PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uaku Uaku Uaua Kampamba (ranked 24808 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Anthony Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kampamba
vs
Gonzales

175 cm
20
135
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
135
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uaku Uaku Uaua Kampamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales slaps away a takedown attempt from Kampamba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kampamba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uaku Uaku Uaua Kampamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gonzales scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kampamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales winds up and cracks Kampamba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzales working over Kampamba with some ground and pound. Kampamba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kampamba actively working from the bottom here.
Kampamba has hold of Gonzales's hands but Gonzales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzales lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kampamba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Gonzales there.
Gonzales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzales working over Kampamba with some ground and pound. Kampamba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales slips a nice elbow through Kampamba's hands, connecting with Kampamba's forehead.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzales lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kampamba has hold of Gonzales's hands but Gonzales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Kampamba actively working from the bottom here.
Kampamba is breathing heavily.
Gonzales working Kampamba over with strikes.
Kampamba has hold of Gonzales's hands but Gonzales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Kampamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzales lands strikes from half guard.

Kampamba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzales lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kampamba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kampamba looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales slips a nice elbow through Kampamba's hands, connecting with Kampamba's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzales connects with a nice short shot to Kampamba's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kampamba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzales is working Kampamba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzales postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Kampamba is looking for a triangle but Gonzales pushes his legs off easily.
Gonzales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales postures up and lands a big shot to Kampamba's brow.
Gonzales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzales lands a couple of digs.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Kampamba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzales lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzales lands a couple of digs.
Gonzales works over Kampamba with some ground and pound from guard.

Kampamba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales postures up and lands a big shot to Kampamba's brow.
Gonzales postures up and lands a big shot to Kampamba's brow.

Kampamba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzales is in close to Kampamba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonzales is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzales cracks Kampamba with a solid left hand.

Kampamba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzales is in close to Kampamba's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Gonzales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kampamba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzales has managed to get both his arms back between Kampamba's legs - danger averted.
Gonzales landing some decent shots from guard.
Gonzales stands up over Kampamba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kampamba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzales scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Gonzales 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.

Kampamba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kampamba off to one side.
Uaku Uaku Uaua Kampamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kampamba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kampamba stops Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kampamba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Kampamba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gonzales has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzales tries to kick Kampamba off but Kampamba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gonzales gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kampamba takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kampamba is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales lands an elbow.
Kampamba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Gonzales there.

Kampamba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzales drops an elbow to the side of Kampamba's head.
Gonzales working Kampamba over with strikes.
Gonzales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kampamba has hold of Gonzales's hands but Gonzales slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Kampamba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kampamba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gonzales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzales working over Kampamba with some ground and pound. Kampamba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kampamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Kampamba looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kampamba looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzales slips a nice elbow through Kampamba's hands, connecting with Kampamba's forehead.

Kampamba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kampamba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzales working Kampamba over with strikes.
Gonzales drops an elbow to the side of Kampamba's head.

Kampamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzales drops an elbow to the side of Kampamba's head.
Gonzales slips a nice elbow through Kampamba's hands, connecting with Kampamba's forehead.
Gonzales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales winds up and cracks Kampamba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kampamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gonzales pulls his head out easily.
Gonzales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kampamba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kampamba moves into full guard.

Kampamba has his feet on Gonzales's thighs here. He's pushed Gonzales off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gonzales screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uaku Uaku Uaua Kampamba!