PBP Commentary

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

Junber
vs
Thompson

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Junber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junber dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Junber wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Junber darts in trying to clinch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Junber tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Junber tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
Bob Junber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a good, hard body kick but Junber shrugs it off.
Thompson feints and then cracks Junber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junber down.
Junber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Junber backing up. Junber nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Junber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Junber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Junber tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junber tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Junber shrugs it off.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junber moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junber closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junber closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Thompson dominated that 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.

Junber clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Junber obliges.
Junber wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson keeps control of Junber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junber is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.

Junber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Junber looks to clinch
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junber moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junber doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junber tries to clinch up
and Junber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tommy Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junber looks to clinch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Junber moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Junber drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junber tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Junber moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junber darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junber tries to clinch
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a body kick that stops Junber in his tracks momentarily.
Junber throws a head kick that misses.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junber tries to clinch up
and Junber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Junber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Junber slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Junber is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Junber has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Junber is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Junber will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junber thinking.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Junber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Junber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Junber closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Junber tries to clinch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Junber tries to clinch up.
Junber looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Junber should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junber moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.

Junber has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Junber.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Junber wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junber darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Junber tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Junber was not able to check.
Junber darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Junber tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Junber tries to clinch up
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junber tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Junber.
Junber wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junber wants to clinch.
Junber throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junber closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Thompson!