PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between song endance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think endance might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to song and dance. Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

endance
vs
Thompson

190 cm
22
269 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

196 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, song endance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
endance thows a body shot but no joy.
endance lands a jab to the head.
Thompson looks for a takedown but endance sprawls well.
endance works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but endance manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
endance's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and endance duly obliges.

endance takes the fight into the clinch.
endance controlling the action here for a moment.
endance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
endance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from endance.

It looks like DJ Thompson has been cut.
endance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.

endance has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Thompson goes down! endance pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
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!
endance is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. song endance wasn't doing enough on the ground.
endance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
endance wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
endance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
endance misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by endance.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Thompson.
endance misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

song endance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Thompson's cut.
That's time! endance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

endance connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from endance. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from endance.
endance throws a shot to the body.
A big left from endance misses.
endance lands with a shot to the body.
endance connects with a looping right hand.
endance throws a one two combo.
endance misses with a body shot.
endance just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson avoids the body shot from endance.
endance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
endance lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
Thompson moves out of range as endance throws a body kick.
endance is looking to wear down Thompson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
endance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
endance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from endance. Those never looked like landing.
endance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
endance throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
song endance is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but endance avoids it really well and circles away.
song endance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by endance there.
endance scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
endance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but endance is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.

endance has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
endance landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from endance.
endance throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson letting endance take a breather here.
endance landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for endance.
endance digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
endance lands a hook to the side of the head.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
song endance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
endance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
endance lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Nice body punch from endance - that landed with a thud.
endance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.

That has opened up DJ Thompson's cut even more.

endance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
endance scores with a punch to the head.
endance lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
endance connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
endance 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.
endance swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
endance connects with a body shot.
endance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
endance lands a jab to the nose.
song endance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
endance lands with a nice combination. Thompson backs away looking to recover.
endance lands a lovely overhand right.
endance lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
endance swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
endance just misses with a punch to the body.
endance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
endance lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
endance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
endance scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
endance throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
endance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

endance closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by endance.
A short right from endance on the inside.
endance lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

song endance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Thompson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

endance throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
endance lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by endance.
Thompson avoids the body shot from endance.
endance misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
endance misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
endance fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
endance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
endance swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
endance lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into rage.
endance scores with a punch to the head.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by endance.
A big right from endance misses.
endance takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
endance scores with a nice strike.
endance looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. endance defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from endance misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
endance just misses with a punch to the body.
endance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
endance digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
endance scores with a shot to the body.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
endance just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from endance. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
endance thows a body shot but no joy.
endance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
endance misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
endance lands with a cross.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts endance as he jumps to the side.
song endance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Thompson.
endance scores with a jab to the head.
endance takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
endance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
endance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
endance lands an overhand right.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
endance misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
endance lands a jab.
endance ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
endance swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
endance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
endance thows a body shot but no joy.
endance misses with a kick to the body.

endance darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. endance gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
DJ Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
endance with a knee to the head.
song endance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

endance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
song endance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well endance 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... song endance!