PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunde Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Compton's choice of entrance music: Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill Jones. Bill Compton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sven
vs
Compton

182 cm
21
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunde Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sven throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
Sven slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Compton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Compton throws a wild body kick that Sven sees coming a mile off.
Sven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven misses with a left hand
and Sven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Compton as he connects with a hook.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Compton forces Sven back against the cage and clinches.
Sven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sven takes an elbow to the temple.

Sven breaks from the clinch.
Sven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Compton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Compton catches Sven right on the button with a cross.
Compton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sven eats them both and turns towards Compton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Compton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Compton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sven misses with a hook
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton lands a nice looking body kick.
Sven throws a right hand that misses
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
Sven throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton connects with a jab.

Compton moves into range and clinches up with Sven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Sven shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sven takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Compton.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sven is keeping busy.
Compton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Compton blocking some punches.
Compton controlling the action here for a moment.
Compton lands a nice knee to the body.
Compton lands an elbow just above Sven 's eye.
Compton lands an elbow just above Sven 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Compton.
Sven misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Compton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sven can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands an elbow that stopped Sven in his tracks for a moment.
Compton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Compton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sven's defenses.
Sven goes for a takedown in the clinch but Compton prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Compton.
Sven is breathing heavily.
Compton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Compton stalling.
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Compton.
Compton effectively controlling the action here.
Compton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sven's efforts to push away.
Compton has Sven pressed against the cage, preventing Sven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton has Sven pressed against the cage.
Compton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Compton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Compton scores with the left hand. Sven knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sven scores with a takedown into Compton's guard.
Compton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sven!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sven is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Compton controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Compton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Compton tries to clinch there but Sven circles away.
Compton tests Sven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Compton with a hook.
Compton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton throws a head kick but Sven moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Compton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Compton slips under a jab from Sven.
Donk. Compton catches Sven right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sven swings widly with a right hand

and Compton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Compton.
Compton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton lands a nice knee to the body.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Sven shrugs off.
Compton looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Compton.
Sven misses with some punches.
Compton misses with an elbow strike.
Compton throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Compton throws an elbow but misses.
Sven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Compton lands an uppercut.
Sven blocks an elbow strike.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sven takes an elbow to the forehead.
Compton is looking to control Sven's arms but Sven gets an underhook and turns him. Now Compton has his back to the cage.
Compton stalling against the cage.
Sven takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven can't break the clinch.
Sven dodges an elbow strike from Compton.
Compton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sven misses with some punches.
Compton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sven misses with the head strike.
Compton throws an elbow that misses.
Compton wants to stall.
Compton lands an elbow that stopped Sven in his tracks for a moment.
Compton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sven is keeping busy.
Compton lands a nice elbow.
Sven wants to break free but Compton has control.
Compton crunches a lovely knee into Sven's ribcage.
Sven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Compton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Compton lands a body punch.
Compton lands a nice elbow.
Sven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Compton's brow.
Sven is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton scores a nice knee to the body.
Compton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Compton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Compton is trying to stall.
Compton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Sven breaks the clinch.
Sven swings widly with a right hand
and Compton counters with a solid body kick.
Sven motions for Compton to come forward. Sven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bill Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Compton counters with a one-two to the body.
Compton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Compton scores with a three punch combo!
Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sven.
A jab from Sven misses.
Sven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Compton defends it nicely.
Compton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to clinch up but Sven keeps it at a distance.
Sven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Compton. Beautiful body shot.
Sven misses with a right hand
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton stuns Sven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Compton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Compton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Compton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Compton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sven.
Compton jabs at Sven's body.
Sven misses with a body shot
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton scores with a leg kick.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Sven pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Sven.
Gunde Sven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sven misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Compton cracks Sven with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Compton catches Sven right on the button with a cross.
Compton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Compton counters by clinching up.
Compton lands an elbow inside.
Sven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Compton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Compton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sven tries to circle away but Compton has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.
Sven avoids a wild elbow strike from Compton.
Compton lands an elbow just above Sven 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Compton.
Compton landing knees to the head.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Sven blocks with his arms.
Compton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Compton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sven's brow.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Sven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Compton lands an elbow inside.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.
A frustrated look appears on Sven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Compton stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sven has picked Compton up - he's going for a ride! Sven dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Compton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Compton wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Compton is not content to let Sven control the position.
Sven with the ground and pound but Compton uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sven stands up from Compton's guard - Sven perhaps looking for a knockout.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Compton doesn't manage to clinch there - Sven circles away.
Gunde Sven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Compton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
A big left from Sven misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton scores with a hook.
Sven walks into a stiff left hand from Compton.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Compton.
Compton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sven takes a step back to recover.
Sven falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Compton to counter with a crisp jab.
Sven has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Compton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Compton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!