PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Satur
vs
Thompson

176 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
198 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Satur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Satur.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Satur.
Satur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Satur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satur lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson swinging wilding here.
Satur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Satur.
Satur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Satur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Satur.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Satur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Satur throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Satur.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Satur.
Satur misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson dives in and grabs Satur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Satur pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Satur lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
Thompson slips a jab from Satur.
Satur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Satur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Satur connects with a high kick.
Juan Satur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Satur scores with a kick to the body.
Satur throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Satur throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Satur misses with a head kick.
Satur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satur throws a lazy head kick

and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson has Satur pressed against the cage, preventing Satur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Satur as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Satur is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satur loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.

Thompson clinches up against the cage.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson shoots in but Satur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Thompson.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Satur misses.
Satur throws a leg kick

and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Satur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Satur tries to get out of the position.
Satur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Satur trying to control the position.
Satur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Satur wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Satur keeps moving.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Satur's head.
Satur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Satur lands a head kick!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Satur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.

Thompson decides to stand and escape the position.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Satur tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson prevents Satur from breaking the clinch.

Thompson successfully pulls guard.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satur trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Satur throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Satur throws out a powerful jab.
Satur throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Satur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Satur.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Satur tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Satur is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.

Thompson pulls guard effortlessly.
Satur trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Satur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Satur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson pulls Satur in to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson controls Satur momentarily but Satur frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand up but Satur is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.

Thompson stands up and waves to Satur to follow him.
Satur misses with a straight left.
Juan Satur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Satur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson throws a head kick but Satur moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a nice body kick.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Satur.
Satur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Satur's guard.

Thompson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Satur misses with a head kick.

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Satur, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Satur.
Satur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Satur working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson stalling.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Satur manages to get underhooks.
Satur tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Satur fails to land.
Satur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Satur is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Satur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satur.
Satur struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Satur letting Thompson take a breather here.
Satur misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Satur manages to get underhooks.
Satur is trying to break free.

Thompson gets control of Satur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thompson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.

Thompson gets to his feet. Satur looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Juan Satur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Thompson.
Satur misses with the head strike.
Satur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.

Thompson jumps guard and drags Satur to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson is adopting a defensive guard.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Satur!
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Satur throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a head kick. That will keep Satur thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Satur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Satur throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satur throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satur scores with a hook.
Satur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Satur looks to throw a body kick

and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Satur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Satur.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Satur.

Thompson gets control of Satur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thompson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Thompson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Satur throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thompson's body to avoid the submission. Thompson has instead reached around Satur's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thompson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Thompson!