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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty P (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music. Tony Thompson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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197 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matty P!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
P fails in his attempt to clinch.
P fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
P keeps the fight on the outside.
P closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. P pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matty P. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but P paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
P avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by P or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson avoids the head kick by P.
P wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
P has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
P tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. P has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tony Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson wants to clinch but P slips to the side
and P counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thompson won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from P are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
P sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with P, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
P doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
P is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
P tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that P shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
P tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
P is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P looking to stall.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson leaning against his opponent.
P takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
P takes an elbow to the temple.
P takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matty P has been cut.
P takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has P pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands an elbow inside that P shrugs off.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Thompson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. P lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Thompson.
Thompson clinches up with P and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matty P's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson tries to clinch there but P circles away.
P tries to clinch up
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson drops P with a big knee straight up the middle! P is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Matty P is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by P misses
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thompson obliges.
Thompson maintains plum control as P tries to back straight out! Thompson connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! P blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Tony Thompson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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