PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Compton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill. Bill Compton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Sobral's chin.

Compton
vs
Sobral

183 cm
34
167 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

181 cm
28
168 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Compton ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sobral fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Compton to the ground. Sobral is now in Compton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobral trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Sobral keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Compton's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Compton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobral.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Compton manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Compton working aggressively here.
Sobral tries to circle away but Compton has him pinned against the cage.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Sobral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Compton.
Sobral is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Compton is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Compton lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
Compton working aggressively here.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Compton lands a right hand.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Compton misses with the head strike.
Compton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobral tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton blocks an uppercut.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral is trying to stall.
A short right from Compton.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Sobral tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobral is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Sobral fails to land.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Compton lands with a light punch inside.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Compton working aggressively here.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Compton pushes Sobral back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sobral.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton lands with a right to the head.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Sobral throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Compton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sobral is trying to keep Compton in close.
Our spies down at at Academia Ipanema inform us that Sobral has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sobral 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.
Sobral throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Compton stopping the sweep attempt from Sobral.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Sobral misses its intended target.
Sobral misses the jab.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a right hand that misses

and Compton counters with a shoot takedown. Sobral fights it but they end up in guard.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Compton is proving a slippery customer.

Sobral throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to sweep here but Compton controlling him for the moment.
Sobral is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sobral not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sobral throws a lazy uppercut

and Compton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sobral!
Sobral tries to improve position but can't.

Compton decides to stand back up.
Bill Compton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobral misses with a lunging right hand
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sobral throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Compton was covering up waiting for the punch and Sobral finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sobral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julio Sobral will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Compton blocks a jab.
Sobral throws an off balance right hand

and Compton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sobral's guard.
Sobral controls Compton momentarily but Compton frees himself.

Sobral is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sobral working for submissions but it's allowed Compton to get to half guard.
Sobral tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Compton has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Bill Compton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobral regains half guard.
Sobral is trying to control but can't.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.

Compton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobral misses with a right hand

and Compton counters with a single leg into guard. Sobral didn't expect that.
Sobral trying to strike off his back.
Sobral wants to improve his position but instead Compton has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton wanted to stand there but Sobral had control of the position.
Sobral is looking to sweep but instead, Compton has passed into half guard.
Sobral is controlling Compton's trapped leg to prevent Compton from advancing to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but Compton has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Sobral.
I think Sobral 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

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