PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton's entrance music is I Want It All. A fine choice. Henry Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Clayton
vs
Thompson

189 cm
24
280 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

192 cm
24
274 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Clayton.
Clayton punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Henry Thompson has been cut.

Clayton closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton landing knees to the head.
Clayton works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Clayton struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Clayton lands a knee to the body.
Clayton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clayton is working Thompson over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clayton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clayton misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clayton obliges.
Clayton landing knees to the body.
Clayton slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Clayton.
Clayton landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Clayton has the dominant position.
Clayton slows down the pace here.
Clayton struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Clayton cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Clayton connects with a knee to the head.
Clayton is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ethan Clayton.
Clayton scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Thompson gets a clinch.
Clayton pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clayton pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Clayton.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clayton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clayton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Clayton scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That has opened up Henry Thompson's cut even more.
Clayton avoiding damage.
Clayton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Clayton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clayton tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Clayton scores with a hook to the body.
Clayton misses with a body punch.
Clayton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clayton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clayton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Clayton.
Clayton misses with an elbow strike.
Clayton has Thompson pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clayton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clayton slows down the pace here.
Clayton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Clayton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton lands with a light punch inside.
Clayton lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
Clayton is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clayton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Clayton gets a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clayton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clayton.
Clayton scores with a shoulder strike.
Clayton is stalling here.
Clayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Clayton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Clayton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson looking to stall.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Clayton.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Clayton won't allow it.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Clayton has double underhooks.
Clayton lands with a light punch inside.
Clayton stalling the fight.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clayton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clayton 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.
Clayton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clayton lands with a short shot to the head.
Clayton stalling.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton stalling in the clinch.
Clayton misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Clayton keeps him there for the moment.
Ethan Clayton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clayton controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ethan Clayton.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clayton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Henry Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clayton throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson is aggressively charging in as Clayton backs up avoiding any damage. Clayton tosses out a jab and Thompson runs right into it face first! Thompson is out cold! Clayton dropped down on all fours and is barking in Thompson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Clayton!