PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garfield Heathcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Von Thronstahl - Adoration to Europa . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Compton
vs
Heathcliff

165 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill 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, Garfield Heathcliff!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton stuffs the takedown attempt from Heathcliff. Heathcliff gets slowly back to his feet.
Heathcliff misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Compton. No joy for Heathcliff on that attempt.
Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garfield Heathcliff.

Compton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Compton is working Heathcliff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Compton stops Heathcliff from standing up.
Compton with a nice head shot there.
Heathcliff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Compton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Compton with a nice head shot there.
Compton lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Compton is in close to Heathcliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heathcliff working a defensive guard here.
Heathcliff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Compton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heathcliff looks gassed!
Heathcliff keeping full guard, as Compton tries to pass.
Compton works over Heathcliff with some ground and pound from guard.
Compton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Compton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Compton thows a big elbow that misses.
Compton connects with a couple of short punches.
Heathcliff throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Heathcliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Compton.
Heathcliff wants to sweep but no luck.
Compton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heathcliff's head.
Heathcliff is trying to control the position but Compton postures up.
Compton works over Heathcliff with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Compton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Compton cracks Heathcliff with a solid left hand.
Compton cracks Heathcliff with a solid left hand.
Heathcliff wants to sweep but no luck.
Heathcliff is looking to stand up but Compton isn't so interested in that idea.
Compton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Compton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Compton is in close to Heathcliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heathcliff is trying to control the position but Compton postures up.
Compton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Heathcliff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Compton defends well.
Compton postures up and lands a big shot to Heathcliff's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton works over Heathcliff with some ground and pound from guard.
Compton cracks Heathcliff with a solid left hand.
Compton is working Heathcliff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heathcliff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Compton.
Compton is in close to Heathcliff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Compton throws a strike but Heathcliff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Heathcliff thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Compton wants to improve his position but instead Heathcliff has moved into half guard.
Heathcliff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Compton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heathcliff prevents Compton from standing back up.
Compton is refusing to be controlled, as Heathcliff sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Heathcliff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Compton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Compton working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill 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.

Compton throws a lazy right hand but Heathcliff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Compton feints and as Heathcliff raises his hands in defense, Compton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Compton won't allow Heathcliff to sweep him here.
Compton throwing strikes but missing.
Heathcliff is trying to control the position but Compton postures up.
Compton works over Heathcliff with some ground and pound from guard.
Heathcliff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Compton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heathcliff's guard.
Bill Compton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heathcliff wants to control but Compton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heathcliff taking some punishment here, with Compton in his half guard.
Compton prevents Heathcliff from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Compton connects with a nice short shot to Heathcliff's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Compton slips a nice elbow through Heathcliff's hands, connecting with Heathcliff's forehead.
Compton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Compton winds up and cracks Heathcliff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heathcliff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Compton.
Compton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Compton is nestled in close to Heathcliff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Compton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Heathcliff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Compton.
Heathcliff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Compton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Compton working Heathcliff over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Compton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Heathcliff tries to roll over but Compton keeps him under control.
Heathcliff trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Compton lands a nice short elbow.
Compton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heathcliff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Compton is working away from the top position though.
Compton winds up and cracks Heathcliff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Compton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Heathcliff taking some punishment here, with Compton in his half guard.
Heathcliff wants to get back to his feet.
Compton lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heathcliff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Compton.
Compton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Compton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Compton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Compton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Compton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Compton winds up and cracks Heathcliff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Compton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Compton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Compton throwing shots but Heathcliff is blocking nicely.
Compton drops an elbow to the side of Heathcliff's head.
Compton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heathcliff defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Heathcliff misses with a takedown

and Compton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Compton.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Compton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heathcliff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Compton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heathcliff's head.
Compton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Heathcliff uses the cage to get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Heathcliff.
Heathcliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Compton circles away.

Compton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Heathcliff wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Compton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Compton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Compton postures up and lands a big shot to Heathcliff's brow.
Compton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Compton thows a big elbow that misses.
Compton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Heathcliff wants to get back to his feet but Compton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heathcliff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Compton throws and elbow that misses. Heathcliff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Compton's guard. Nice move by Heathcliff!
Compton can't keep his opponent in guard - Heathcliff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heathcliff is looking to take a break and control but Compton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heathcliff wants to pass to mount but Compton is defending the position.
Heathcliff with the ground and pound but Compton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Compton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heathcliff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Compton wants to sweep here but Heathcliff controlling him for the moment.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Heathcliff from controlling successfully.

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.
Compton wants to sweep here but Heathcliff controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heathcliff tries to clinch there but Compton circles away.
Heathcliff fails with the takedown

and Compton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heathcliff's guard.
Compton throws a big right hand that misses.
Compton postures up in Heathcliff's guard and throws a big left but Heathcliff blocks it.
Compton prevents Heathcliff from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heathcliff is on top in guard.

Compton uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton closes the distance and clinches up with Heathcliff, looking for a takedown. Compton pushes Heathcliff against the cage but Heathcliff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heathcliff shoots and misses

and Compton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heathcliff's guard now.
Compton preventing the sweep.
Compton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Compton scoring with some ground and pound.
Compton postures up in Heathcliff's guard and throws a big left but Heathcliff blocks it.
Compton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heathcliff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Compton distracts Heathcliff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Compton stands and throws Heathcliff's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heathcliff manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Compton working the head and body with strikes.
Compton is nestled in close to Heathcliff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Compton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Compton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Compton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Compton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Heathcliff is looking for a sweep. Compton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Compton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Compton scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Compton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Compton!