PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bodybag (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. On his way into the cage it seems that Bill Compton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bill Compton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Compton
vs
Bodybag

183 cm
29
167 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

175 cm
32
168 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bodybag!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bodybag pushes Compton up against the cage in a clinch.
Bodybag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bodybag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bodybag swings wildly with an uppercut but Compton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
Compton pushes Bodybag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton stalling against the cage.
Compton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bodybag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Compton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Compton lands a nice elbow.

Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bodybag moves into the clinch.
Compton trying to control the position but instead, Bodybag has worked for underhooks and has pushed Compton into the cage.
Bodybag misses with some punches.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Johnny Bodybag has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodybag misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
Bodybag misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Compton as the two fighters clinch.
Compton avoiding damage.
Compton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Compton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bodybag is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bodybag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
Bodybag throws a head punch that misses.
Bodybag lands an uppercut.
Compton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bodybag lands a hook that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Compton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bodybag.
Bodybag pushes Compton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bodybag fails to land.
A short right from Bodybag on the inside.
Compton stalling.
Compton blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Compton.
Compton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodybag's face.
Compton lands an elbow inside that Bodybag shrugs off.
Compton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
Bodybag tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Compton pushes Bodybag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodybag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Compton blocking some punches.
Bodybag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bodybag fails to land.
Compton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bodybag's face.

Bodybag is rocked!
Compton dips a shoulder and cracks Bodybag with a mighty uppercut! Bodybag falls back against the cage and Compton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bodybag is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Compton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Compton!
Bill Compton retains his lightweight title!
Bill Compton thanked the fans post fight for their support.