PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trainor Trainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen "Born To Win" by Papoose as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trainer
vs
Thompson

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trainor Trainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Trainor Trainer has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Trainer's head back.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trainer. Trainer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a right and a left that Trainer avoids nicely.
Trainer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson throws a right hand that Trainer ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainer also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trainer.
Trainer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ed Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Trainer darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Trainer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.

Trainer has hold of one of Thompson's legs. Thompson is fighting the takedown attempt but Trainer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Trainer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thompson wants to hit a switch here but Trainer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thompson there!

Trainer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Trainer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thompson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Trainer looking to control but Thompson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trainer avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
BOOM! Trainer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trainer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trainer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trainer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
Trainer looking to ground and pound but Thompson is blocking nicely.

Trainer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Trainer misses with a head shot.
Trainer landing strikes from the mount and Thompson is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Trainer maintains control.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trainer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trainer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thompson looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainer landing punches.
Trainer trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Trainer working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
Trainer trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trainor Trainer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trainor Trainer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Trainer fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trainer.
Trainer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Trainer's defenses.
Thompson with a jab.

Trainor Trainer's cut is getting worse.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Trainer tumbling to the canvas!

Trainer is rocked!

Trainor Trainer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson is working Trainer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Trainer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trainer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trainer seems to have got his legs back now.
Trainer looking to control.
Trainer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.

Trainer looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Thompson is defending well. Trainer quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Thompson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Trainer celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trainor Trainer!