PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Hope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hope
vs
Thompson

199 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hope forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Hope is trying to stall.
Hope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Nick Hope has been cut.

Hope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
Hope takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hope forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Hope really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hope is trying to pull guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hope fails to pull guard.
Thompson avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope looking to stall.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Hope on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hope takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Hope takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson is looking to slow Hope down with leg kicks.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!

Nick Hope's cut is getting worse.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Hope's front leg but catches the back leg as Hope tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Thompson gets a clinch.
Hope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson working Hope over with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hope takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Hope's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hope closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.

Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hope goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hope tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is stalling here.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hope.

Hope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Hope on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thompson darts in and clinches Hope up against the cage.
Hope tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hope stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Hope takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson forces Hope back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Hope won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Thompson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Thompson.

Thompson pushes Hope up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Thompson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompson smiles and moves away.

Thompson clinches up with Hope and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson has Hope pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thompson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hope has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Hope's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thompson clinches up with Hope and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson leaning against his opponent.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Hope's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hope takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Hope looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thompson lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Hope shrugs it off though.
Hope takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Thompson tenderised Hope's leg. Hope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a jab to Hope's midsection.
Thompson lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hope at a distance.

Thompson pushes Hope up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hope in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson just leaning against Hope, taking a breather.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Hope's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hope up against the cage.
Hope takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Hope 's eye.
Nice elbow from Thompson.

Nick Hope's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Nick Hope's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hope will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hope takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Thompson!
Mike Thompson thanked the fans post fight for their support.