PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klubber Lang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thompson
vs
Lang

190 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
223 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.

Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lang is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Lang looks gassed!
Lang stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Lang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson pushes Lang off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang misses with a combination
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Lang wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Lang working aggressively here.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
Lang being controlled against the cage.
Thompson taking a breather.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lang's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang is working Thompson over against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Thompson has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Thompson scores with a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Lang managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lang up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Lang throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lang checks a leg kick.
Lang lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to de liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lang has a takedown stuffed.
Lang lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang fails to land the takedown.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Thompson.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lang if he has to take too many more of those.
Hunter Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunter Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Thompson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Thompson works over Lang's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Lang's side.
Thompson is looking to wear down Lang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thompson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Lang takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lang working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Lang is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Lang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.
Lang blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Hunter Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four 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.

Lang breaks the clinch.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Thompson prevents Lang from breaking the clinch.
Thompson wants to stall.

Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Lang misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice body kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Lang throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson jabs Lang right on the nose. Lang blinks but takes it well.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lang avoids it.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lang won't want to take too many of those.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson working Lang over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
Thompson working Lang over with knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lang can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Thompson has Lang pressed against the cage.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Lang shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lang's brow.
Lang is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Lang blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lang can't break the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lang's efforts to push away.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lang's face.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
Thompson keeps control of Lang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Lang blocks with his arms.
Lang prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lang misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Lang with a jab.
Lang misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lang takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick from Thompson.
Lang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thompson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson lands with a kick to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

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