PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Yo Yo Scrape by Skinny Puppy. Morris Minor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thompson
vs
Minor

165 cm
27
170 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morris Minor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Minor.

Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson is keen to just control but Minor is a slippery customer.

Thompson is working for a kimura but Minor is defending it quite comfortably.

Minor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Minor won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
Minor trying to control here.
Thompson prevents Minor from improving his position.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Minor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Minor closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Minor wants a takedown.

Minor jumps guard.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Minor is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson trying to control but Minor is working from the bottom.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Minor is retaining full guard.
Thompson postures up.

Minor working for submissions but it's allowed Thompson to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Minor.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Minor is keeping the position.

Minor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Minor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Minor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Minor is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Thompson.
Minor tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tom Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Minor.
Minor trying to control but Thompson postures up.

Thompson seems to be working for a kimura but Minor defends the submission attempt.
Minor is trying to get back to full guard.
Minor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Minor is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Minor shoots and misses

and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Thompson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Minor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Thompson trying to control but Minor is working from the bottom.

Minor has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Minor keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Minor working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Minor closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Minor wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thompson is thwarting Minor's attempts to control the position.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Minor defends it.

Thompson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor has his hands clasped together around Thompson's back. He's all about the action.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Minor is defending well.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Minor rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minor.

Thompson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Minor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thompson to the mat. Thompson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Minor defends easily.
Thompson pulls Minor in close to prevent any damage.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minor manages to get himself to full guard.

Thompson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Minor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Minor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Minor!
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Minor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minor stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Thompson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris Minor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minor tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minor is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Minor wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Minor is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minor avoid being mounted?
Tom Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson trying to control from Minor's half guard. Minor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Minor is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minor tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.

Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Minor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Minor manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Minor's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Minor holds on and takes a little breather.

Minor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Minor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morris Minor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Thompson controls the position.
Minor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thompson tries to hold on but Minor pushes him away.
Minor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson regains half guard.
Minor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor passes into side control, despite Thompson's attempt to control the position.
Minor working away.
Thompson tries to bench press Minor off him but Minor keeps the position.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Minor trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Minor throwing hammer fists to the chest of Thompson. What's that going to do exactly?
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Minor is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minor can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor regains half guard.
Minor is not content to let Thompson control the position.

Thompson is working for a submission of some sort.
Minor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tom Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Minor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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