PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FLASH HOLDEN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thompson
vs
HOLDEN

180 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, FLASH HOLDEN!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but HOLDEN moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
HOLDEN throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
HOLDEN shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
HOLDEN throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Chris Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a series of punches but HOLDEN avoids them all with ease.
HOLDEN misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and HOLDEN counters with a takedown into side control.

HOLDEN tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
HOLDEN wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

HOLDEN decides to stand back up.
HOLDEN fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
HOLDEN lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
HOLDEN closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. HOLDEN pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract HOLDEN.
Thompson throws a body kick the misses
and HOLDEN counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - HOLDEN throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
HOLDEN steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
HOLDEN misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FLASH HOLDEN.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but HOLDEN uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
HOLDEN wants to clinch.
Chris Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
HOLDEN throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a right hand that HOLDEN ducks under and follows up with a left that HOLDEN also avoids with ease.
HOLDEN shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
HOLDEN shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
HOLDEN dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson throws the left hand but HOLDEN avoids the punch easily.
HOLDEN works Thompson's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HOLDEN throws a head kick that Thompson semi-blocks.
HOLDEN is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
HOLDEN misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
HOLDEN on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
HOLDEN throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson connects with the punch.
HOLDEN throws a head kick that misses.
HOLDEN on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
HOLDEN fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by HOLDEN.

HOLDEN closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - HOLDEN lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
HOLDEN postures up.

HOLDEN decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thompson, up you get!
HOLDEN misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

FLASH HOLDEN dominated that round.
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.

HOLDEN misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
HOLDEN looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but HOLDEN persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from HOLDEN.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of HOLDEN's head but HOLDEN sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Chris Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HOLDEN throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
HOLDEN looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
HOLDEN misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
HOLDEN shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Chris Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FLASH HOLDEN.
HOLDEN doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
HOLDEN displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for HOLDEN on that attempt.
Thompson throws a hook but HOLDEN avoids it easily.
A big left from HOLDEN misses.
HOLDEN misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson throws a hook but HOLDEN avoids it easily.
Thompson tries to bum rush HOLDEN with a series of wild strikes but HOLDEN uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by HOLDEN.
HOLDEN wants to clinch
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
HOLDEN dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
A punch combination from HOLDEN misses.
HOLDEN misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
HOLDEN bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson walks forward, straight into a front kick from HOLDEN.
HOLDEN scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
HOLDEN tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a combination
and HOLDEN counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at HOLDEN to acknowledge the strikes.
HOLDEN misses with a double jab.
HOLDEN wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson throws a combination. HOLDEN tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from HOLDEN misses.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but HOLDEN moved out of range nicely.
HOLDEN lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.

HOLDEN scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
HOLDEN content to control rather than advance.
HOLDEN wants to stand but Thompson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson wants to sweep here but HOLDEN controlling him for the moment.
HOLDEN tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thompson misses with a straight right.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and HOLDEN counters with a slapping leg kick.

HOLDEN shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than HOLDEN was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
HOLDEN sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
HOLDEN wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
HOLDEN trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but HOLDEN has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
HOLDEN trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.

HOLDEN looking for a guillotine from mount but Thompson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
HOLDEN fails to move to back control.
HOLDEN throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thompson because HOLDEN loaded up on that one.
HOLDEN looking to ground and pound but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thompson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

HOLDEN is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson passes HOLDEN's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but HOLDEN is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

HOLDEN pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
FLASH HOLDEN comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think HOLDEN 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FLASH HOLDEN!