PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 3164 p4p, 4881 weight class) and Makoa Iona (ranked 391 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries - Zombie. This should be a great matchup!

Thompson
vs
Iona

195 cm
25
200
1 - 0 - 1

183 cm
25
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes musicals

Island clothing lite

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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, David Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Makoa Iona!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Iona shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Iona was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is trying to control Iona's posture but Iona avoids it.
Thompson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Iona's best efforts.
Thompson's coaches at Cozad The Island have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Iona blocks the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thompson continues to stall.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is controlling Iona's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Iona trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thompson.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Iona from controlling successfully.
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 is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iona manages to get himself to full guard.

Thompson with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iona trying to control the position.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.

Iona is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iona wants to get back to his feet but Thompson passes into half guard.
Iona taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iona wants to stand back up but Thompson manages to pass into side control.
Iona wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Iona looking for a sweep but Thompson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson breaks from Iona's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iona tries to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David 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.

Iona throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.

Iona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thompson controlling Iona's posture.
Iona stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Iona's guard.

Iona wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thompson is now in half guard.
Thompson controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.
David Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Iona's head.
Iona wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Iona is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Iona avoid being mounted?
Thompson working over Iona with some ground and pound. Iona looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Iona throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iona can do to turn this around?
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Iona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Iona's hands, connecting with Iona's forehead.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thompson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson winds up and cracks Iona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Iona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iona taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson prevents Iona from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thompson winds up and cracks Iona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Iona looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Iona looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Iona drives through with a takedown into Thompson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Thompson is working Iona over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Iona's brow.
Iona is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Iona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
David Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Iona tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thompson tries to clinch but Iona moves out of range.

Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Iona. Iona maintains the clinch.

Iona ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Iona no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Iona is wriggling around but Thompson manages to pass to half guard.
Iona tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Thompson manages to move to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Iona is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Iona is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Iona tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Thompson!
David Thompson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'That's about it. I can't prove myself anymore on this tiny island full of scrub fighters without being contracted by the King of the Island Fight Club. I'm calling on Thomas Forrester to send me this invite within the next 24 hours or it will be clear that him and his little fight club are scared.'.