PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin McCork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McCork
vs
Thompson

172 cm
31
183 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

165 cm
33
160 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service)

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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Calvin McCork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
McCork tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson has McCork pressed against the cage.
McCork on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCork up against the cage.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCork misses with a looping left.
Thompson is looking to clinch.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes McCork back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCork misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson just leaning against McCork, taking a breather.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCork lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCork is breathing heavily.
McCork is trying to break free.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCork swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
McCork thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson cracks the inside of McCork's front leg.
Thompson is looking to clinch but McCork is avoiding it.

Thompson drives through and clinches with McCork against the cage.
Thompson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.

It looks like Calvin McCork has been cut.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
McCork missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCork shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
McCork misses with a right hand

and Thompson moves into the clinch.
McCork goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCork lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
McCork wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson just leaning against McCork, taking a breather.
McCork takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCork's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCork takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCork in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson just leaning against McCork, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McCork to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cary Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin McCork's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
McCork throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCork swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.

Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
McCork blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCork prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Cary Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCork avoids it.
McCork doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as McCork tries to tie him up.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson digs a right hand into McCork's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCork's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
McCork is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
McCork throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCork thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McCork is trying to escape the mount.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thompson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McCork is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns McCork that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCork keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thompson landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCork is looking to escape.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and McCork is in trouble!
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

McCork is rocked!
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh McCork is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks McCork out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Thompson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cary Thompson!
After winning the bout, Cary Thompson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.