PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mose Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ballarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Ballarat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Compton
vs
Ballarat

159 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mose Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ballarat!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Compton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballarat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ballarat is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballarat tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
Compton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Compton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Compton leaning against his opponent.
Ballarat has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
Compton fails to pull guard.
Ballarat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballarat has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
Ballarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballarat is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Ballarat is trying to break free.
Ballarat working hard to break the clinch.
Ballarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballarat wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballarat backwards.
Compton keeps control of Ballarat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Compton has Ballarat pressed against the cage, preventing Ballarat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballarat wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Ballarat is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Compton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Compton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Compton scores with a knee to the head.
Ballarat is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.

Compton tightens his grip and picks Ballarat up, before dumping him to the ground. Ballarat manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Compton gets to his feet - Ballarat follows without any prompting.
Compton moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballarat.
No joy there for Ballarat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballarat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Compton gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Compton working the strikes but Ballarat uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ballarat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Compton decides to stand up.
Compton shoots in for a takedown but Ballarat shows good takedown defense.
Ballarat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Compton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballarat wants to stand and escape but Compton is having none of it.
Ballarat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Ballarat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Ballarat.
Ballarat lands an overhand right.
Ballarat swinging wildly here.
Compton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mose Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Compton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mose Compton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ballarat tries to bum rush Compton with a series of wild strikes but Compton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Ballarat.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballarat fails to land with a series of punches.
Ballarat throws a right hand that Compton ducks under and follows up with a left that Compton also avoids with ease.
Compton tries to clinch up but Ballarat circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Compton.
Ballarat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Compton needs to keep his hands up - Ballarat had a free shot at his head there.
Ballarat throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat swinging wildly here.
Ballarat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ballarat stuffs the takedown.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Ballarat.
Compton dodges the punch combination from Ballarat.
Ballarat is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Ballarat as Compton shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mose Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Compton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ballarat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Compton somewhat.
Compton shoots in looking for a takedown. Ballarat tries to sprawl out of it but Compton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ballarat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat punishes Compton's body with a nice straight punch.
Mose Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ballarat thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballarat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Compton shoots for a takedown but Ballarat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ballarat misses with a double jab
and Compton counters with a big head kick but Ballarat shrugs it off.
Compton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Compton dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballarat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ballarat's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat can't break the clinch.
Compton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ballarat up against the cage.
Compton has Ballarat pressed against the cage, preventing Ballarat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballarat tries to break free but Compton pushes him back against the cage.
Ballarat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ballarat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton misses with a takedown attempt - Ballarat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Compton is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat scores with a one two! Compton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Compton shoots in but no luck this time.
Ballarat throws a combination that misses

and Compton counters by clinching up.
Ballarat is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Ballarat wants to break free but Compton has control.
Ballarat is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.
Compton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballarat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Ballarat can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballarat is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Ballarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ballarat has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ballarat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

No joy there for Ballarat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ballarat throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.

Compton forces Ballarat back against the cage and clinches.
Compton prevents Ballarat from breaking the clinch.
Ballarat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Compton fails to pull guard.
Ballarat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ballarat blocking some punches.
Ballarat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Compton is trying to pull guard but Ballarat has him pressed against the cage.
Ballarat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Ballarat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballarat wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballarat is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.
Ballarat is trying to break free.
Ballarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Ballarat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballarat blocks an elbow strike.
Compton stalling in the clinch but Ballarat improves position.
Ballarat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack Ballarat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ballarat wants to break free but Compton has control.
Ballarat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ballarat is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Ballarat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballarat being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Compton misses with a punch to the body.

Compton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballarat looks to land a combination but Compton avoids it well.
Ballarat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballarat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballarat throws a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Ballarat.
Ballarat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ballarat misses with a wild combination.
Ballarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballarat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Compton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ballarat throws a right hand that Compton ducks under and follows up with a left that Compton also avoids with ease.
Ballarat looks to land a combination. Compton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Compton dives in for a single leg takedown but Ballarat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mose Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballarat tries to break free but Compton pushes him back against the cage.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballarat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Ballarat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballarat wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Ballarat is trying to force a seperation but Compton has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Compton controlling the action here for a moment.
Ballarat is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Compton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballarat.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Ballarat blocks with his arms.
Compton stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ballarat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ballarat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ballarat!