PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ahkenaton
vs
Thompson

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

White Gorilla Nutrition

White Gorilla Nutrition
1337 ANZAC

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 Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Thompson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Ahkenaton shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Ahkenaton 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Thompson lands the left hand.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahkenaton 's head backwards.
Thompson cracks Ahkenaton with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahkenaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ahkenaton moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson misses the jab.

Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahkenaton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ahkenaton throwing strikes but missing.
Ahkenaton with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ahkenaton 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ahkenaton trying to move into half guard but instead Thompson has managed to sweep!
Ahkenaton seems keen to control Thompson's posture.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahkenaton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Ahkenaton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ahkenaton holds on and takes a little breather.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Ahkenaton 's defenses.
Ahkenaton shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Ahkenaton . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Ahkenaton shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ahkenaton .
Chris Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Ahkenaton wants to clinch.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahkenaton has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Ahkenaton 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahkenaton 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson lands with a hook. Ahkenaton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ahkenaton misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahkenaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Ahkenaton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Ahkenaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Ahkenaton knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Ahkenaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Ahkenaton is out of range.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahkenaton .
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Ahkenaton 's shoulder, as Ahkenaton tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson misses with a straight right.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ahkenaton gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ahkenaton is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Ahkenaton . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahkenaton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahkenaton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahkenaton .
Chris Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ahkenaton .
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahkenaton 's head.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Ahkenaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahkenaton has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ahkenaton blocks a jab.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahkenaton is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahkenaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ahkenaton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
King Ahkenaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Ahkenaton 's ribs.
Ahkenaton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Ahkenaton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahkenaton is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Ahkenaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahkenaton thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahkenaton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Ahkenaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ahkenaton walks into a jab.
Ahkenaton shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
King Ahkenaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Ahkenaton . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton is looking to clinch.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Ahkenaton slips the punch.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Ahkenaton knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson misses with a hook. Ahkenaton ducked under it nicely.
Ahkenaton shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Ahkenaton 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahkenaton moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Ahkenaton 's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ahkenaton or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Chris Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Ahkenaton moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Ahkenaton ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahkenaton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Ahkenaton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ahkenaton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahkenaton misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Thompson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Thompson made sure he mentioned White Gorilla Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.