PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thresh Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Smashing pumpkins - Disarm. Mitchel Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Whiteman

205 cm
29
278 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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Grand Royal Wear

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thresh Whiteman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whiteman pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to push Whiteman away but Whiteman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Whiteman.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mitchel Thompson has been cut.
We've been informed that Whiteman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman misses with an elbow over the top.
Whiteman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Whiteman.
Whiteman tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Whiteman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whiteman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Whiteman has the dominant position.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Whiteman lands an elbow inside.

Thompson jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteman tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Whiteman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whiteman is controlling him.
Whiteman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whiteman trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Whiteman isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Whiteman rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Whiteman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Whiteman.
Whiteman tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whiteman lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whiteman.
Whiteman controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Whiteman is controlling him.
Whiteman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson tries to circle away but Whiteman has him pinned against the cage.
Whiteman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Mitchel Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteman swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
It looked like Thompson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiteman wants to counter with a clinch but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Whiteman is out of range.
Whiteman looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Whiteman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Thresh Whiteman has been cut.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson takes a swing at Whiteman's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiteman is just out of range.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whiteman throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Thompson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Whiteman falls backwards - clearly groggy! Thompson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchel Thompson!
Mitchel Thompson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.