PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Thompson (ranked 25305 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon McCutchon (ranked 6457 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Landon McCutchon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Thompson
vs
McCutchon

202 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonso Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McCutchon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCutchon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thompson wants to control but McCutchon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCutchon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McCutchon connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCutchon lands strikes from half guard.
McCutchon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCutchon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Thompson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
McCutchon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCutchon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCutchon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from McCutchon there.
McCutchon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with McCutchon in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCutchon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson won't allow McCutchon to pass to mount.
McCutchon drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
McCutchon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson is trying to get back to full guard.
McCutchon drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but McCutchon is controlling him
McCutchon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with McCutchon in his half guard.
Thompson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCutchon is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
McCutchon looks to land a strike but Thompson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McCutchon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
McCutchon wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
McCutchon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCutchon advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is positioning himself well to prevent McCutchon advancing to mount.
McCutchon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCutchon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with McCutchon in his half guard.
McCutchon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCutchon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice strikes from McCutchon there.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCutchon.
McCutchon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Thompson's thigh. Thompson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
McCutchon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCutchon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCutchon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McCutchon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCutchon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCutchon postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but McCutchon slips an elbow through the middle.
McCutchon scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCutchon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCutchon is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCutchon scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCutchon is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCutchon works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
McCutchon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as McCutchon tries to pass.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCutchon throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McCutchon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCutchon showed some decent athleticism there.
McCutchon slips a nice elbow through Thompson's hands, connecting with Thompson's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCutchon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCutchon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
McCutchon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCutchon working over Thompson with some ground and pound. Thompson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with McCutchon in his half guard.
McCutchon lands with a punch from half guard.
McCutchon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCutchon with the ground and pound but Thompson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCutchon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCutchon distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCutchon.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCutchon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCutchon is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCutchon passes into half guard.
McCutchon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon McCutchon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McCutchon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson throws a big counter combination but McCutchon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

McCutchon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thompson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thompson trying to control the position.
McCutchon works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
McCutchon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCutchon working some strikes from top position.
McCutchon chips away with some ground and pound.
McCutchon postures up.
McCutchon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCutchon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCutchon.
Thompson pulls McCutchon in close to prevent any damage.
McCutchon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCutchon is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson keeping full guard, as McCutchon tries to pass.
McCutchon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCutchon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McCutchon postures up.
McCutchon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCutchon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCutchon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
McCutchon works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCutchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCutchon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
McCutchon shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but McCutchon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alonso Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landon McCutchon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alonso Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McCutchon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCutchon cracks Thompson with a big right hand but Thompson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McCutchon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thompson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McCutchon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCutchon's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCutchon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCutchon scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCutchon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McCutchon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCutchon scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCutchon trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
McCutchon working Thompson over with strikes.
McCutchon is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCutchon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCutchon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McCutchon slips a nice elbow through Thompson's hands, connecting with Thompson's forehead.
McCutchon winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCutchon is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
McCutchon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Thompson is rocked!
McCutchon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCutchon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCutchon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCutchon lands with a punch from half guard.
McCutchon lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCutchon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from McCutchon there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson wants to improve his position but McCutchon is controlling well.
McCutchon lands with a punch from half guard.
Landon McCutchon has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCutchon lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCutchon is working away from the top position though.
McCutchon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCutchon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCutchon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCutchon lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Thompson! More strikes land and this one is all over! McCutchon jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon McCutchon!