PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysiek Kret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kret
vs
Tompson

188 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

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 London, Krzysiek Kret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Tompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kret, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Tompson rushes Kret and presses him up against the cage.
Kret changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tompson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kret misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Kret misses.

Tompson has managed to clinch.
Tompson tries a knee to the head but Kret blocks it.
Tompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tompson connects with a knee to the head.
Tompson landing knees to the head.
Tompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kret blocks it with crossed arms.
Kret tries to break free but Tompson pushes him back against the cage.
Tompson has Kret pressed against the cage, preventing Kret from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but Kret blocks with his arms.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Kret is trying to force a seperation but Tompson has the dominant position.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kret jumps guard but Tompson stands there with Kret around his waist. Kret gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysiek Kret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kret cracks Tompson with a nice body shot.
Kret wants to break free but Tompson has control.
Kret tries to circle away but Tompson has him pinned against the cage.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson looking to throw knees to the head but Kret is blocking nicely.
Kret fails to pull guard.
Kret tries to land knees in the clinch but Tompson avoids the damage to the body.
Kret wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kret is trying to force a seperation but Tompson has the dominant position.
Kret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kret looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tompson avoiding damage as Kret throws knees to the body.
Tompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kret tries to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling the position.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling him.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling him.
Kret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but Kret blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tompson smiles and moves away.

Kret rushes Tompson and presses him up against the cage.
Tompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kret's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tompson looking to throw knees to the head but Kret is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret is looking to break free of the clinch but Tompson has double underhooks.
Kret struggles to land a body shot inside as Tompson controls his hands.
Kret is looking to break free of the clinch but Tompson has double underhooks.
Kret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret is looking to break free of the clinch but Tompson has double underhooks.
Kret wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kret wants to break free but Tompson has control.
Kret can't break the clinch.
Kret pushes Tompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kret looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kret is trying to pull guard but Tompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tompson managing to block the knees to the body from Kret.
Kret lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kret manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tompson postures up.
Kret manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tompson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tompson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kret.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kret looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kret throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kret looking for a guillotine from mount but Tompson is having none of it.

Kret looking to secure an arm triangle but Tompson defends it well.

Kret has hold of Tompson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tompson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Kret there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kret knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tompson on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tompson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kret.
Tompson is in a horrible position here. Kret smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysiek Kret dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kret.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Kret.
Tompson is looking to clinch but Kret is avoiding it.

Kret has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson misses with a knee to the head.
Tompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Krzysiek Kret has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kret working hard to break the clinch.
Tompson is breathing heavily.
Kret tries to circle away but Tompson has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kret tries to pull guard but Tompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Kret drops back down to his feet.
Tompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kret has had enough of the clinch but Tompson keeps him there for the moment.
Kret tries a body shot but Tompson blocks it.
Kret is trying to pull guard but Tompson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysiek Kret. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kret has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tompson uses from the top position.
Kret working a defensive guard here.

Kret is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Tompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kret gets a clinch.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Tompson misses with a knee to the head.
Tompson prevents Kret from breaking the clinch.
Tompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kret blocks it with crossed arms.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling him.
Kret working hard to break the clinch.
Tompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kret has had enough of the clinch but Tompson keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kret digs a right hand underneath Tompson's ribcage. Tompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kret is trying to pull guard but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret wants to get back to striking at distance but Tompson won't allow it.
Kret is looking to break free of the clinch but Tompson has double underhooks.
Kret has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tompson prevents Kret from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kret tries to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling the position.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret tries to pull guard but Tompson won't allow it.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling him.
Kret scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tompson keeps control of Kret as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kret digs a right hand into Tompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tompson's gas tank.
Tompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kret wants to get back to striking at distance but Tompson won't allow it.
Tompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kret wants to break free but Tompson has control.
Kret tries to circle away but Tompson has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kret.
Kret is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tompson to keep the fight standing.
Kret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret working hard to break the clinch.
Kret tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tompson smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kret.
Tompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kret.
A shot to the liver by Kret. Beautiful body shot.
Krzysiek Kret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kret misses with a head kick.
Jab by Kret.
Krzysiek Kret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kret is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tompson wants to clinch up but Kret keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kret is defended easily by Tompson.
Tompson checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysiek Kret dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kret shoots in for a double leg but Tompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kret scores with a nice right hand.
Kret looks to land a combination. Tompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kret tries to clinch up.
Tompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tompson forces Kret back against the cage and clinches.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kret looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tompson blocks a body shot from Kret.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Kret jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tompson walks away with a smile on his face. Kret gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kret.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysiek Kret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kret is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kret shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tompson eats them both and turns towards Kret to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Kret closes the distance and pushes Tompson back into the cage.
Tompson tries a knee to the head but Kret blocks it.
Kret is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kret.
Tompson keeps control of Kret as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kret tries to circle away but Tompson has him pinned against the cage.
Kret wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kret has had enough of the clinch but Tompson keeps him there for the moment.
Tompson keeps control of Kret as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kret works on Tompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kret is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tompson to keep the fight standing.
Kret digs a right hand underneath Tompson's ribcage. Tompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kret's efforts to push away.
Kret tries to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling the position.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kret jumps guard but Tompson stands there with Kret around his waist. Kret gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kret.
Kret tries to break the clinch but Tompson is controlling the position.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Tompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kret is trying to force a seperation but Tompson has the dominant position.
Kret is trying to break the clinch but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kret fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret is trying to force a seperation but Tompson has the dominant position.
Kret wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tompson has him pressed against the cage.
Kret wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kret has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kret tries to circle away but Tompson has him pinned against the cage.
Tompson scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tompson prevents Kret from breaking the clinch.
Tompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kret has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kret tries a body shot but Tompson blocks it.
Kret misses with a body punch.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Kret tries to break free but Tompson pushes him back against the cage.
Kret wants to break free but Tompson has control.
Tompson avoiding damage as Kret throws knees to the body.
Tompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tompson avoiding damage as Kret throws knees to the body.
Kret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kret wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kret breaks the clinch.
Kret moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kret connects with a looping right hand.
Kret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kret tries to clinch but Tompson moves out of range.
Kret swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kret looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kret wants to clinch.
Kret looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kret throws a series of punches but Tompson avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysiek Kret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kret 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysiek Kret!