PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Bla Bla Bla - Gigi D'Agostino. Peter Compton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rua
vs
Compton

175 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
152 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Compton moves forwards but Rua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Rua.
A big left from Compton misses.
Compton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Vitor Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a leg kick but Compton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Compton misses.
Compton stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Compton throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Compton scores with a nice strike.
Rua lands with a nice combination. Compton backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Compton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua throws a predictable looking body shot
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Compton counters with a nice leg kick.
Rua lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Rua misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a nice leg kick.
Compton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Compton's head but Compton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Compton moves out of range of the strikes.
Compton defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Compton. Compton obviously looking to wear him down.
Compton wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Rua lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Compton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Compton misses with a shot to the body
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice body kick from Compton.
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Compton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Compton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rua throws a combination that misses

and Compton counters by moving into the clinch.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton with a knee to the head.
Compton prevents Rua from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Compton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua is trying to break free.
Compton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Compton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua lands a shot to the body.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Compton stalling.
Rua is trying to break free.
Compton looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the ropes.
Rua wants to get back to striking at distance but Compton won't allow it.
Compton misses with the head strike.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Compton has double underhooks.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Compton lands a shoulder strike.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Compton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Compton looking to slow down the pace here.
Compton lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Compton is trying to stall.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Compton tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua lands with a right hand.
Compton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Compton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rua slips under a jab.
Compton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Compton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Compton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rua takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Compton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination

and Compton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the ropes.
Compton lands a shot to the body.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Rua is trying to break free.
Compton tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Compton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Compton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Compton tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Compton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
A short right from Compton on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pushes Compton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Compton is breathing heavily.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peter Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Compton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua misses with a double jab.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton thuds a left hand into Rua's body.
A right-left combo lands from Rua.

It looks like Peter Compton has been cut.
Compton thuds his shin into the meat of Rua's side.
Rua is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton misses with a leg kick.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Compton's hands.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Rua scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rua duly obliges.
Compton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Rua tries to land a front kick but Compton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Compton misses with the combination.
Compton swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Compton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Compton throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua moves out of range as Compton strikes.
Rua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Rua misses.
A left and a right from Rua both land. Nice combination.
Compton doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Compton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a double jab.
Rua throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Compton misses the target.
Compton scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Compton counters with a good, hard body kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua is working the combinations to good effect here.
Compton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Compton misses with a series of wild punches.

Compton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rua, pushing him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Compton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but Compton keeps him there for the moment.
Compton stalls.
Rua presses Compton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Compton has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Compton's cut.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rua misses with a combination
and Compton counters with a one-two to the body.
Compton misses the shot to the body.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Rua.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua throws a right and a left that Compton avoids nicely.
Rua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Compton counters with a big head kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Compton counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Rua is rocked!
Compton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rua.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Compton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Compton counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Compton does no damage.
Compton lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vitor Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Compton throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Compton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Compton moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Rua throws the left hand but Compton avoids the punch easily.
Rua lands the left hand.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Compton.
Compton connects with a nice looking jab.
Compton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Compton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Rua throws a push kick but Compton slaps the foot to one side.
Rua throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Compton misses with a double jab
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua slips a jab from Compton.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Compton wants to clinch.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Compton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Compton swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Compton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Compton tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Rua throws a right and a left that Compton avoids nicely.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Compton counters with a left to the body.

Compton darts in and clinches Rua up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Compton lands a damaging elbow.
Compton pushes Rua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Compton tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua avoiding damage as Compton throws knees to the body.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Compton is struggling to control the position.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Compton fails to land with a series of punches.
Compton is looking to clinch.
Compton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Compton closes the distance and clinches.
Compton missing with knees to the body.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Compton doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Compton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

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