PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Tsoy (ranked 3359 p4p, 6277 weight class) and Dave Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tsoy
vs
Hampton

173 cm
25
180
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
170
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Tsoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Hampton!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tsoy.
Tsoy misses with a double jab.
Hampton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hampton tries to clinch but Tsoy moves out of range.
Hampton dodges the punch combination from Tsoy.
Tsoy throws a right hand that Hampton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hampton also avoids with ease.
Tsoy tests Hampton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tsoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsoy throws a series of punches but Hampton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton wants to clinch.
Tsoy misses with a looping right.
Hampton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsoy is fending him off so far but Hampton persists. Nope, Tsoy circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Tsoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsoy misses the target.
Tsoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hampton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hampton staying out of range there.
Hampton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsoy circles away.
Tsoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Tsoy misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to clinch but Tsoy moves out of range.
Hampton tries to clinch there but Tsoy circles away.
Hampton darts in trying to clinch
and Tsoy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hampton is looking to clinch.
Tsoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsoy loads up on a big right hand but Hampton slips the punch.
Hampton moves in looking to clinch but Tsoy pushes him off.
Tsoy throwing a counter right hand but Hampton manages to avoid it.
Hampton moves away from the strike by Tsoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsoy is breathing heavily.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Tsoy is avoiding it.
Tsoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hampton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hampton moves in looking to clinch but Tsoy pushes him off.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tsoy as he avoids it easily.
Hampton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bo Tsoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Tsoy is avoiding it.
Bo Tsoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hampton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hampton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton jumps guard but Tsoy stands there with Hampton around his waist. Hampton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bo Tsoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hampton.

Tsoy breaks from the clinch.
Hampton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tsoy defends well and Hampton ends up having to push Tsoy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hampton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hampton fails with the takedown.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Tsoy is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsoy pinned against the cage. Tsoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Tsoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tsoy throws a right and a left that Hampton avoids nicely.
Tsoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tsoy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hampton shoots in but Tsoy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Tsoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hampton.
Tsoy takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Tsoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Tsoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsoy scores with a one two! Hampton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tsoy. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hampton is looking to clinch but Tsoy is avoiding it.
Tsoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hampton can do to turn this around?
Hampton is looking to clinch.
Tsoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampton.

Hampton rushes Tsoy and presses him up against the cage.
Hampton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tsoy to keep the fight standing.
Bo Tsoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Hampton.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton shoots in but Tsoy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Tsoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hampton.
Hampton wants to clinch up but Tsoy keeps it at a distance.
Hampton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tsoy's waist but Tsoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hampton off to one side.
Hampton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tsoy keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Tsoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bo Tsoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Tsoy as Hampton shoots in.
Hampton tries to clinch but Tsoy moves out of range.
Hampton moves in looking to clinch but Tsoy pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsoy throws a right hand that Hampton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hampton also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Hampton.
A big left from Tsoy misses.
Tsoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsoy takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Hampton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hampton moves in looking to clinch but Tsoy pushes him off.
Hampton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tsoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hampton somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to clinch but Tsoy is having none of it.
Hampton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoy.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hampton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tsoy.
Hampton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsoy circles away.
The fighters circling - Tsoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hampton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hampton or perhaps it was just good defense by Tsoy, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Tsoy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Tsoy. No joy for Hampton on that attempt.
Tsoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tsoy throws out a powerful jab.
Tsoy throws an overhand right that lands on Hampton's shoulder, as Hampton tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tsoy. That snapped Hampton's head back.
Hampton wants to clinch up but Tsoy keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Tsoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hampton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Hampton off the cage and back into range.
Tsoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hampton circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hampton tries to clinch but Tsoy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hampton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tsoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Hampton is trying to drag Tsoy to the mat but Tsoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hampton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tsoy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hampton.

Hampton decides to pull guard.

Hampton is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tsoy has his hands clasped together but Hampton extends and breaks Tsoy's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hampton.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Hampton!
After winning the bout, Dave Hampton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.