PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Owl City Live Serronade of Fireflies!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thompson
vs
Fisher

181 cm
18
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Thompson slips a straight right by Fisher.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson slips a jab from Fisher.
Fisher throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Charles Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson slips under a jab from Fisher.
Thompson scores with a punch to the head.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fisher looks gassed!
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Fisher.

Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fisher for as long as he can get away with.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiki Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fisher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fisher throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson jabs Fisher right on the nose. Fisher blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Thompson.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson looking for a guillotine from mount but Fisher is having none of it.
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 has hold of Fisher's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fisher manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson stops Fisher from standing up.
Thompson pushes down on Fisher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.

Thompson is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thompson to get the leverage.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fisher keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works his way into full mount!
Thompson tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiki Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fisher should have avoided that one.
Charles Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Fisher misses.
Fisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Fisher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thompson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fisher!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiki Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Thompson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thompson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Thompson controlling from mount.
Fisher is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Thompson is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fisher to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fisher shrugs it off.
Thompson controlling from mount.

Thompson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fisher manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson advances to mount.
Fisher wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson throws some wild stikes that Fisher manages to avoid easily.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiki Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fisher walks into a jab.

Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson stands and throws Fisher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fisher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Fisher tries to escape but Thompson is in control.
You can see the frustration on Fisher's face as Thompson controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thompson controlling the position from side mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tiki Thompson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice shot lands for Thompson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiki 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

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