Harnett wants to clinch

and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Harnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson keeps control of Harnett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harnett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thompson has Harnett up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Harnett shrugs off.
Harnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Harnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harnett closes the distance looking to clinch

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Harnett from breaking the clinch.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Harnett's ribcage.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Harnett is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harnett jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Harnett around his waist. Harnett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson has Harnett pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harnett tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jimmy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Harnett.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harnett blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Harnett 's eye.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Harnett shrugs off.

Josh Harnett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harnett's defenses.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
Harnett letting Thompson take a breather here.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Harnett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.

Thompson darts in and clinches Harnett up against the cage.
Harnett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jimmy Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Harnett has his takedown stuffed
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson.

Thompson has Harnett up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jimmy Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Harnett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Thompson!