PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Sid Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Compton
vs
Wright

188 cm
22
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Wright!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Sid Wright has been cut.
Compton lands a body shot.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Compton.
Compton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
Compton lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton throws a hook but Wright blocks it.

Compton lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wright sprawling to the canvas. Compton follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wright hang on?

Wright is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Compton controlling the pace.
Wright trying to control but Compton postures up.
Compton drops an elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright trying to hold on to Compton's head to control him but Compton postures up.
Compton wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.

Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Compton is keen to just control but Wright is a slippery customer.
Wright is looking to improve his position.

That's two 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.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Compton is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Compton finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Compton throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Compton.
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Compton. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Tyrone Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Wright.
Compton throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Tyrone Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Compton.
Wright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Compton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wright.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Compton. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to de liver by Compton. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Compton counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright looks gassed!
The fighters circle momentarily. Compton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Compton saw that one coming.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Compton.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Wright's cut.
That's time! Compton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wright has his takedown stuffed
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
Wright throws a leg kick but Compton moved away.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright tries for a takedown but Compton circles away easily
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrone Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Wright.
Decent striking displayed by Compton there.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Compton slips under a jab from Wright.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws the left hand but Compton avoids the punch easily.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws the left hand but Compton avoids the punch easily.
Compton connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Compton lands.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Compton finish him?
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses

and Wright is countered with a crisp right hand from Compton that sends him to the canvas! Compton follows him to the mat into side control.

Compton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Compton tries to advance to mount but can't.
Compton cracks Wright with a big elbow.
Wright struggling a bit here.
Wright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Compton is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wright wants to improve his position but Compton is controlling well.
Wright trying to hold on to Compton's head to control him but Compton postures up.
Compton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Wright regains full guard. Nicely done.

Wright working for a triangle but Compton defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wright is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Compton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Compton has escaped and now he's on top!
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Compton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Compton counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Compton counters with a left to the body.
Compton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Compton cracks Wright with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wright falls to his knees and Compton doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Compton!