PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thompson
vs
Tyler

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
187 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyler doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Tyler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Tyler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyler looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tyler is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyler to get the leverage.

Tyler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyler tries to pass to full mount but Thompson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Tyler is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson throws a combination. Tyler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marshall Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thompson has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyler jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Tyler around his waist. Tyler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Tyler 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. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyler. Tyler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Thompson has managed to clinch.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tylers head.
Tyler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyler's face.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.
Tyler fails to pull guard.

Tyler pulls guard.

Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson postures up.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.

Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Tyler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyler manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Tyler's guard.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyler is defended easily by Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Tyler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson works over Tyler's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyler shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Thompson tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marshall Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Tyler takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thompson leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Thompson works on Tyler's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyler 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. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Tyler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Tyler or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Thompson forces Tyler back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyler blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tyler jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Tyler is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyler is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Tyler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Tyler's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Tyler's head and hops out.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.

Thompson rushes Tyler and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler 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. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Tyler 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.
Tyler thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Thompson dominated that second round.
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!

Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Tyler jumps back.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Tyler swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Marshall Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jake Tyler.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Tyler backpedaling.
Tyler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Tyler with an uppercut!
Marshall Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Tyler on that attempt.
Thompson lands a jab.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Tyler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Tyler against the cage.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
Tyler tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Tyler drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyler, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Thompson has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Tyler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thompson is trying to keep an underhook but Tyler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tyler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.

Tyler is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has hold of Tyler's hands but Tyler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyler trying to advance position but Thompson counters by regaining guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Thompson!