PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nixon
vs
Thompson

185 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Rudolf Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nixon's guard.
Thompson trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Nixon is controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nixon looking to control but Thompson passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Nixon won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nixon is trying to control but Thompson manages to pass to mount!
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Nixon is blocking nicely.
Nixon wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nixon working to try and regain half guard.
Nixon gets back to half guard.

Thompson trying to work for an americana but Nixon has managed to regain full guard.
Nixon managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson is fighting to break Nixon's control of his arms but Nixon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson controlling from the top position.
Nixon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Nixon pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson looks winded!
Nixon is controlling Thompson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nixon trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thompson feints and as Nixon raises his hands in defense, Thompson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
John Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nixon is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Nixon working a defensive guard but Thompson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nixon is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Nixon is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Nixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nixon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Thompson off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson turns into Nixon and is now in his guard.
Nixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Nixon looking to control.
Nixon pulls Thompson in to control the position.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nixon is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Nixon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon controlling the position well.
Thompson is thwarting Nixon's attempts to control the position.
Nixon wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nixon defending well though.
Thompson prevents Nixon from improving his position.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Nixon defends it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nixon off to one side.

Nixon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson being controlled here momentarily.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon working a defensive guard here.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nixon is proving hard to escape from.
Nixon is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nixon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nixon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nixon keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Nixon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nixon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Nixon trying to control the position here.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Nixon strikes from his own guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nixon has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson postures up in Nixon's guard and throws a big left but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nixon is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Nixon is trying to hold Thompson in close to prevent damage but Thompson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nixon is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nixon wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nixon tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nixon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thompson to keep the fight standing.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nixon tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Nixon drops back down to his feet.

Nixon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon looking to control.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
Thompson won't allow Nixon to sweep him here.
Nixon keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Nixon has his hands on Thompson's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thompson!