PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Thompson
vs
Dragunov

188 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Blunt Force Trauma Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Dragunov looks gassed!
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragunov should have avoided that one.
Thompson throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragunov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Dragunov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson cracks Dragunov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Dragunov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Thompson throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Thompson tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragunov misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragunov's head backwards.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dragunov at a distance.
Thompson scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Dragunov backpedaling.
Thompson looks to land a combination. Dragunov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Dragunov misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Aleksander Dragunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Dragunov avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Dragunov takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Dragunov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dragunov backs up against the ropes.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dragunov misses with a double jab.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragunov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragunov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Dragunov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson throws a one two combo.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Dragunov slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dragunov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Dragunov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

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 throws a shot to the body.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson misses with the combination.
Dragunov throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Dragunov backpedaling.
Thompson tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Thompson throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body punch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov misses with a straight left.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Mickey Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thompson clobbers Dragunov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragunov misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragunov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragunov should have avoided that one.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragunov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Dragunov moves out of range.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thompson throws a series of punches but Dragunov avoids them all with ease.
Dragunov misses with a combination
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Dragunov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragunov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dragunov's head.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Dragunov avoids them all with ease.
Dragunov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson lands with a hook. Dragunov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragunov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragunov counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Thompson catches Dragunov right on the button with a cross.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Dragunov backing up. Dragunov nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragunov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragunov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragunov dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a jab.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragunov tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Dragunov backpedaling.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson stuns Dragunov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dragunov throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragunov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Dragunov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dragunov misses with a combination
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dragunov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragunov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragunov counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragunov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Dragunov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragunov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragunov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragunov's head.
Aleksander Dragunov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Dragunov avoids nicely.
Thompson stalks Dragunov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragunov's face. Dragunov staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!

Mickey Thompson wins by unanimous decision!