PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourdeau comes to the cage accompanied by nothin. Andrew Bourdeau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bourdeau
vs
Thompson

183 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Bourdeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeau shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Bourdeau tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Thompson.

Thompson has managed to clinch.

Bourdeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bourdeau as Thompson shoots in.

Thompson clinches up against the cage.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourdeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson throws a head kick but Bourdeau moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bourdeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Bourdeau on that attempt.
Bourdeau misses with the combination.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bourdeau is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson tries to clinch but Bourdeau moves out of range.
Bourdeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Bourdeau tries to clinch up.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Bourdeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Bourdeau, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Bourdeau against the cage but Bourdeau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bourdeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourdeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourdeau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Bourdeau lands a body shot.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Bourdeau shrugs off.
Bourdeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Bourdeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourdeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson shoots in but Bourdeau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cary Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bourdeau moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Bourdeau lands a right hand.

Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bourdeau clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bourdeau trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bourdeau tries to break free.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bourdeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson biding his time, controlling Bourdeau.
Bourdeau staying busy and making it hard for Thompson to control.
Bourdeau trying to control the hands but Thompson breaks the grip.
Thompson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thompson gets his hands free as Bourdeau looks to control.
Bourdeau rolls, trying to escape but Thompson keeps control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Thompson working for the choke.
Bourdeau trying to control the action but Thompson just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
I really don't envy Bourdeau right now.

Bourdeau showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson gets his hands free as Bourdeau looks to control.
Bourdeau is trying to break free.
Thompson has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cary Thompson 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.

Thompson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Andrew Bourdeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Bourdeau back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Bourdeau tries to tie him up.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bourdeau looking for a takedown.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bourdeau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson is pushing Bourdeau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Thompson gets control of Bourdeau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thompson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thompson wants to stand up but Bourdeau is controlling him.
Bourdeau being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Thompson kicks Bourdeau off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeau is looking to clinch.

Thompson clinches up with Bourdeau and pushes him back against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourdeau. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourdeau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourdeau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeau shows good takedown defense.
Thompson lands a nice looking body kick.

Thompson clinches.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourdeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Thompson closes the distance and pushes Bourdeau back into the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bourdeau walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thompson darts in and clinches Bourdeau up against the cage.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Thompson wants a takedown.
Andrew Bourdeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bourdeau is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bourdeau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Bourdeau in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bourdeau up against the cage.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Bourdeau gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Bourdeau wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson misses with a body kick.

Bourdeau closes the distance and clinches.
Bourdeau has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bourdeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourdeau tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourdeau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourdeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bourdeau darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bourdeau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bourdeau wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Bourdeau wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Bourdeau jumps back.
Bourdeau tries to clinch up.
Thompson shoots in but Bourdeau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bourdeau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Bourdeau throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cary Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourdeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bourdeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Bourdeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Thompson throws a head kick but Bourdeau moves out of range.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson lands with a slapping head kick.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourdeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Thompson instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Bourdeau misses with the head strike.
Bourdeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Bourdeau in his tracks for a moment.
Bourdeau wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bourdeau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bourdeau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bourdeau gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cary Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bourdeau tries for a takedown but Thompson manages to get underhooks.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Bourdeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bourdeau tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Bourdeau back against the cage.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Bourdeau keeps it at a distance.

Bourdeau has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cary Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt

and Bourdeau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bourdeau.
Bourdeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bourdeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Andrew Bourdeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bourdeau's brow.
Bourdeau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thompson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bourdeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bourdeau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Bourdeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Bourdeau blocks with his arms.
Bourdeau lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Bourdeau manages to get underhooks.
Bourdeau tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bourdeau misses with some punches.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Bourdeau 's eye.
Bourdeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Bourdeau in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Bourdeau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bourdeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bourdeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson is pressed up against the cage. Bourdeau has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thompson down to the mat. Thompson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Bourdeau moves out of range easily.
Thompson wants to clinch.

Bourdeau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cary Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bourdeau tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bourdeau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bourdeau breaks from the clinch.
Bourdeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourdeau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson goes for a takedown attempt but Bourdeau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bourdeau is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.

Bourdeau clinches with his opponent.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Bourdeau's ribcage.
Bourdeau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson jumps guard but Bourdeau stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bourdeau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Andrew Bourdeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Bourdeau.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cary Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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