PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stechino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Heavy Metal. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stechino's choice of entrance music: Crimson King by Demons & Wizards. Johnny Stechino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Thompson
vs
Stechino

191 cm
22
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Stechino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stechino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stechino manages to get back to half guard.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stechino on the ground.
Thompson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stechino controls his leg.

Stechino actively working from the bottom here.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Stechino wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Stechino looks gassed!
Thompson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stechino controls his leg.
Stechino trying to control here.
Thompson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stechino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.

Stechino is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Stechino should have avoided that one.
Stechino is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Stechino hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Thompson!