PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Big Booty Bitches. Drago has chosen We Steady Mobbin! as his entrance music. Tyrone Compton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khal Drago's chin.

Compton
vs
Drago

188 cm
21
216 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Drago!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Compton.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Compton circles away.

Drago closes the distance and pushes Compton back into the cage.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Compton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Compton throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Compton pushes down on Drago's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drago wants to control but Compton is keeping busy.
Compton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Compton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drago clinches but Compton breaks the clinch

and Compton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drago's guard now.
Drago pulls Compton in close to prevent any damage.

Drago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Compton defends well.
Drago has momentary wrist control but Compton slips an elbow through the middle.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Compton wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Compton thows a big elbow that misses.
Compton throwing strikes but missing.
Drago throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drago lands a jab.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Compton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Compton throws a good cross that connects.
Compton keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyrone Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago wants to clinch but Compton slips to the side
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton catches Drago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khal Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago tries to clinch but Compton moves away
and Compton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drago scores with a three punch combo!
Compton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Compton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago's waist but Drago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Compton off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Compton fails with the takedown.

Compton clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
Compton is pushing Drago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Compton stalling the fight.
Drago wants to break free but Compton has control.
Compton has Drago pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Compton has Drago pressed against the cage.
Drago tries to break free but Compton pushes him back against the cage.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago tries to pull guard but Compton holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago tries to break free but Compton pushes him back against the cage.
Drago wants to break free but Compton has control.
Compton lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton lands with a left to the head.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Compton walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago tries to bum rush Compton with a series of wild strikes but Compton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton misses with a hook. Drago ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Compton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Compton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab.
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Compton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Compton keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Compton lands a left hand.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Compton.
Compton trying to stall but Drago improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago wants to break free but Compton has control.
Compton lands with a left to the head.

Compton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Drago can't fight it off and eventually Compton manages to take the fight to the floor. Drago looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Compton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Compton throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Drago is trying to control the position but Compton postures up.
Compton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Compton preventing the sweep.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Compton.
Compton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago tries to clinch
and Compton counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Compton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton misses with a looping left.
Compton darts in trying to clinch
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago is looking to clinch but Compton is avoiding it.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Compton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Compton pushes him off.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Khal Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a three punch combo that has Compton backing up. Compton nods at Drago to acknowledge the strikes.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Compton.
Compton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drago moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Jab from Compton.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton misses with a takedown
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Compton stalks Drago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drago's face. Drago staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Compton cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Compton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Compton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Compton misses.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Compton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Compton.
Compton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drago tries to avoid it but Compton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drago to the ground. Drago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyrone Compton is winning the standup battle so far.

Drago moves into range and clinches up with Compton.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
Drago fails to pull guard.
Compton keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Compton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Compton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Compton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Compton.

Drago rushes Compton and presses him up against the cage.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.

Drago decides to pull guard.
Drago is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drago trying to control the position.
Compton preventing the sweep.
Compton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two 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.

Drago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Compton working some strikes from top position.
Compton tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Compton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Compton throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Compton lands with a shot to the body.
Compton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Compton counters with a three punch combo that has Drago backing up. Drago nods at Compton to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Compton misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Compton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Compton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Compton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drago defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Compton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Compton misses.
Compton misses with a straight right.
Drago blocks a jab.
Compton misses with a looping right.
Khal Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Compton shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Compton shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Drago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton misses with a body punch

and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

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