PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Brazil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamar Thompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brazil
vs
Thompkins

180 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Brazil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lamar Thompkins!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brazil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brazil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thompkins scores with a shoulder strike.

Brazil pulls guard effortlessly.

Thompkins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brazil manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thompkins has Brazil in his guard.

Thompkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brazil trying to control but Thompkins is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazil is really struggling to control Thompkins but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil postures up and lands a big shot to Thompkins's brow.
Brazil slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brazil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thompkins wants to get back to full guard.

Brazil seems to be working for a kimura but Thompkins defends the submission attempt.
Thompkins is looking to improve his position.

Brazil wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Brazil.

Thompkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Brazil is looking for a kimura here.
Brazil wants to control but Thompkins is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Brazil seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brazil in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thompkins tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brazil!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Judo Brazil!
Judo Brazil took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.