PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Najae Jabaguo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Najae Jabaguo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Najae Jabaguo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jabaguo
vs
Thompson

197 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

201 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Najae Jabaguo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Tommy Thompson has been cut.
Jabaguo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Jabaguo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson with a poor takedown

and Jabaguo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabaguo wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.

Thompson kicks Jabaguo off and gets to his feet.
Jabaguo throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.

Jabaguo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jabaguo finish him?!
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jabaguo defends it nicely.
Jabaguo misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jabaguo misses its intended target.
Jabaguo misses with a two punch combination.
Jabaguo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Jabaguo fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson postures up in Jabaguo's guard and throws a big left but Jabaguo blocks it.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jabaguo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from getting back to his feet.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabaguo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jabaguo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thompson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jabaguo looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Jabaguo throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Jabaguo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jabaguo as he jumps to the side.
Najae Jabaguo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Jabaguo finds it's target.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabaguo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo with a poor takedown

and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson throwing strikes here but Jabaguo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jabaguo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jabaguo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Jabaguo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Thompson won't let Jabaguo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Najae Jabaguo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jabaguo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jabaguo prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson has Jabaguo pressed against the cage, preventing Jabaguo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jabaguo lands with a left to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabaguo avoids it.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from breaking the clinch.
Jabaguo wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson has Jabaguo pressed against the cage, preventing Jabaguo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jabaguo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Jabaguo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jabaguo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jabaguo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jabaguo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Jabaguo - just one landing.
Jabaguo misses with a takedown

and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Najae Jabaguo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabaguo really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Jabaguo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson cracks Jabaguo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Jabaguo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Jabaguo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks from Jabaguo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Jabaguo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jabaguo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Jabaguo is blocking nicely.
Jabaguo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jabaguo really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Jabaguo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jabaguo tries to get out of the position.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson punching from mount but Jabaguo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Jabaguo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tommy Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jabaguo wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson landing punches.

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.
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound.
Jabaguo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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 Jabaguo's face.
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Jabaguo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Thompson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jabaguo throws a head kick that misses

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Jabaguo dodges it nicely.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.
Jabaguo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabaguo defending well though.
Thompson prevents Jabaguo from standing back up.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jabaguo defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabaguo's head.
Thompson throwing shots but Jabaguo is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabaguo misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabaguo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Jabaguo.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Jabaguo.

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 prevents Jabaguo from standing back up.
Thompson winds up and cracks Jabaguo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jabaguo is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Jabaguo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Jabaguo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Jabaguo dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jabaguo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jabaguo!
Jabaguo is trying to stand.
Thompson looking to finish Jabaguo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jabaguo!
Jabaguo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thompson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson punching from mount but Jabaguo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jabaguo tries to buck Thompson off but he can't manage it.
Thompson breaks from Jabaguo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabaguo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Jabaguo is trying to stand up.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jabaguo hang on?
Jabaguo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jabaguo because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Jabaguo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson throws some wild stikes that Jabaguo manages to avoid easily.
Jabaguo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Jabaguo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Jabaguo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jabaguo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thompson.
Jabaguo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thompson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Tommy Thompson!

Tommy Thompson wins by unanimous decision!