PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koltun
vs
Thompson

198 cm
26
259 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

203 cm
22
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Koltun misses.
Thompson slips a jab from Koltun.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Koltun.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Koltun moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koltun jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Koltun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Koltun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tests Koltun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson lands with a hook. Koltun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson throws a fast counter high kick but Koltun manages to duck under it in time.
We've been told by Koltun's head coaches at Ora Et Labora that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koltun connects with a single shot there.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Koltun finds it's target.

Koltun lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Koltun takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thompson is rocked!
Kamil Koltun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Koltun pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Koltun slows down the pace here.

Koltun manages to break the clinch.

Koltun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koltun misses with a two punch combination.
Kamil Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Thompson catches Koltun right on the button with a cross.
Koltun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson slips a jab from Koltun.

Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koltun's guard.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koltun wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to control but Koltun is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koltun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koltun is looking to land body kicks.
Koltun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koltun scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koltun misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Koltun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koltun throws a big shot that misses.
Koltun walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Koltun moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koltun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koltun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Koltun.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koltun throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kamil Koltun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kamil Koltun's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Koltun shows good takedown defense.
Koltun drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Koltun.
Thompson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun misses with a low kick.
Koltun throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Koltun. Those never looked like landing.
Koltun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Koltun rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.

Thompson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Koltun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koltun dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Koltun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is chipping away with strikes.

Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thompson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thompson trying to control the action but Koltun is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thompson taking a break here but Koltun is having none of it and regains half guard.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Koltun defends it.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koltun tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamil Koltun's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun is looking to counter with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Thompson.
Koltun takes one on the button.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Koltun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koltun lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Koltun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Thompson.

Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Koltun's guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Koltun blocks nicely.
Trey Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koltun trying to control the position.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koltun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Koltun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koltun jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Kamil Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koltun tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson takes a swing at Koltun's ribcage but misses.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koltun walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Koltun had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koltun moves away.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Koltun fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thompson just manages to avoid it.
Thompson dives in and grabs Koltun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koltun pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Koltun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson throws a big counter head kick but Koltun avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koltun.
Thompson defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.

Thompson gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Koltun works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Koltun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Thompson!