PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Zabuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Campbell
vs
Zabuza

172 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jed Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Zabuza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell drops his hands momentarily and Zabuza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Zabuza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zabuza misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Zabuza as he connects with a hook.
Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt.
Jed Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.

Campbell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zabuza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campbell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campbell tries to circle away but Zabuza has him pinned against the cage.
Zabuza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campbell gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Campbell misses with a hook. Zabuza ducked under it nicely.
Zabuza works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
Campbell is looking to clinch but Zabuza is avoiding it.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Zabuza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zabuza slips under a jab.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt
and Zabuza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zabuza dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Jab by Zabuza.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Zabuza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jed Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zabuza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zabuza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zabuza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Zabuza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zabuza wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Zabuza looking to sit in guard and control but Campbell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell tries to stand but Zabuza is controlling from the bottom.
Zabuza wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Zabuza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zabuza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Campbell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Zabuza sprawls well.
Zabuza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Zabuza pushes him off.
Zabuza connects with the punch.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Zabuza keeps it at a distance.
Campbell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zabuza misses with a takedown
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
Zabuza looks gassed!
Zabuza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zabuza off to one side.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zabuza misses with a wild combination.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Zabuza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zabuza lands a nice looking body shot.

Campbell moves into the clinch.
Campbell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zabuza.
Zabuza is trying to break the clinch but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell takes a swing at Zabuza's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Zabuza dominated 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.

Zabuza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zabuza gets slowly back to his feet.
Zabuza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Campbell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jed Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Zabuza.
Zabuza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Zabuza swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Zabuza fails with the takedown.
Zabuza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Zabuza moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Zabuza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Zabuza defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zabuza is breathing heavily.

Zabuza looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zabuza throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Campbell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Zabuza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zabuza.
Zabuza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zabuza wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zabuza is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zabuza thows a big elbow that misses.
Zabuza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zabuza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell wants to stand up but Zabuza is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Zabuza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Ricky Zabuza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Zabuza ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabuza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zabuza.
Zabuza lands a jab to the head.
Zabuza slips a straight right by Campbell.
A nice combination there by Zabuza.
Campbell lands with a cross.
Zabuza defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell throws a hook but Zabuza blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Zabuza circles away.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zabuza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Zabuza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zabuza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Zabuza misses the target.
Campbell takes a swing at Zabuza's ribcage but misses.
Zabuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell slips under a jab from Zabuza.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.

Zabuza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campbell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zabuza working the strikes but Campbell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zabuza trying to mount his opponent but Campbell defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jed Campbell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Campbell wants to clinch.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Zabuza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zabuza dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zabuza.
Zabuza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Campbell takes one to the chin there.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Zabuza moved out of range.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Zabuza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabuza throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Ricky Zabuza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zabuza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zabuza walks into a left hand.
Zabuza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zabuza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a hook but Zabuza blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Zabuza.
Zabuza throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Zabuza.
Zabuza fails with a takedown attempt.
Zabuza misses with a two punch combination.
Zabuza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zabuza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Zabuza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zabuza misses with a series of wild punches.
Zabuza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zabuza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zabuza blocks a jab.
Zabuza slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zabuza counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Zabuza to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jed Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zabuza shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Zabuza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zabuza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Zabuza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Zabuza tries to keep at a distance but Campbell has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabuza tries to break the clinch but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell has Zabuza pressed against the cage, preventing Zabuza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zabuza tries to pull guard but Campbell won't allow it.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zabuza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zabuza throws out a powerful jab.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Zabuza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zabuza scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Zabuza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zabuza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zabuza lands an elbow.
Campbell regains half guard, as Zabuza was trying to land strikes.
Zabuza trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Zabuza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zabuza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Zabuza!