PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gold
vs
Compton

178 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

168 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Compton.
Compton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Compton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold throws a series of punches but Compton moves out of range.
Gold swinging wilding here.

Compton clinches up with Gold and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Compton scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Compton.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Compton.
Compton connects with a knee to the head.
Gold wants to break the clinch but can't.

Compton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Compton blocks the low kick.
Compton misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Gold.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gold tries to keep at a distance but Compton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Compton pushes Gold back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a head punch that misses.
Gold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Compton is working Gold over against the ropes.
Gold is trying to break free.
Gold has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
Gold wants to break free but Compton has control.
Gold has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
Compton pushes Gold back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Compton instigates a clinch.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Compton digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Compton prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Gold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Compton prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Compton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Compton.
Compton misses with a knee strike.
Compton prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
Compton lands with a light punch inside.
Compton misses with a knee strike.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Compton.
Gold is trying to break free.
Compton keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Compton is controlling the position.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.

Compton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gold is pushing Compton's head away, looking to escape. Compton manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here as Compton stalls from top position.

Compton stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Compton moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Compton tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Compton.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Compton lands a head kick!
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Compton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton scores with a jab to the body.
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
Compton misses with a combination
and Gold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Compton wants to clinch.
Compton wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Compton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gold is trying to break free.

Compton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Compton has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Compton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Compton is working Gold over against the ropes.

Compton breaks the clinch.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold avoids the head kick by Compton.
Compton shoots in but no luck this time.
Compton blocks a head kick by Gold.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold counters with a left and a right that stings Compton.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Compton counters by clinching up.
Compton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.

Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton blocks a head kick by Gold.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold throws a head kick but Compton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Compton dominated that round.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gold throws a head kick that half lands.
Compton throws a combination that misses
and Gold counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Compton falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ari Gold!