PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Thomson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thomson
vs
Cena

165 cm
23
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Thomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomson feints and as Cena raises his hands in defense, Thomson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cena throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Thomson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thomson advances to half guard.
Thomson prevents Cena from improving his position.

Thomson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Thomson shoots in but Cena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cena looks to throw a body kick

and Thomson counters by clinching up.
Cena wants a takedown.

Thomson jumps guard and drags Cena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thomson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomson managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Thomson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Thomson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thomson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cena swivels and escapes.
Thomson dodges the punch combination from Cena.

Thomson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cena is trying to defend but Thomson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thomson controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Thomson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cena stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Thomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson closes the distance and clinches up with Cena, looking for a takedown. Thomson pushes Cena against the cage but Cena circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cena tries to avoid it but Thomson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cena to the ground. Cena escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thomson counters with a takedown into side control.
Cena looks gassed!
Thomson happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson in side control, throwing shots but Cena defends.
Thomson scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thomson controlling the position.
Thomson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Thomson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cena's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thomson throws an elbow but Cena slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Thomson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Cena as Thomson shoots in.
Cena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Thomson counters by clinching up.
Thomson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cena prevents it.
Thomson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cena blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cena blocks it with crossed arms.
Cena tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomson smiles and moves away.
Jason Thomson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Thomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena throws a leg kick that is checked

and Thomson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomson.
Thomson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomson postures up in Cena's guard and throws a big left but Cena blocks it.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomson controls the pace.
Jason Thomson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cena has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Thomson just wasn't active enough.
Thomson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cena avoids it really well and circles away.
Cena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cena wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomson tries for a takedown but Cena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomson shoots in for a double leg but Cena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cena throws a series of strikes that have Thomson backpedaling.

It looks like Jason Thomson has been cut.
Cena shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thomson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomson.

Thomson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thomson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomson is pushing down on Cena's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cena is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thomson works his way into side control.

Thomson decides to stand back up. Thomson steps back and let's Cena get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomson shoots in for a takedown but Cena shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena leaves Thomson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Thomson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thomson controlling the action here.
Thomson working Cena over with strikes.
Cena is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cena wants to stand back up but Thomson manages to pass into side control.
Cena is trying to escape the position but Thomson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomson stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Cena. No joy for Thomson on that attempt.
Thomson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cena tries to avoid it but Thomson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cena to the ground. Cena escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Thomson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cena is looking for a sweep. Thomson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomson not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Thomson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Thomson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cena leaves Thomson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Thomson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cena looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomson controlling the position.
Thomson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cena is avoiding damage well.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The strikes coming from Thomson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cena defending against the ground and pound.
Cena is trying to escape the position but Thomson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee asks Thomson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thomson prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cena takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thomson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thomson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomson is staying tight to Cena's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cena is looking for a sweep.
Thomson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Thomson misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson controls the position.
Thomson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
Thomson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cena being controlled for a moment.
Thomson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cena wants to get back to his feet.
Thomson happy to just control the position for now.
Thomson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cena will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cena takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Thomson.
Thomson shoots in for a takedown but Cena shows good takedown defense.

Thomson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cena parries the strikes from Thomson easily there. Thomson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cena to escape.
Thomson controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Jason Thomson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thomson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cena pinned against the cage. Cena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Thomson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson closes the distance and clinches up with Cena, looking for a takedown. Thomson pushes Cena against the cage but Cena circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Thomson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thomson controlling the pace.
John Cena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Thomson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Thomson!