PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bolt
vs
Hampton

197 cm
26
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Hampton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt tries to clinch there but Hampton circles away.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hampton scores with a shot to the body.
Hampton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolt.

Bolt clinches up against the cage.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt connects with a knee to the head.
Bolt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bolt breaks from the clinch.
Bolt throws a nice looking combination but Hampton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolt swats away the attempt to clinch by Hampton.
Bolt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hampton.
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bolt slips a jab and a cross from Hampton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton fails with a takedown attempt.
Bolt is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bolt closes the distance and pushes Hampton back into the cage.
Bolt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt misses with a knee strike.
Bolt missing with knees to the body.
Hampton is trying to break free.
Bolt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the head but Hampton blocks with his arms.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolt misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Hampton blocks it.
Hampton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Hampton blocks it.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Hampton blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hampton.
Bolt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bolt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolt misses with a knee to the head.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hampton avoids it.
Bolt misses with a knee to the head.
Hampton has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tristan Bolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Hampton.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hampton avoids it.
Bolt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hampton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hampton's face.
Hampton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolt is defending well for now.
Bolt lands an elbow inside that Hampton shrugs off.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Bolt.
Bolt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolt lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolt manages to break the clinch.
Hampton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hampton throws a jab when Bolt was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hampton tries to clinch but Bolt is having none of it.

Bolt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hampton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt has Hampton pressed against the cage, preventing Hampton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hampton working hard to break the clinch.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hampton blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Bolt 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.

Hampton wants to clinch.
Bolt moves out of range as Hampton throws a body kick.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hampton looks to land a combination. Bolt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hampton misses with a series of wild punches.

Hampton throws a left that rocks Bolt and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hampton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bolt regain composure!

It looks like Tristan Bolt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hampton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bolt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hampton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bolt, who protects the arm well.

Hampton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bolt, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hampton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bolt is trying to escape and Hampton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bolt is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hampton! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corey Hampton!
After winning the bout, Corey Hampton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.