PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jarady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jarady
vs
Thompson

203 cm
27
273 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
262 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohammed Jarady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson has Jarady up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarady avoids the damage to the body.
Jarady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jarady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jarady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Jarady leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jarady misses with an elbow over the top.
Jarady misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jarady lands a nice elbow.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Jarady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Jarady back into the cage.
Thompson working Jarady over with knees to the body.
Jarady is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jarady misses with an elbow strike.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Jarady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Jarady throws an elbow that misses.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
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 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarady's face.

It looks like Mohammed Jarady has been cut.

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

Thompson darts in and clinches Jarady up against the cage.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jarady is defending well.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Jarady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarady is defending well for now.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarady won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.

Mohammed Jarady's cut is getting worse.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jarady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jarady just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarady's face.

Mohammed Jarady's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarady.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson tries to stall but Jarady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Jarady gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jarady avoids it.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Jarady improves position.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Jarady has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Nice elbow from Jarady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jarady lands an elbow inside.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarady avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Jarady is blocking nicely.
Jarady throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarady avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarady throws an elbow but it misses.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Jarady misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jarady's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Alistair Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarady is defending well for now.
Jarady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jarady blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Jarady has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jarady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Alistair Thompson has been cut.
Jarady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarady blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jarady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarady misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Jarady lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jarady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jarady avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jarady.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarady is defending well for now.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Jarady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jarady misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Jarady pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jarady blocks with his arms.
Jarady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson working Jarady over with knees to the body.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarady's face.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jarady.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Jarady blocks it.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarady pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jarady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Jarady.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jarady's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson working Jarady over with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alistair Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarady fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson taking a breather.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jarady throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jarady avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Jarady.
Jarady throws an elbow that misses.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jarady blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarady avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jarady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarady blocks it with crossed arms.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarady throws a body kick that misses.

Thompson has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Jarady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mohammed Jarady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Jarady pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jarady throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson is stalling here.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarady won't want to take too many of those.
Jarady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Jarady is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarady pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jarady misses with an elbow over the top.
Jarady pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson stalling in the clinch but Jarady improves position.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Jarady.
Jarady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jarady throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Jarady has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Alistair Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jarady misses with an elbow strike.
Jarady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jarady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarady lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Jarady, against the cage.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarady.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jarady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Jarady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jarady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jarady throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarady's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarady blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Jarady blocks with his arms.
Jarady pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jarady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Thompson!