PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse comes into the arena with And then they run blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stackhouse
vs
Compton

191 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Stackhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Compton!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton shoots in for a takedown but Stackhouse shows good takedown defense.
Stackhouse stuffs the takedown attempt from Compton. Compton gets slowly back to his feet.
Compton with a poor takedown
and Stackhouse counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jason Stackhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Compton.
Compton tries for a takedown but Stackhouse circles away easily

and Stackhouse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Stackhouse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Stackhouse scores a takedown into full mount!
Stackhouse lands with some strikes.
Stackhouse controlling from mount.
Stackhouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Compton on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stackhouse unloads with some shots from mount but Compton bucks and avoids them well.
Stackhouse with the ground and pound from mount.
Stackhouse misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton tries to reverse the position but Stackhouse maintains control.
Stackhouse wants to control but Compton has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Stackhouse wants to free his trapped foot but Compton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stackhouse throws a strike but Compton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Compton working a defensive guard here.
Stackhouse throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Compton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stackhouse trying to move into half guard but instead Compton has managed to sweep!
Compton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stackhouse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stackhouse tries to get out of the position.

Compton drops back looking for a leg! Stackhouse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stackhouse manages to kick Compton off! Compton jumps back into Stackhouse's guard.
Compton trying to control but Stackhouse is working from the bottom.

Compton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton won't allow Stackhouse to sweep him here.
Compton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stackhouse is proving hard to escape from.
Compton wants to pass the guard but Stackhouse is keeping the position.
Compton postures up in Stackhouse's guard and throws a big left but Stackhouse blocks it.

Stackhouse looking for a guillotine here but Compton defends easily.
Stackhouse is breathing heavily.
Compton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton passes into half guard.
Compton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stackhouse!
Compton tries to control but Stackhouse wriggling away.
Stackhouse manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Compton wants to work for an arm triangle but Stackhouse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stackhouse 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.

Stackhouse throws a leg kick but Compton moved away.
Compton with a poor takedown

and Stackhouse moves into the clinch.

Stackhouse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stackhouse pinned against the cage. Stackhouse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stackhouse avoids it really well and circles away.
Jason Stackhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Compton.

Compton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stackhouse!
Stackhouse is trying to reverse the position but instead Compton has taken his back - oops!
Compton is hanging on to Stackhouse's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stackhouse showing good submission defense here.
Compton looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Compton working for the choke.
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!
Compton is trying to stick to Stackhouse's back but Stackhouse is turning into Compton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Compton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Stackhouse.
Compton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stackhouse postures up.
Stackhouse throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stackhouse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Compton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse postures up in Compton's guard and throws a big left but Compton blocks it.
Stackhouse is looking to work some ground and pound but Compton has wrist control.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Stackhouse from controlling successfully.
Compton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stackhouse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stackhouse manages to get himself to full guard.
Stackhouse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton working some strikes from top position.
Stackhouse keeping full guard, as Compton tries to pass.
Stackhouse has his hands on Compton's head, controlling the position.
Compton looking to pass the guard.
Compton trying to control but Stackhouse is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Compton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stackhouse is pressing down on Compton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Compton trying to control but Stackhouse is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Compton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Compton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stackhouse tries to avoid it but Compton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stackhouse to the ground. Stackhouse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Compton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Compton or perhaps it was just good defense by Stackhouse which made him look bad.
Jason Stackhouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Compton.
Compton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Stackhouse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stackhouse holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Stackhouse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Compton is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stackhouse.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.

Stackhouse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Compton, pushing him back against the cage.
Compton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stackhouse after a bit of a struggle.

Stackhouse is trying to trip Compton. He has hold of a leg but Compton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stackhouse persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stackhouse throws a big elbow that misses.
Stackhouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stackhouse stopping the sweep attempt from Compton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Stackhouse from controlling successfully.
Stackhouse slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Stackhouse.
Compton shoots in and drives through. Stackhouse sprawls well.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.

Stackhouse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!

Stackhouse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a shot to the body.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Stackhouse drives through and clinches with Compton against the cage.
Compton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Compton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stackhouse smiles and moves away.
Compton with a lazy takedown attempt

and Stackhouse counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Compton!
Stackhouse in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Compton is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stackhouse misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse landing shots from mount.
Stackhouse dominating with strikes here.
Stackhouse controlling his opponent.
Stackhouse thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Compton tries to reverse the position but Stackhouse maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stackhouse lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Stackhouse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stackhouse 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Stackhouse!
A victorious Jason Stackhouse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.