PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Pritchett has chosen Protect your neck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Campbell
vs
Pritchett

159 cm
19
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell swings for the body but Pritchett moves out of range.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Pritchett.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pritchett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Campbell walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pritchett circles away quickly and effectively.
Pritchett throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pritchett tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
The fighters circling - Pritchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campbell lands with a hook. Pritchett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Pritchett tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pritchett looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Campbell defending well as Pritchett loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Pritchett.
Pritchett misses with a shot to the body

and Campbell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pritchett!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Pritchett is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Campbell looking to secure an arm triangle but Pritchett defends it well.
Campbell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pritchett because Campbell loaded up on that one.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pritchett hang on?
Campbell working Pritchett over with strikes here.
Pritchett is looking to get to half guard.
Campbell breaks from Pritchett's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pritchett looks gassed!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell prevents Pritchett from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell 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.

Pritchett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pritchett looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pritchett circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell with a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Pritchett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Pritchett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell with the ground and pound but Pritchett regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Campbell 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.
Campbell throws a strike but Pritchett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pritchett is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campbell stands up over Pritchett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pritchett has his foot on Campbell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campbell works his way back into a safe position though.
Pritchett is breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pritchett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pritchett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell works over Pritchett with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pritchett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a solid left hand.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell thows a big elbow that misses.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Pritchett blocks nicely.
Campbell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell dominated that second 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.

Pritchett ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Pritchett misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchett misses the target.

Campbell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pritchett!
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Pritchett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pritchett?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Pritchett tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pritchett can do to turn this around?
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Pritchett is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Pritchett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Campbell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell wants to control the pace but Pritchett is squirming around nicely.
Pritchett is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Pritchett is in trouble!
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Pritchett is in trouble!
Pritchett taking shots to the head.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Pritchett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
Pritchett is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Pritchett is rocked!
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pritchett is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Campbell wants to finish this one by submission but Pritchett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Campbell.
Pritchett seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell prevents Pritchett from getting the reversal.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pritchett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Campbell landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pritchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pritchett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchett.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchett.
Pritchett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Pritchett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pritchett tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.

Campbell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Pritchett dodges it nicely.

Pritchett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Campbell pulls his head out easily.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pritchett defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell winds up and cracks Pritchett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pritchett has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pritchett's head.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Pritchett is working away.

Pritchett actively working from the bottom here.
Campbell controlling the action here.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pritchett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pritchett tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.
Pritchett has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell wants to control but Pritchett is keeping him busy.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pritchett's head.
Pritchett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pritchett is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pritchett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a good jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick from Pritchett misses.
Pritchett thumps Campbell with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell had his way with Chris Pritchett in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pritchett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Pritchett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pritchett throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Pritchett throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campbell is defended easily by Pritchett.
Chris Pritchett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pritchett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Pritchett to sweep him here.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pritchett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campbell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campbell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pritchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pritchett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Pritchett keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pritchett's head.

Pritchett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Pritchett keeps moving.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Pritchett has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell trying to control but Pritchett is working from the bottom.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.

Pritchett throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Campbell escapes and throws Pritchett's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chris Pritchett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pritchett some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the body and head with strikes.
Campbell working the ground and pound.
Campbell lands an elbow.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a big right hand but Pritchett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pritchett to see if he's OK.
Campbell looks up at the clock and then as Pritchett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campbell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a big right hand but Pritchett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campbell working the ground and pound.
Austin Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Austin Campbell!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Austin Campbell!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Austin Campbell!

Austin Campbell wins by unanimous decision!
Austin Campbell retains his lightweight title!