PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Run This Town. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. Klein East has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Compton's chin.

Compton
vs
East

188 cm
24
218 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
24
205 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East slips a jab from Compton.
East misses the jab.
East swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
Compton leaves East with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
East shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
Compton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East looks to throw the jab but Compton is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Compton shoots in and drives through. East sprawls well.
East is looking to land body kicks.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
East throws a leg kick
and Compton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
East tries a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Compton throws a hook but East blocks it.
Compton blocks a head kick by East.
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
East throws a one two combo.
East tries a low kick but Compton avoids it.
East has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrone Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klein East.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Compton finds it's way through East's defenses.
East avoids the body shot from Compton.
East throws a sloppy body shot
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East throws a leg kick but Compton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Compton scores with a jab.
Compton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East misses with an uppercut. Compton saw that one coming.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Compton misses with a body shot
and East counters with a thumping low kick.
East throws a leg kick
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton shoots in but no luck this time.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East moves out of range as Compton strikes.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
East takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with the body kick
and East counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East misses the body punch
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Compton counters with a nice body shot.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
East lands with an overhand left.
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!
East chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
East is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Compton rather than just go for the knockout.
East fails in his attempt to clinch.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Compton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton swings away with a body shot that misses
and East makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Compton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

East connects with a single shot there.
East throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East clobbers Compton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
East lands with a good body shot.
East swinging wildly here.
East uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
East throws a body kick the misses
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Compton finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
East misses the shot to the body.
Compton misses with a shot to the body
and East counters with a big head kick but Compton shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and East has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Compton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Compton looks to land a combination. East sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
East wants to land a leg kick but Compton is out of range.
East tried to score with a low kick but Compton checks it.
Compton blocks a head kick by East.
Compton throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Compton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from East as Compton shoots in.
East misses with a few strikes there.
Compton fails with the takedown.
East throws a right and a left that Compton avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Compton connects with a body shot that sends East's belly button to the back.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
East uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Compton has time to react.
East throws a body kick that misses.
East scores with a body shot.
East lands a jab to the nose.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from East.
East throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Compton counter with a right hand.

East shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Compton kicks off East and gets to his feet.

Compton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
East moves into full guard.
East bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Compton's guard.
Compton looking for a sweep. Not yet Compton, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton being controlled here, momentarily.
Compton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Compton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Klein East will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Compton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of East's head.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East throws a leg kick which misses Compton's front leg but catches the back leg as Compton tries to avoid it.
Compton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Compton as he connects with a hook.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Compton.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Compton slips a jab from East.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
East slips under a jab from Compton.
Compton takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Compton with a nice cross.
Compton blocks a low kick nicely.
East checks a low kick from Compton.
Compton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from East.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Compton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Compton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Compton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton tries to stand but East is controlling from the bottom.
East keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
East wants to sweep here but Compton controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Compton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East staying out of range there.
East takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Compton lands a head shot.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
East ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton misses with an uppercut. East saw that one coming.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Compton is able to avoid easily.
Compton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East misses with a body punch
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from East misses
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but East checks it.
Compton misses with a body punch
and East counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton throws a hook but East blocks it.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
Klein East seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
East swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Compton.
I think Compton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!