PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Compton
vs
Jamison

157 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Edmund Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mathew Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Compton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Compton really is a fat lump.

Jamison jumps guard.
Compton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jamison trying to keep a closed guard but Compton is proving a slippery customer.
Compton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jamison's head.
Compton is looking to stand up but Jamison won't let him.
Jamison wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jamison trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamison trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Compton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Compton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamison trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Compton seems to be looking for submissions.
Compton controlling the action here.

Jamison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Compton seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jamison controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Compton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jamison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Compton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jamison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jamison looking to control.
Compton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jamison is controlling Compton's posture.
Compton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison striking off his back but it's not causing Compton any problems.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Jamison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jamison is trying to keep Compton in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Compton dominated that round.
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.

Jamison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jamison tries to stand but Compton is controlling from the bottom.
Jamison trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Compton is pulling down on Jamison's head. It's preventing any offense from Jamison, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison looking to pass the guard.
Jamison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Compton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamison can do to turn this around?
Jamison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Compton has Jamison pulled in close to control his posture.
Jamison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Compton is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A punch combination from Jamison misses.
Compton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jamison decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Compton is staying active underneath Jamison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jamison is breathing heavily.
Compton tries to roll over but Jamison keeps him under control.
Compton is staying active underneath Jamison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Compton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jamison trying to mount his opponent but Compton defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton controlling the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Compton feints and as Jamison raises his hands in defense, Compton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Compton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Compton preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison keeps trying to improve his position.
Jamison looking to control.
Compton is looking to work some ground and pound but Jamison has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Compton stopping the sweep attempt from Jamison.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jamison looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Compton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Compton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jamison to the mat! Jamison manages to get full guard.
Compton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jamison will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jamison looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton landing some decent shots from guard.
Compton connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Compton is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Edmund Compton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamison working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jamison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jamison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Compton's head.
Jamison is trying to control the action in half guard but Compton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Compton is staying active underneath Jamison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Compton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Compton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Compton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jamison controls the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jamison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton regains half guard.
Compton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Compton keeping hold of Jamison's head, controlling as best he can.
Compton moves into full guard.
Compton pulls Jamison in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Compton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jamison pushes down on Compton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Compton won't allow Jamison to pass to mount.
Compton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Compton is pulling down on Jamison's head. It's preventing any offense from Jamison, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jamison 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Jamison!