PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ja posso suportar!. Luis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Andre Luis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephen Thompson's chin.

Luis
vs
Thompson

171 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

195 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Luis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Luis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luis misses with a takedown attempt
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thompson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Thompson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson shoots in but Luis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Luis stuffs the takedown.
Andre Luis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Thompson.

Luis tries to sprawl but Thompson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Luis is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson throwing shots but Luis is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Luis is defending well.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Thompson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Luis to stand up.

Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Luis's guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Luis won't let him.

Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Luis's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Luis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson trying to control but Luis is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Stephen Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Thompson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Luis's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand but Luis is controlling his posture from full guard.

Luis looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Luis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luis 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Luis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephen Thompson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Luis leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Luis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Luis shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Luis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andre Luis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thompson drives through and clinches with Luis against the cage.

Thompson jumps into guard, dragging Luis to the mat.

Thompson looking for subs off his back but Luis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Luis prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Thompson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thompson.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Luis preventing the sweep.
Luis throws a big elbow that misses.

Thompson wriggles free and stands up.
Thompson works over Luis's head and body with a nice combination.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Luis as Thompson shoots in.
Andre Luis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Thompson.
Luis tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Luis fails with the takedown
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Luis tries to clinch but Thompson moves away

and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stephen Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Luis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Luis keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Luis's guard.
Luis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Luis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luis is keeping the position for now.
Luis is trying to keep Thompson in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luis is keeping the position for now.

Luis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thompson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luis keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Luis looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Luis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson stays in close to Luis's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Luis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Luis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luis's guard now.
Luis keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson cracks Luis with a solid left hand.
Thompson works over Luis with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Thompson stands up and waves to Luis to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson lands a head kick!
Luis shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Luis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Thompson sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Luis doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Thompson paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Luis - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andre Luis!
A relieved looking Andre Luis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.