PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Zing
vs
Thompson

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Zing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Zing circles away easily

and Zing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thompson has his hands on Zing's head, controlling the position.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zing is one step ahead there.
Zing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Thompson working for a submission but Zing is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Zing from getting the reversal.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zing?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zing is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
Zing tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Zing is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Zing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Zing wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson raining down shots from the mount!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zing can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zing wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Zing is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thompson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson controlling his opponent.
Zing is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Zing in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
Zing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Zing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thompson's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zing really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zing looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thompson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Zing trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Zing is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zing is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Zing's head.
Cole Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zing wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Thompson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zing is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zing tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Zing tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
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 Zing's face.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson looking to finish Zing with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zing!

Zing is rocked!
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Zing is in trouble!
Oh Zing is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zing seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson connects with a bit shot that sees Zing covering up! More strikes from Thompson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thompson is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Thompson!