PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen The Boys Are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barkley
vs
Thompson

189 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws out a leg kick but Thompson moves out of range and Barkley only half commits.

Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barkley to the mat! Barkley manages to get full guard.

Thompson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thompson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barkley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson pushing down on Barkley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson stalling.
Barkley trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
Barkley is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Barkley is trying to get back to full guard.
Barkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barkley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barkley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Thompson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barkley wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
Barkley reaches up to try and control the position but Thompson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Barkley rolls and tries to escape and now Thompson has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Thompson landing with strikes.

Thompson sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Barkley taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Thompson!
Chris Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.