PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taeg Chang (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 cage.

Chang
vs
Compton

170 cm
20
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
152 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taeg Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chang.
Chang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Compton circles away.
Compton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Compton's waist but Compton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chang off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taeg Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Compton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chang takes one to the chin there.
Compton throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch but Compton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chang dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Chang blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Compton.
Chang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Compton sprawls well. Compton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chang gets slowly back to his feet.
Compton cracks Chang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chang moves in looking to clinch but Compton pushes him off.
Chang fails in his attempt to clinch.

Compton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.

Chang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Compton is trying to keep an underhook but Chang manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Compton is defending against the submission attempts here by Chang.
Compton is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to get back to full guard.
Chang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Chang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Chang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Compton wants to get back to his feet.
Compton trying to hold on to Chang's head to control him but Chang postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Compton cracks Chang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Compton closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chang.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chang is trying to stall.
Compton misses with a knee to the head.
Chang wants to break free but Compton has control.
Chang is trying to break the clinch but Compton is controlling him.
Chang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Compton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chang's elbow.
Compton trying to control the position but instead, Chang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Compton into the cage.
Compton lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Compton.
Compton throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Compton.
Compton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton lands a body punch.
Compton scores with a shot to the side of Chang's head.
Chang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Compton prevents it.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Compton.
Chang goes for a takedown attempt but Compton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Compton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Compton 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.

Chang tries to clinch
and Compton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang needs to keep his hands up - Compton had a free shot at his head there.
Compton lunges at Chang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chang's hand.

Chang is rocked!
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Chang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch but Chang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chang seems to have got his legs back now.
Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Chang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang is looking to clinch.
Peter Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Compton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Compton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.
Compton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Compton controlling the action here for a moment.
Chang looking to stall.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Compton cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Chang blocks with his arms.
Compton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Compton.
A nice left hand lands by Compton.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Compton scores with a shoulder strike.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a body shot.
Compton misses with a knee strike.
Chang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Compton scores with a shoulder strike.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Compton works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Chang takes a shot to the head.
Compton lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton cracks Chang with a nice body shot.
Compton tries a knee to the head but Chang blocks it.
Compton lands with a short shot to the head.
Compton stalling against the cage.
Compton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Compton.
Compton works on Chang's body with a couple of short punches.
Compton pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Compton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chang's brow.
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Compton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but Chang blocks with his arms.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Compton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peter Compton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Compton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Compton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Compton stalling in the clinch.
Compton digs a right hand into Chang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chang's gas tank.
Compton lands an uppercut.
Chang wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Compton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.
A hook to the body from Compton.
Compton is leaning against Chang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Compton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Changs head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Compton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Compton digs a right hand underneath Chang's ribcage. Chang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Compton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Compton lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Compton.
Compton missing with knees to the body.
Compton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Compton is leaning against Chang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Compton scores with a hook to the body.
Chang takes a shot to the head.
Compton is trying to maintain a safe position but Chang gets an underhook and turns Compton into the cage.
Compton lands an elbow just above Chang 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Compton.
Knees to the body from Compton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton lands a nice uppercut.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Chang is blocking nicely.
Chang tries to pull guard but Compton holds him up against the cage and eventually Chang drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter 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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chang.
Chang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton thows a leg kick but Chang checks it

and Chang counters with a takedown into side control.
Compton wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton struggling a bit here.
Compton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Compton parries the strikes from Chang easily there. Chang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Compton to escape.

Chang stands up.
Compton misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
Compton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Peter Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Compton throws a front kick aimed at Chang's knee but Chang avoids it well.
Compton throws a hook but Chang avoids it easily.
A jab from Compton does it's job there.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Compton does no damage.
Taeg Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton tries to clinch but Chang is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chang there as he acknowledges the shot.

Chang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Chang has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Compton darts in trying to clinch

so Chang counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Chang has gone for a leg lock! Compton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chang's guard.

Compton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chang, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Compton throws a lazy right hand but Chang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taeg Chang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton throws a hook to the side of Chang's head but Chang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Compton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chang moves away from the strike by Compton.
Chang misses with a jab to the body

and Compton counters by moving into the clinch.
Peter Compton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taeg Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Compton 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29

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