PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmery is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pierce the veil ft kellen quinn-King for a day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Farmery

186 cm
27
193 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Farmery!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Farmery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Thompson sizes up Farmery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Thompson

and Farmery counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.

Farmery seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson trying to hold on to Farmery's head to control him but Farmery postures up.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farmery.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to hold on to Farmery's head to control him but Farmery postures up.

Farmery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Farmery is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Farmery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmery is stalling here. Thompson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Farmery seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thompson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farmery keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Farmery's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Farmery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thompson's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmery holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Farmery moves into full guard.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Farmery is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Farmery controlling Thompson's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Philip Farmery wasn't active enough on the ground.
Farmery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Farmery moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farmery defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Farmery moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson misses with a body shot

and Farmery counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.

Farmery has gone for a leg lock! Thompson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Farmery's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Farmery holds on and takes a little breather.

Farmery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Farmery is tightening it up a little... Thompson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thompson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thompson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Farmery!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Philip Farmery!
A very excited looking Philip Farmery made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.