PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Thompson (ranked 3260 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Keon Douglas (ranked 344 p4p, 281 weight class). Douglas has chosen Gangsters Paradise as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Thompson
vs
Douglas

214 cm
27
233
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
27
265
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keon Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas misses with the combination.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Douglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.

It looks like Keon Douglas has been cut.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Douglas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Thompson lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.

Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Albert Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson lands with a right hand.

Thompson rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Douglas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Douglas just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson digs a right hand into Douglas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Douglas's gas tank.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keon Douglas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Douglas misses with a straight left.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
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.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Douglas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Douglas effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson pushes Douglas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Douglas looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Douglas is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Douglas into the cage.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
With the fighters up against the cage, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.

That has opened up Keon Douglas's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keon Douglas's cut.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.

Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Albert Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson throws an overhand right that drops Douglas like a sack of potatoes! Thompson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Thompson!
Post fight, an emotional Albert Thompson said 'That one was for all the haters, I just beat the shit outta Santa's Bitch took his belt and I made him my bitch! to send a message that there is a new boss in town and don't you forget it. The new guard just took out the old bag of trash, AND NEW!'.