PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuan Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Mullins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Compton
vs
Mullins

161 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuan Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Mullins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mullins drives through and clinches with Compton against the cage.
Mullins scores with a shot to the side of Compton's head.
Mullins being controlled against the cage.
Mullins lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mullins.

Mullins pulls Compton into guard.

Mullins pushes Compton off and gets back to his feet.

Mullins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mullins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mullins gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mullins pulls guard.
Compton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mullins striking off his back but it's not causing Compton any problems.
Compton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Compton throwing strikes but missing.
Compton throwing strikes from guard but Mullins blocks nicely.
Compton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins working a defensive guard here.
Mullins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Compton stops Mullins from standing up.
Compton lands a couple of elbows.
Mullins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Mullins pushes Compton off and gets back to his feet.

Mullins moves into the clinch.

Compton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mullins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Compton lands punches and elbows.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullins covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mullins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mullins tries to escape but Compton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mullins to escape the position.
Compton throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mullins!
Mullins trying to get back to his feet but Compton is in full control for now.
Compton misses with a punch to the head.
Mullins trying to control the position but Compton manages to sink in the hooks.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Compton.
Mullins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Mullins is trying to shake Compton off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Compton won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Compton misses with a series of wild punches.

Mullins moves into range and clinches up with Compton.
Mullins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mullins has picked Compton up - he's going for a ride! Mullins dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mullins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Compton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mullins throws a strike but Compton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mullins stopping the sweep attempt from Compton.
Mullins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mullins throws an elbow that misses. Compton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mullins's guard. Nice move by Compton!

Mullins scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Mullins closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Mullins manages to break the clinch.
Mullins throws a lazy head kick
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mullins moves into the clinch.

Mullins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Compton can't fight it off and eventually Mullins manages to take the fight to the floor. Compton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mullins looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mullins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mullins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Mullins 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.

Mullins drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullins chips away with some ground and pound.
Mullins postures up in Compton's guard and throws a big left but Compton blocks it.
Mullins throwing strikes from guard but Compton blocks nicely.
Mullins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mullins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton looking for a sweep. Not yet Compton, not yet.
Mullins throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mullins stopping the sweep attempt from Compton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton wants to get back to his feet but Mullins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mullins is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mullins.
An elbow from Mullins crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is not content to let Mullins control the position.
Mullins controls the position.
Mullins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ethan Mullins has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mullins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mullins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mullins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins taking a breather here.
Mullins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Compton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mullins throws a strike aimed at the side of Compton's head but Compton avoids it well.
Mullins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mullins working the ground and pound but Compton is defending the strikes.

That's four 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.
Mullins fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Mullins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Compton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mullins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Compton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Compton dodges the ground and pound from Mullins.

Mullins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mullins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Compton is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Mullins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Mullins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Compton wants to stand back up but Mullins manages to pass into side control.

Mullins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Compton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mullins wants to control for a moment but Compton uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Mullins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Compton defending well though.
Compton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mullins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Compton defending well though.
Mullins trying to control from half guard but Compton is working away.
Mullins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mullins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mullins seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mullins in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Compton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mullins.
Mullins prevents Compton from improving his position.

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

Mullins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Compton, pushing him back against the cage.
Mullins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mullins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mullins pulls Compton into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mullins manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Compton pulls guard effortlessly.
Mullins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mullins's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mullins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mullins throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton being controlled here, momentarily.
Mullins is looking to work some ground and pound but Compton has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Compton is looking to stand up but Mullins isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuan Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Mullins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Compton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mullins.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Mullins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mullins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Mullins!
An out of breath Ethan Mullins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.