PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Draven DStrange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykkele Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven DStrange looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

DStrange
vs
Thompson

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draven DStrange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mykkele Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for DStrange with that takedown attempt.
DStrange looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into DStrange's ribcage.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to DStrange's face.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but DStrange blocks with his arms.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
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!
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson with a knee to the head.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks DStrange off balance momentarily.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
DStrange takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but DStrange is blocking nicely.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of DStrange's head.
DStrange shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed DStrange's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draven DStrange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thompson clinches up with DStrange and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DStrange has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DStrange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven DStrange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. DStrange shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DStrange takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Thompson darts in and clinches DStrange up against the cage.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. DStrange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DStrange misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a thumping low kick.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
DStrange takes a knee right on the jaw!

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
DStrange misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DStrange dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on DStrange's head and hops out.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
DStrange fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mykkele Thompson dominated that 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.

Thompson is looking to slow DStrange down with leg kicks.
DStrange is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DStrange fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on DStrange if he has to take too many more of those.

Thompson has DStrange up against the cage in a clinch.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Thompson lands but DStrange takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged DStrange in a clinch.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DStrange on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for DStrange. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DStrange crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and DStrange gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. DStrange manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Thompson rushes DStrange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent DStrange's takedown attempt.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes DStrange back into the cage.
DStrange is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven DStrange. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
DStrange can't get the takedown.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DStrange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Mykkele Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DStrange changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that DStrange semi-blocks.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
DStrange shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

DStrange gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mykkele Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

DStrange closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - DStrange lands in his opponent's guard.

DStrange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
DStrange looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

DStrange is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DStrange is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
DStrange wants to get up but he can't break Thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DStrange tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.

DStrange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

DStrange drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and DStrange jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

DStrange drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thompson dives on top into guard.

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

DStrange has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to stand up but DStrange won't let him.

DStrange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but DStrange is tightening it up a little... Thompson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thompson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thompson taps out! Nice BJJ there by DStrange!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Draven DStrange!