PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zacky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Thats Entertainment as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Stevenson
vs
Thompson

190 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zacky Stevenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson lands with a straight right. Stevenson didn't see that one coming.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevenson.
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevenson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Stevenson's side.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson cracks Stevenson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thompson works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Zacky Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Thompson throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

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

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson takes one to the chin there.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Zacky Stevenson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
Dan Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson cracks Stevenson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson lands with a straight right. Stevenson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands a high kick!
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevenson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevenson drops back down to his feet.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Stevenson's ribcage.

Thompson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stevenson is trying to keep an underhook but Thompson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thompson winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Stevenson is in trouble now - Thompson has advanced to mount!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Thompson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zacky Stevenson'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.

Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevenson won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson working Stevenson over with strikes.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard but Thompson has passed into side control.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevenson?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Stevenson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevenson is looking to escape.

Thompson working for a submission but Stevenson is keeping him at bay.
Stevenson gets back to half guard.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson throwing shots but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Stevenson has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.

Thompson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stevenson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stevenson!
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Thompson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stevenson on the side of the head.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zacky Stevenson'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.

A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dan Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Stevenson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson slips a jab from Stevenson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.
Thompson is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
Thompson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevenson will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Stevenson takes it in his stride.
Thompson lands with a nice combination. Stevenson backs away looking to recover.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Thompson lands but Stevenson takes it in his stride.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thompson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thompson working the head with strikes.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Stevenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stevenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stevenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson advances to mount.
Thompson landing punches.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dan Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevenson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Stevenson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Stevenson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson tries to control but Stevenson wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Stevenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson working Stevenson over with strikes here.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevenson looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevenson's face.
Stevenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zacky Stevenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Stevenson swinging wilding here.
Thompson thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Stevenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson pushes Stevenson away with a front kick.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that Stevenson semi-blocks.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zacky Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Stevenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1-2. Thompson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stevenson's head.
Thompson tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Stevenson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Stevenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thompson scores with a one two! Stevenson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Thompson swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.

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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson preventing the sweep.

Stevenson working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Thompson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Zacky Stevenson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stevenson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson scores with a one two! Thompson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Stevenson's head back.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Stevenson with an uppercut!
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevenson's calf.
Stevenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
Thompson throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevenson.

Thompson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson cracks Stevenson with a big right hand but Stevenson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Thompson decides to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Thompson pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevenson is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Thompson lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stevenson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Stevenson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Stevenson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Stevenson shrugs it off.
Thompson throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crunch! Thompson slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Thompson lands with a nice body kick.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a head kick.

Thompson forces Stevenson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Thompson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Stevenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zacky Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Stevenson is having none of it.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 42:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 42:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Thompson! Dan Thompson retains his middleweight title!