PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietr Kandinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kandinsky
vs
Thompson

184 cm
27
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
202 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Voodoo Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pietr Kandinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Thompson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thompson misses.

Kandinsky rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Kandinsky as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Kandinsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kandinsky to keep the fight standing.
Thompson is looking for a takedown.
Pietr Kandinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Thompson.

Thompson tightens his grip and picks Kandinsky up, before dumping him to the ground. Kandinsky manages to land in guard.
Kandinsky controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Kandinsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kandinsky looking to control.
Kandinsky tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kandinsky is on top in guard.

Kandinsky wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Kandinsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thompson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kandinsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kandinsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kandinsky trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Kandinsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Kandinsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson looking to control.
Kandinsky throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Kandinsky pushes down on Thompson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kandinsky preventing the sweep.
Thompson is pulling down on Kandinsky's head. It's preventing any offense from Kandinsky, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Kandinsky postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kandinsky slips a straight right by Thompson.
Kandinsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kandinsky moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson cracks Kandinsky with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kandinsky's head backwards.
Kandinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Kandinsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kandinsky is looking to clinch.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kandinsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Oliver Thompson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky misses with a looping right.
Kandinsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kandinsky counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kandinsky is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kandinsky down to the mat. Kandinsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.

Kandinsky instigates a clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Kandinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kandinsky lands with a left to the head.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kandinsky gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Kandinsky cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietr Kandinsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Thompson's cut.
That's time! Kandinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kandinsky's waist but Kandinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Kandinsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Kandinsky backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Kandinsky manages to avoid it all.
Kandinsky tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson shapes to counter with a head kick.

Kandinsky clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Kandinsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kandinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kandinsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson tries to work over Kandinsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson works on Kandinsky's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thompson lands a takedown into guard.
Kandinsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kandinsky is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Kandinsky keeps moving.
Thompson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kandinsky haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kandinsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kandinsky is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kandinsky has wrist control.
Kandinsky looking to control.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kandinsky is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kandinsky's guard.

Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kandinsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kandinsky trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson trying to control but Kandinsky is working from the bottom.
Thompson won't allow Kandinsky to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kandinsky keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Kandinsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson trying to control but Kandinsky is working from the bottom.
Kandinsky wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kandinsky is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kandinsky wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a head kick but Kandinsky moves out of range.
Kandinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kandinsky with a nice cross.
Kandinsky lands with a right that hurts Thompson. Thompson looks to clinch but Kandinsky throws a short knee that drops Thompson. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Pietr Kandinsky!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pietr Kandinsky waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.