PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

vs
Thompson

170 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Crack House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RIZZLA !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbie Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from . No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
A head kick misses from .

moves into the clinch successfully.
is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
stalling in the clinch.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from .
Thompson blocks a body shot from .
Thompson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but gets the underhooks and prevents it.
RIZZLA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Thompson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but keeps him there for the moment.

breaks the clinch.
fails with the takedown.
RIZZLA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. sprawls well.
Thompson looks gassed!

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but has taken the fight into the clinch.
tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
has Thompson pressed against the cage.
tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
The referee calls for to work.
Thompson keeps control of as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
misses with a knee to the head.
is trying to break free.
wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pulls him back up using the underhooks.
tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson prevents from breaking the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
wants to break the clinch but can't.
scores with a shoulder strike.

is trying to trip Thompson. He has hold of a leg but Thompson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

gets to his feet - Thompson follows without any prompting.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

clinches up against the cage.
Thompson fails to pull guard.

is trying to trip Thompson. He has hold of a leg but Thompson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing from controlling successfully.

stands and steps away. Thompson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with but pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.

drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thompson looking to control.
wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
controlling from the top position.

Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson working for a triangle but defends it easily.
throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now is on top in guard.
wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RIZZLA dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

clinches with his opponent.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

pulls Thompson into guard.
is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as sits in half guard.
performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

stands up and beckons Thompson to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

stands and steps away. Thompson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from .
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson prevents from breaking the clinch.
misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from .
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
RIZZLA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Thompson.
is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

is trying to trip Thompson. He has hold of a leg but Thompson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson wants to stand up but is controlling him.
trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
misses with a two punch combination.
fails with an attempt to clinch.
throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson looks for a takedown but sprawls well.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from . gets slowly back to his feet.

moves into the clinch successfully.

pulls guard effortlessly.
Thompson is looking to stand up but won't let him.
looking for a sweep. Not yet , not yet.

escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
looking to pass the guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RIZZLA dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thompson wants to clinch but slips to the side

and counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by .
is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thompson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thompson's back instead.
slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
misses with punches from the back.
Thompson manages to reverse the position and now he's in 's guard. Nice work there by Thompson.

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
working a defensive guard here.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by there.

clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson tries to pull guard but holds him up against the cage and eventually Thompson drops back down to his feet.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.

pulls guard.
has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.
lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lands a nice shot to the head.
has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thompson's face.
tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
can't control as he wanted to and Thompson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by .
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson 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.
throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
keeps the fight on the outside.

instigates a clinch.
misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now has his back to the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wants to break free but Thompson has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robbie Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
RIZZLA showed his dominance in that final round.
Well has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RIZZLA !