PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Complete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Complete has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Complete
vs
Thompson

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

183 cm
21
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Complete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Complete drives through with a takedown into guard.
Complete is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Complete scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Complete postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Complete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Complete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson pulls Complete in to control the position.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Complete scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson wants to sweep here but Complete controlling him for the moment.
Complete has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Complete working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Complete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Complete is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Complete is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson controls Complete momentarily but Complete frees himself.
Complete throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Complete in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Complete wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Complete missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Complete working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson controls Complete momentarily but Complete frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Complete keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Complete counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Complete throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to counter with a clinch but Complete shakes him off and moves away.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Complete circles away.
Complete throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Complete pushes him off.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Complete rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson tries to clinch but Complete is having none of it.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Complete is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Complete circles away and we're back to standing.
Complete delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson leaves Complete with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Complete lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Complete throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Complete. Complete maintains the clinch.

Complete works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Complete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Complete throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complete.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Complete.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Complete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Complete dives in for a single leg takedown but Thompson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Complete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?

Thompson gets a clinch.

Complete jumps guard and drags Thompson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Complete seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complete controlling the position.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Complete swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is continuing to stall.
Mr Complete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Complete keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Complete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Complete throws a big counter combination but Thompson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Thompson.
Complete scores with a one two! Thompson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Thompson is rocked!
Complete closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Thompson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Complete!