PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Shaw (ranked 7185 p4p, 247 weight class) and Jay Thompson (ranked 3632 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Shaw
vs
Thompson

157 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Shaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.

Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Shaw. Shaw maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Shaw has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Shaw gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Thompson looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Shaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaw is breathing heavily.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson actively working from the bottom here.

Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Thompson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaw pulls his head out easily.
Thompson tries to roll over but Shaw keeps him under control.

Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaw pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.

Thompson with the active half guard here but Shaw passes nicely into side control.
Thompson tries to buck Shaw off but Shaw is having none of it.
Thompson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shaw pulls his head out easily.
Thompson gets full guard.

Shaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Thompson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard.

Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson distracts Shaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson stands up over Shaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson is working Shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson is working Shaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Thompson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 working the head and body with strikes.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson winds up and cracks Shaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Thompson dominated that round.
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 lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Shaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thompson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jay Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Shaw takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to push Shaw away but Shaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Shaw has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thompson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Shaw has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Thompson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thompson breaks Shaw's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thompson pushing down on Shaw's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Shaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shaw tries to get out of the position.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shaw has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Shaw's head.
Thompson 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thompson prevents Shaw from standing back up.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Shaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Shaw's temple.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Shaw's temple.
Shaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
Shaw has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thompson stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shaw drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Shaw tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Shaw prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is trying to push Shaw away but Shaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Shaw keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two 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 is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson is trying to push Shaw away but Shaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaw stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Shaw has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to break free but Shaw has control.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Shaw tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson wants to break free but Shaw has control.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.

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 is trying to break free.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shaw keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Shaw keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Kasey Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson wants to break free but Shaw has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Thompson!
An out of breath Jay Thompson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.