PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. This should be a great matchup!

Barker
vs
Thompson

188 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
202 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Barker.
Barker misses with a straight right.
Barker keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson moves out of range as Barker strikes.
Barker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barker throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries to clinch but Barker is having none of it.
Thompson throws a head kick but Barker moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Barker is avoiding it.
Barker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barker lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Barker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barker lands with a cross.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson tries to work over Barker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Barker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barker misses with a looping right.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Barker tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Barker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barker avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Barker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barker throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Barker looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Barker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thompson slips under a jab from Barker.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Barker avoids nicely.
Barker throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Thompson rushes Barker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barker tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the ropes.

Barker breaks the clinch.
A big left from Barker misses.
Barker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barker keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Barker. That snapped Thompson's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Barker catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Barker is breathing heavily.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barker's defenses.

It looks like Nate Barker has been cut.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barker takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barker prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Barker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson digs a right hand into Barker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barker's gas tank.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nate Barker's cut is getting worse.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Thompson gets through Barker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson has Barker pressed against the ropes, preventing Barker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Barker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Barker 's eye.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Nate Barker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barker is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson presses Barker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Barker in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barker misses with a straight right.
Barker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barker.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barker circles away.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Barker keeps it at a distance.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Barker circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Barker misses its intended target.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barker takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Nate Barker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Barker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Del Thompson!