PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thompson
vs
Haraldsson

195 cm
24
202 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haraldsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Haraldsson blocks the leg kick.
Haraldsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haraldsson cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Haraldsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haraldsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Haraldsson rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haraldsson has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haraldsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Haraldsson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haraldsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Haraldsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haraldsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haraldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haraldsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Haraldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Haraldsson on the inside.

Thompson is rocked!
Haraldsson dips a shoulder and cracks Thompson with a mighty uppercut! Thompson falls back against the cage and Haraldsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thompson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Haraldsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Svend Haraldsson!