PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cary Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LaVern Shirley's chin.

Shirley
vs
Thompson

170 cm
28
160 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

165 cm
29
160 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaVern Shirley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Shirley 's knee.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Shirley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thompson.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shirley is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson cracks Shirley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson controlling his opponent.
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!

Shirley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thompson.
Shirley is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Thompson looking to secure an arm triangle but Shirley defends it well.
Shirley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shirley regains half guard.

Shirley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Shirley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Thompson is working for a submission of some sort.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Shirley is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shirley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Shirley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson uses his free foot to push down on Shirley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shirley.
Thompson lands with some strikes.
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 shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shirley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Shirley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Shirley is rocked!
Thompson prevents Shirley from getting the reversal.
Oh Shirley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shirley?
Shirley is working to get back to half guard.
Shirley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shirley wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson working Shirley over with strikes here.
Shirley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Shirley to control.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Shirley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Shirley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cary Thompson!
Cary Thompson is the new lightweight champion!