PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill Jones. Bill Compton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Compton
vs
Bale

183 cm
24
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Bale!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bale.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bale, as that shot connected.
Compton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bale is looking to chop away at Compton's legs.
Bale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Compton is out of range and Bale settles back down.
Adrian Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Compton blocks a jab.
Bale misses with a hook
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton tries to clinch up but Bale circles away and keeps his distance.
Compton misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Bale misses the jab.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Compton works Bale's body with a nice hook.
Bale thows a body shot but no joy.
Bale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale dodges the punch combination from Compton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale tries to bum rush Compton with a series of wild strikes but Compton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Compton.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Compton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Bale misses

and Compton moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale being controlled against the cage.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
Bale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Compton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses.
Compton stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Adrian Bale has been cut.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Compton stalling.
Compton trying to control the position but instead, Bale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Compton into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton misses with an elbow over the top.
Compton lands an elbow just above Bale 's eye.
Bale is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Compton lands a damaging elbow.
Compton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Compton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Compton lands a damaging elbow.
Compton stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Bale shrugs off.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Bale shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adrian Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Compton misses its intended target.
Bale moves away from the strike by Compton.
Bale lands a really nice looking cross but Compton seems unphased.
Compton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bale connects with the punch.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Bale there.
A punch combination from Bale misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Compton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale misses with a body shot.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Compton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Compton's calf.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Compton's belly button to the back.
Bale avoids the body shot from Compton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws the kick towards the body but Compton avoids it.
Compton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Compton.
Bale throws a low kick but Compton moves out of range easily.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Compton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bale swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Compton's shoulder, as Compton tries to avoid the shot.
Bale scores with a shot to the body.
Compton slips under a jab.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.
Bale misses with a hook to the body
and Compton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bale misses with a hook
and Compton counters with a nice body kick.
Compton lands with a good body shot.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Compton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bale has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bale is rocked!
Compton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale is still on wobbly legs! Can Compton finish him?
Compton fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bale to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bale looks to clinch but Compton throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bale taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bill Compton!