PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Thompsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Barchitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompsons's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rooftops. Thompsons has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Sean Thompsons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thompsons
vs
Barchitta

183 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Thompsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Barchitta!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompsons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Thompsons or perhaps it was just good defense by Barchitta which made him look bad.
Thompsons is breathing heavily.
Barchitta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompsons doesn't seem bothered though.
Barchitta tries to clinch up.
Barchitta is looking to clinch but Thompsons is avoiding it.
Thompsons dodges the punch combination from Barchitta.

Barchitta shoots in and bounces Thompsons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Barchitta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Barchitta moves into the clinch successfully.
Barchitta tries to pull guard but Thompsons holds him up against the cage and eventually Barchitta drops back down to his feet.
Thompsons prevents Barchitta from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchitta misses with a punch to the body.
Barchitta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompsons has him pressed against the cage.
Thompsons fails to pull guard.
Barchitta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thompsons smiles and moves away.
Barchitta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thompsons finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sean Thompsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Barchitta.

Barchitta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barchitta showed some decent athleticism there.
Thompsons manages to get to full guard.
Barchitta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompsons can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barchitta controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barchitta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barchitta looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompsons is on top in guard.

Thompsons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barchitta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompsons takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barchitta closes the distance but Thompsons moves to the side

and Thompsons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barchitta is trying to control but can't.
Barchitta tries to roll over but Thompsons keeps him under control.
Barchitta is not content to let Thompsons control the position.
Barchitta tries to get to full guard but Thompsons has control of the leg.
Thompsons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompsons is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barchitta should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Thompsons jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barchitta manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchitta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompsons wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barchitta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barchitta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barchitta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompsons stops Barchitta from getting back to his feet.
Barchitta wants to control but Thompsons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barchitta is looking for a sweep. Thompsons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barchitta trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompsons doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Barchitta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thompsons!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Barchitta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barchitta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompsons is fending him off so far but Barchitta persists. Nope, Thompsons circles away and we're back to standing.
Barchitta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompsons circles away.
Paul Barchitta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barchitta tries to clinch there but Thompsons circles away.
Thompsons stuffs the takedown.
Sean Thompsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Barchitta.
Barchitta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thompsons circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Thompsons as Barchitta shoots in.
Thompsons blocks a head kick by Barchitta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompsons throws a head kick but Barchitta moves out of range.
Thompsons shoots in for a takedown but Barchitta shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Barchitta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barchitta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchitta wants to pass the guard but Thompsons is defending well.
Thompsons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barchitta.
Barchitta tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thompsons.
Barchitta controlling the action here.
Thompsons wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barchitta tries to stand and escape but Thompsons is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barchitta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompsons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barchitta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompsons.
Barchitta misses with a takedown attempt

and Thompsons counters with a shoot takedown. Barchitta fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompsons looking to pass the guard.
Thompsons wants to control from the top but Barchitta keeps moving.
Thompsons stopping the sweep attempt from Barchitta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barchitta working for a triangle but Thompsons defends it easily.
Thompsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barchitta controls Thompsons momentarily but Thompsons frees himself.
Barchitta pulls Thompsons in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barchitta tries to clinch but Thompsons is having none of it.
Barchitta misses with a takedown

and Thompsons counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchitta trying to keep a closed guard but Thompsons is proving a slippery customer.
Barchitta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompsons is controlling him.
Barchitta controls Thompsons momentarily but Thompsons frees himself.
Sean Thompsons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barchitta has his foot on Thompsons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompsons works his way back into a safe position though.
Barchitta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barchitta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompsons looking to pass the guard.
Barchitta wants to sweep here but Thompsons controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Thompsons dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barchitta.
Thompsons avoids the head kick by Barchitta.
Barchitta connects with a body shot.
Thompsons throws a head kick but Barchitta moves out of range.
Thompsons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barchitta swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barchitta is looking to clinch but Thompsons is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barchitta doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompsons circles away.
Barchitta darts in trying to clinch

and Thompsons counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompsons is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thompsons won't allow Barchitta to sweep him here.

Thompsons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barchitta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barchitta winds up and cracks Thompsons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompsons wants to improve his position but Barchitta is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompsons is staying active underneath Barchitta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thompsons is looking for a sweep. Barchitta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Barchitta is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Thompsons has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thompsons tries to get to full guard but Barchitta has control of the leg.
Barchitta is pressing down on Thompsons's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompsons is holding on for now.
Thompsons gets back to full guard.
Barchitta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompsons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Thompsons is looking to sinch up a triangle. Barchitta throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thompsons's body to avoid the submission. Thompsons has instead reached around Barchitta's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thompsons arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sean Thompsons!