PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Pinakamalupet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klay Thompson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Thompson
vs
Pinakamalupet

185 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

155 cm
23
169 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Pinakamalupet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at Blackstar Striking Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pinakamalupet wants to clinch
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinakamalupet moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Pinakamalupet is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinakamalupet fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Pinakamalupet takes the fight into the clinch.

Pinakamalupet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinakamalupet moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinakamalupet looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.

Pinakamalupet rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Thompson lands.

Pinakamalupet gets a clinch.

Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinakamalupet wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinakamalupet is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Pinakamalupet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a body punch but Pinakamalupet moves out of range.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.

Pinakamalupet moves into the clinch.

Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinakamalupet works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Pinakamalupet moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pinakamalupet misses.
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 Klay Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pinakamalupet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinakamalupet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Pinakamalupet slips the punch.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinakamalupet works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Pinakamalupet misses the body punch
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Pinakamalupet. Pinakamalupet maintains the clinch.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinakamalupet prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Pinakamalupet is controlling the position.
Thompson can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pinakamalupet breaks the clinch.
Klay Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Pinakamalupet manages to avoid it.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thompson misses with a straight left.

Pinakamalupet has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.

Pinakamalupet manages to break the clinch.
Pinakamalupet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinakamalupet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinakamalupet darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinakamalupet looks to clinch
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pinakamalupet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinakamalupet ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson.
Pinakamalupet fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klay Thompson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up.
Pinakamalupet is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinakamalupet cracks Thompson with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Thompson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pinakamalupet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Pinakamalupet saw that one coming.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Pinakamalupet fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pinakamalupet wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a right hand that misses
and Pinakamalupet counters with a straight right hand.
Pinakamalupet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up.
Pinakamalupet tries to clinch up.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Pinakamalupet manages to avoid it.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Pinakamalupet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinakamalupet can do to turn this around?
Pinakamalupet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinakamalupet is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinakamalupet looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinakamalupet fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Thompson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepeng Pinakamalupet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinakamalupet moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Pinakamalupet instigates a clinch.

Pinakamalupet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinakamalupet wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Klay Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinakamalupet wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Thompson!
Klay Thompson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.