PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. Castle has chosen Don't worry, Be happy as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thompson
vs
Castle

175 cm
31
202 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
203 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
A jab from Castle finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Castle lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Castle blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Castle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Thompson.

Thompson pushes Castle up against the cage in a clinch.
Castle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson 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.
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!
Castle scores with a jab to the head.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
Castle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson slips under a jab from Castle.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Castle connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Castle wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
A big left from Castle misses.
A punch combination from Castle misses.
Castle lands a nice looking body shot.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castle throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Castle misses with a double jab.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Thompson.
Castle looks gassed!

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Castle 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.
Castle throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castle tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Thompson 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.
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Castle counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle scores with a jab to the head.
Castle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle swinging wildly here.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Castle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Castle misses.
Thompson tries to bum rush Castle with a series of wild strikes but Castle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson fakes the leg kick and cracks Castle in the body.
Castle tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a lazy head kick
and Castle counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thompson instigates a clinch.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Castle.
Castle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head.

Thompson is rocked!
Thompson moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castle.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Castle throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Castle lands a jab to the nose.
Castle misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Castle misses with a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thompson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Castle leaning his opponent against the cage.

Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castle throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson lunges at Castle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Castle's hand.

Castle is rocked!
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?

Castle gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Castle missing with knees to the body.
Thompson avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
Castle blocking some punches.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson gets through Castle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Castle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Castle throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Castle taking a breather.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Del Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Castle breaks the clinch.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.

Thompson darts in and clinches Castle up against the cage.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.

Thompson has Castle up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Castle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castle.
Good work by Thompson as he checks the leg kick.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castle throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Castle feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Castle misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but Castle is having none of it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Castle. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson stalks Castle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castle's face. Castle staggers backwards, shaken.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Thompson slips a straight right by Castle.
Thompson throws a lazy head kick
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Castle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castle thinking.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle connects with a nice looking jab.
Castle misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Castle throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Castle.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Castle finds it's target.
Castle misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Castle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castle lands a jab-cross combination.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Castle misses with a right hand
and Castle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castle blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Castle is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Thompson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Thompson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Del Thompson thanked Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).