PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colby Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Human. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thompson
vs
Thompson

195 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.

Thompson is trying to trip Thompson . He has hold of a leg but Thompson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thompson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thompson kicks Thompson off and gets to his feet.

Thompson lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Thompson takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Jerry Thompson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thompson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thompson's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Thompson prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Thompson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Thompson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thompson .
Thompson prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Thompson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Thompson can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thompson is looking to control Thompson but Thompson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Thompson can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
Thompson breaks Thompson 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson .
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.

Thompson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thompson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thompson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thompson !

Thompson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Thompson 's hands, connecting with Thompson 's forehead.

Thompson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
Thompson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson 's head.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thompson to regain full guard.
Thompson throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Thompson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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 Colby Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.

Thompson gets control of Thompson 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thompson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Thompson working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Jerry Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donk. Thompson catches Thompson right on the button with a cross.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Colby Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Thompson.
A short uppercut from Thompson .
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson .
Thompson gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson lands an uppercut.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thompson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Thompson. Thompson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Thompson !