PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's entrance music is Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. A fine choice. Compton has chosen Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinez
vs
Compton

165 cm
37
158 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

183 cm
31
167 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martinez lands a really nice looking cross but Compton seems unphased.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.

Martinez lands a high kick to the side of Compton's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Martinez dives into guard, looking to finish.

Compton is rocked!

It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Compton is keeping the position.
Compton is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Compton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Compton avoids the attempt from Martinez to control.
Compton seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Compton isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Compton.
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Compton is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Compton.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Compton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Compton throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Compton.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a left hand

and Martinez counters with a flying knee that drops Compton!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez is trying to keep Compton in close.

Compton stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Compton cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Compton misses with a right hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with the body kick
and Compton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
Compton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Compton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Compton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
A big left from Compton misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Compton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Martinez moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Compton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice combination there by Compton.
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Compton. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Compton.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Compton wants it to stay on the feet.
Compton keeps Martinez at a distance using the push kick.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bill Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Compton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinez doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Martinez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martinez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Compton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Compton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 jab to the jaw.
Martinez moves out of range as Compton strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
Compton throws a good cross that connects.
Compton throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Compton.
Compton works over Martinez's head and body with a nice combination.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Compton connects with a looping right hand.
Martinez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Compton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Compton throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Compton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Compton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Compton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Compton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Compton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Compton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Compton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Compton throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Compton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martinez feints and then cracks Compton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Compton down.
Compton with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez walks into a left hand.
Compton lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Compton.
Martinez tries to bum rush Compton with a series of wild strikes but Compton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martinez throws a solid leg kick but Compton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Compton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Compton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
Compton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Compton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Compton misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Martinez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Compton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Compton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Compton with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Compton misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Compton.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez throws a chopping leg kick but Compton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Compton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Compton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Compton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez lands the left hand.
Compton scores with a jab.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Compton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
That kick from Compton tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Compton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bill Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Compton throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.

Martinez is rocked!
Martinez is looking to slow Compton down with leg kicks.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton with a nice cross.
Compton lands the left hand.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Compton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez.
Compton checks the leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick that Compton semi-blocks.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Compton swinging wildly here.
Compton lands a head shot.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez misses with a leg kick.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Compton.
Compton misses with a body shot
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Compton lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Compton, right into the meat.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Compton's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
Martinez trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Martinez is looking to pass into half guard but Compton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Compton is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.

Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Compton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Compton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Compton has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bill Compton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Compton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Compton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez thumps Compton with a low kick.
Good exchange - Compton coming out on top.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Compton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez checks a low kick from Compton.
Compton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Compton misses.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a solid leg kick but Compton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martinez.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Compton throws a leg kick that misses.
Martinez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Compton staying out of range there.
A head kick from Compton lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Compton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Compton blocks the body kick.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Compton lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Compton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Compton. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Compton to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
Compton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Compton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Compton lands with a nice body kick.
Compton scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Compton moves out of range of the leg kick from Martinez.
Compton digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Compton connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Compton is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Compton coming out on top.
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!
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez moves out of range as Compton throws a body kick.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Compton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez 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 tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Martinez lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Compton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!
Bill Compton is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Bill Compton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.