PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Smashing pumpkins - Disarm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wad
vs
Thompson

200 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

205 cm
29
278 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Spartan Nutrition

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Wad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wad misses with the combination.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wad.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wad looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wad.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchel Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Wad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wad.
Thompson throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Wad misses its intended target.
A jab from Wad misses.

Thompson clinches up with Wad and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wad has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Wad controls the action.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Wad lands a shoulder strike.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Wad is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wad won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Wad - that landed with a thud.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Wad lands a nice shot to the body.
Wad tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Wad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson looks winded!
Wad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Wad.
Wad swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Wad.
Wad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wad tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wad tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wad lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Wad.
Thompson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thompson can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Wad.
Wad misses with a body punch.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson lands a glancing blow to the side of Wad's head.
Wad takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Wad throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Wad misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Wad back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wad has double underhooks.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Wad has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wad.
A head punch on the inside from Wad fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson is trying to push Wad away but Wad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Wad.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wad lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Wad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Wad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thompson.
Wad misses the shot to the body.
Wad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.
Wad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thompson under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Wad.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Wad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards Wad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wad.
Wad tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Wad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Wad avoids the body shot from Thompson.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Wad will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Thompson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Wad misses the target.
Wad staying out of range there.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thompson manages to circle out of the way.
Wad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Wad.
Wad swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Wad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mitchel Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson throws a right hand that Wad ducks under and follows up with a left that Wad also avoids with ease.
Wad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wad rather than just go for the knockout.
Wad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchel Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Wad misses with a straight right.
Thompson tries to move into range but Wad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson works the jab nicely.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wad as he jumps to the side.
Wad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Wad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wad lands with a right to the head.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wad won't allow it.
Wad blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Dick Wad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Wad.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wad.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wad misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson tries to move into range but Wad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Wad ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wad is just out of range.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Wad slips the punch.
It looked like Wad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Wad connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wad here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wad misses with a straight right.
Thompson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wad misses with a straight right.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wad tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Wad swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wad misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Thompson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thompson.
Wad scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wad.
Wad lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Wad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wad.
Thompson slips a straight right by Wad.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Wad moves away and avoids it.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wad scores with a jab to the body.

Wad rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Wad has him pressed against the cage.
Wad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Wad.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Wad.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Wad.
Wad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wad works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wad works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wad tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wad has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Wad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Wad lands a nice uppercut.

Thompson is rocked!
Wad has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wad finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wad working aggressively here.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Wad is controlling the position.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Wad keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Wad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wad was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wad fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wad has managed to clinch.
Wad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Wad has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Wad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wad misses the shot to the body.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wad wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses.
Wad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Wad lands a right hook to the body.
Wad misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Wad jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Wad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wad lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wad is looking to clinch.
Wad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wad throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Wad is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Wad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Wad misses its intended target.
Thompson swings for the body but Wad moves out of range.

Wad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wad swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Wad is working Thompson over against the cage.
Wad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wad tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Wad back against the cage.
Wad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wad.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Wad.
Wad misses with a punch to the body.
Wad pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Wad lands with a left to the head.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wad has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Wad fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wad digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Wad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchel Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wad.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Wad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Wad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Wad lands with a left to the head.
Wad throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries to circle away but Wad has him pinned against the cage.
Dick Wad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wad has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Wad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Wad!
A very excited looking Dick Wad 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.
The defeated Mitchel Thompson had this to say: 'I hope my fans enjoyed the fight as much as I did...'.