PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Jamie T - The Man's Machine. Jones has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Chris Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Jones's chin.

Thompson
vs
Jones

180 cm
20
214 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Thompson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jones is rocked!

It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Jones looking for a takedown.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Chris Thompson has been cut.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch up.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Chris Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves away from the strike by Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson swinging wilding here.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones lands an elbow.
Thompson tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson defending against the ground and pound.
Jones throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thompson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Thompson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Thompson is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Jones lands with some strikes.

Chris Thompson's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
Thompson tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson misses with the combination.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.

Chris Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jones's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thompson to the mat! Thompson manages to get full guard.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones with a nice head shot there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Jones!