PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Tomlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Compton
vs
Tomlin

184 cm
31
145 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Tomlin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Compton clinches up with Tomlin and pushes him back against the ropes.

Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton throws a right and a left that Tomlin avoids nicely.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tomlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton defending well as Tomlin loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Tomlin does it's job there.
Tomlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tomlin.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Tomlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomlin is just out of range.
Tomlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
Tomlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Compton. Compton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Tomlin.
Tomlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Compton.
Compton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Tomlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Compton thinking.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomlin.

Compton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Compton breaks the clinch.
Compton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Compton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Compton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Compton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Compton throws the left hand but Tomlin avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Compton misses its intended target.
Tomlin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton misses with the combination.
Tomlin moves away from the strike by Compton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Compton throws a looping overhand right but Tomlin ducks down to avoid it.
Tomlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Compton.
Compton throws a head kick that misses
and Tomlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Compton throws a combination. Tomlin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jeff Tomlin has been cut.
Compton misses with a combination
and Tomlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.

Compton rushes Tomlin and presses him up against the ropes.

Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Compton closes the distance and pushes Tomlin back into the ropes.

Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Compton throws the left hand but Tomlin avoids the punch easily.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Compton misses with a double jab
and Tomlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tomlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Compton wants to slow Tomlin down by chopping away at his legs.
Compton throws a series of punches but Tomlin avoids them all with ease.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Tomlin moved out of range.
Compton misses with a hook
and Tomlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton is breathing heavily.
Tomlin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tomlin.
Tomlin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Compton is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomlin.
Oh Compton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Tomlin.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tomlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Tomlin. Those never looked like landing.
Tomlin throws a good cross that connects.
Tomlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Compton.
Compton swinging wildly here.
Tomlin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Compton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tomlin walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomlin catches Compton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomlin counters with a three punch combo that has Compton backing up. Compton nods at Tomlin to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomlin throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
Tomlin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Compton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bert Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Compton takes the fight into the clinch.

Compton manages to break the clinch.
Bert Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Compton with a nice cross.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick
and Tomlin counters with a nice body shot.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomlin scores with a jab. Compton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton throws a series of punches but Tomlin moves out of range.
Tomlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Compton at a distance.
Tomlin lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Compton. Tomlin shrugs it off though.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Bert Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomlin counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomlin swinging wildly here.
Compton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Compton misses with a left hand
and Tomlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Compton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Compton misses with a double jab
and Tomlin counters with a head kick.
A jab from Tomlin does it's job there.
Compton connects with the punch.
Tomlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
Tomlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Compton.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Compton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin jabs Compton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tomlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Tomlin scores with a nice strike.
Compton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Compton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Compton misses with a two punch combination.
Tomlin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tomlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Compton off the ropes and back into range.
Compton tries to land a body kick
and Tomlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton misses with a right hand
and Tomlin counters with a three punch combo that has Compton backing up. Compton nods at Tomlin to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Compton misses its intended target.

Tomlin closes the distance and clinches.
Tomlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Compton is trying to break the clinch but Tomlin is controlling him.
Tomlin taking a breather.
Tomlin is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Compton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Compton throws a series of punches but Tomlin moves out of range.
Tomlin lands with a good body shot.
Compton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomlin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Compton scrambles back to his feet.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Tomlin pushes him off.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Tomlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donk. Tomlin catches Compton right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Compton.
Tomlin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Compton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomlin dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomlin avoids the head kick by Compton.
Tomlin throws a leg kick which misses Compton's front leg but catches the back leg as Compton tries to avoid it.
Tomlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Compton at a distance.
Tomlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a left hand
and Tomlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton missing with a left hand there. Tomlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomlin with a jab.
Compton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tomlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Compton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tomlin misses with a head kick.
Tomlin throws a nice looking combination but Compton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tomlin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Compton defending well as Tomlin loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Tomlin.
Compton throws a chopping leg kick but Tomlin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton throws a series of punches but Tomlin avoids them all with ease.
Compton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Compton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tomlin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Tomlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Compton misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Compton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Compton does no damage.
Compton scores with a hook.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Compton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tomlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tomlin scores with a head kick. Compton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tomlin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tomlin lands a right and a left and another right! Compton goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Tomlin!