PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Thompson (ranked 5186 p4p, 5200 weight class) and Johnny Brutus (ranked 540 p4p, 541 weight class). Johnny Brutus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Brutus

165 cm
18
164
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

MONTREAL WEED DISPENSARY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Brutus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutus misses with a wild combination.
Brutus shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Brutus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompson's guard now, I'm sure.
Thompson pulls Brutus in close to his closed guard and prevents Brutus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brutus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brutus wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson pulls Brutus in close to his closed guard and prevents Brutus from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson pulls Brutus in close to his closed guard and prevents Brutus from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brutus throws a strike but Thompson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thompson is working Brutus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Thompson is standing up over Brutus. Brutus looks to escape but Thompson dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Brutus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brutus taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Brutus wants to control but Thompson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brutus taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Thompson trying to control the action but Brutus is working from the bottom.
Thompson landing strikes.
Thompson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brutus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Brutus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thompson landing strikes.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Brutus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson staying calm.
Thompson working the ground and pound from side control.
Thompson trying to control the position but Brutus is working away.
Thompson lands an elbow.
Brutus tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Thompson easily slips into full mount!
Brutus taking shots to the head.
Brutus is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Brutus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Brutus is in trouble!
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brutus is trying to escape the mount.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brutus can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thompson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brutus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Brutus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Brutus looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Brutus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brutus!
Brutus sneaks back into half guard.
Brutus is trying to stand.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Brutus's head.
Brutus tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Brutus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson is nestled in close to Brutus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brutus pushes Thompson off looking to stand but Thompson dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Brutus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jordan Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Brutus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brutus is trying to control but can't.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brutus is looking to escape.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Brutus tries to kick Thompson off but Thompson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thompson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brutus looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
Brutus is trying desperately to improve position.
Brutus is breathing heavily.
Thompson scoring with strikes but Brutus is staying in there.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brutus?
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brutus can do to turn this around?
Brutus tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Brutus is in trouble!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brutus is trying to stand.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brutus is looking to escape.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson with shots to the head and body - Brutus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brutus taking shots to the head.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutus is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson breaks from Brutus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brutus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brutus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Brutus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brutus is trying to stand.
Thompson lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Thompson 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brutus misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Thompson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brutus on his heels. He'll look to pass Brutus's guard now, I'm sure.
Brutus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson advances to half guard.
Brutus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brutus has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson working Brutus over with strikes.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Brutus's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brutus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is taking a breather. Brutus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brutus 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 wants to free his trapped foot but Brutus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thompson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brutus?
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but Brutus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thompson cracks Brutus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson scoring with strikes but Brutus is staying in there.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Brutus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brutus is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Brutus tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brutus?
Johnny Brutus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson landing shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Brutus really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Brutus really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brutus's face.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson cracks Brutus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Brutus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thompson lands a big shot there that rocks Brutus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brutus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brutus is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jordan Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

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