PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tompson
vs
Moss

186 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 24 - 0

183 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Tompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Moss!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tompson moves in looking to clinch but Moss pushes him off.
Moss shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Moss.

Tompson clinches up against the cage.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moss takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like King Moss has been cut.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson is breathing heavily.
Tompson tries a knee to the head but Moss blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but Moss blocks with his arms.

Moss breaks from the clinch.
Tompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Moss. Moss gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moss.
Tommy Tompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Moss.
Nice takedown defense from Tompson. No joy for Moss on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Moss. Moss gets slowly back to his feet.
Tompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Moss. Moss gets slowly back to his feet.
Tompson defending well as Moss loads up on a big left hand.
Moss throws out a loose jab but Tompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moss throws a one two combo.
Moss throws a wild body kick that Tompson sees coming a mile off.
Tompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tompson tries to clinch up.
Tompson tries to clinch up

and Moss counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompson keeps control of Moss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tompson is keeping busy.
Tompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Tompson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moss blocks it with crossed arms.
Tompson misses with a knee strike.
Moss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tompson is defending well.
Tompson tries to land a knee to the head but Moss blocks with his arms.

Moss manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tompson wants to stand and escape but instead Moss has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moss looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss passes into half guard.

Moss has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tompson defend it? Moss steps over the head and cranks it - Tompson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Moss!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Moss!