PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Cut You Down. Thompson has chosen Kreator - Extreme Aggressions as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harrison
vs
Thompson

181 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Pain Palace Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a front kick that sends Thompson stumbling back into the cage.

Harrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harrison controlling from the top position.
Harrison preventing the sweep.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Harrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson looks gassed!
Harrison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harrison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harrison content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson really wants to buck Harrison off and get back to his feet.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Harrison has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harrison dominating with strikes here.
Harrison landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson tries to buck Harrison off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Thompson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson really wants to buck Harrison off and get back to his feet.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harrison controlling the pace for now.
Thompson really wants to buck Harrison off and get back to his feet.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Harrison controlling the pace for now.
Thompson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Harrison controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Harrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison not doing much here.
Harrison'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.
Harrison lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson tries to kick Harrison off but Harrison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Harrison is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Thompson won't allow it.

Harrison is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Harrison eventually gives up the hold.
Thompson is trying to stand.

Thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrison. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Jimmy Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harrison forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.

Harrison jumps guard and drags Thompson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Harrison controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Harrison controlling the position.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrison is working hard here to advance position.
Harrison pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thompson wants to stand but Harrison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Harrison working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Harrison dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrison prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson can't get the takedown.
Harrison stalling in the clinch.

Harrison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thompson uses from the top position.
Harrison controlling Thompson's posture.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.

Thompson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Thompson rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Harrison shoots in and bounces Thompson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrison passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thompson pushes Harrison off looking to stand but Harrison dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Harrison moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.

Harrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Thompson won't allow Harrison to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Harrison seems content to control.
Thompson is looking to escape.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Jimmy Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.

Harrison forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrison shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed

so Harrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harrison landing some decent shots from guard.
Harrison lands a couple of digs.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Harrison lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harrison stops Thompson from standing up.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.

Thompson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison fails with the takedown.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Nick Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson takes a swing at Harrison's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Harrison!