PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mykkele Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Al Borki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thompson
vs
Al Borki

188 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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, Mykkele Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohamed Al Borki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Al Borki.
Al Borki throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Borki lands a nice uppercut.
Al Borki lands an elbow that stopped Thompson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Mykkele Thompson has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al Borki lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike from Al Borki.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Borki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Borki throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Borki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Borki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Borki.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Borki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.

Thompson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Al Borki throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Borki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Borki avoids it.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Borki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Al Borki throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Al Borki drops Thompson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thompson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Al Borki, against the cage.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Al Borki throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson avoids the elbow strike from Al Borki, against the cage.
Al Borki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is pressed against the cage. Al Borki pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Thompson! Two more big strikes from Al Borki and Thompson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mohamed Al Borki!
After winning the bout, Mohamed Al Borki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.