PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. Charles Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harper
vs
Thompson

189 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
202 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Harper misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harper blocks the leg kick.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Harper counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harper counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Harper tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.

Thompson pushes Harper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper slows down the pace here.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Thompson 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.

Thompson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Harper rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thompson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harper slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Harper into the ropes.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Del Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Harper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson cracks Harper with a nice body shot.
Harper is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harper has his back to the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harper presses Thompson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Harper counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Harper throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Harper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson closes the distance but Harper moves to the side
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Harper misses with a leg kick

and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Harper dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Harper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Harper!