PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morris Kirby (ranked 4976 p4p, 496 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 6906 p4p, 603 weight class). Patrick Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kirby
vs
Thompson

162 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morris Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Patrick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.

Kirby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Kirby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and Kirby finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kirby is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kirby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirby is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kirby wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Kirby cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Kirby trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirby's guard.

Kirby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
Thompson stands up out of Kirby's guard for a moment - Kirby manages to land a nice upkick.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Kirby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wants to hit a switch here but Thompson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kirby there!
Kirby tries to hold on but Thompson postures up.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thompson is continuing to stall.
Kirby wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Kirby tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Kirby tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Kirby is squirming around nicely.
Kirby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirby is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirby is trying to stand.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby moves away

and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kirby winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kirby slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson wants to control but Kirby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kirby is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby postures up.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirby is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby lands a couple of elbows.
Kirby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson pulls Kirby in close to his closed guard and prevents Kirby from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Kirby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patrick Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson looking to control.
Kirby cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Kirby being controlled here momentarily.
Kirby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Thompson is trying to keep Kirby in close.
Kirby trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirby lands a couple of digs.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kirby has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson preventing the sweep.

Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kirby takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Kirby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.

Kirby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Thompson kicks Kirby off and gets back to his feet.
Kirby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morris Kirby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thompson looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Patrick Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kirby gets the takedown into side control.

Thompson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Kirby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson slips under a jab from Kirby.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body

and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Thompson kicks Kirby off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirby, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook

and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kirby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.

Kirby is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirby is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Thompson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby has Thompson pulled in close to control his posture.
Kirby throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kirby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson won't allow Kirby to sweep him here.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Kirby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirby.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirby 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Kirby with a nice body shot.
Thompson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thompson tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

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