PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. James has chosen We Want The Funk by George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
James

182 cm
23
195 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
196 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy James!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.

It looks like Freddy James has been cut.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
James blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a hook.
James blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calvin Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James avoids the head kick by Thompson.
James defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
James blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses the body punch
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with the combination.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson slips under a jab from James.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
James throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
James lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from James does no damage.
Thompson misses the jab.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James throws a sloppy body shot
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
James is breathing heavily.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and James counters with a left to the body.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
James misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by James.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from James.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.

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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
James loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
James throws a one two combo.
Thompson slips under a jab from James.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Thompson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from James does no damage.
Freddy James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James lands with a good body shot.
Thompson throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and James counters with a left to the body.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James takes one to the chin there.
Thompson looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Freddy James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from James.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
James lands a body shot.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
James moves away from the strike by Thompson.
James ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy James really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

James tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thompson throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from James.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from James.
Thompson walks into a jab.
James throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Thompson.
James lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
James slips under a jab.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
James misses with a double jab.
Thompson lands a jab to James's midsection.
A punch combination from James misses.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson throws a hook but James blocks it.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson misses with a body punch
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Thompson had his way with Freddy James in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a combination
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
James looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
James throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson misses with a combination
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a leg kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Thompson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thompson misses with a shot to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James throws a one two combo.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses the body punch
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
James scores with a body shot.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
James slips under a jab.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Thompson!
Calvin Thompson is the new middleweight champion!