|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
26
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
188 cm
30
193 lbs
16 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Henry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henry checks a leg kick.
Henry thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henry avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henry on the side of the head.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Hunter Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
Henry moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Jab by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson wants to land a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry avoids a kick to the body.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henry is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Thompson.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Henry avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Henry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thompson throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry avoids the body shot from Thompson.
A clash of legs there as Henry blocks the low kick.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Thompson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson punishes Henry's body with a nice straight punch.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thompson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson thows a body kick. Henry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Henry might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thompson has got the better of the exchanges.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Henry.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henry is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thompson.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry misses with a looping right.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Thompson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Thompson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Thompson feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henry's sensitive parts.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tito Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Henry shrugs it off though.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Thompson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hunter Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thompson cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Thompson!
A very excited looking Hunter Thompson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
