PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Headner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Campbell Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Headner
vs
Campbell Jr

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Headner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Campbell Jr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell Jr digs a good hook to Headner's body.
Headner avoids the head kick by Campbell Jr.
Campbell Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Headner is looking to clinch.
Headner doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell Jr circles away.
Campbell Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Campbell Jr throws a series of punches but Headner avoids them all with ease.
Headner closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell Jr, looking for a takedown. Headner pushes Campbell Jr against the cage but Campbell Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Headner blocks a head kick by Campbell Jr.
Campbell Jr throws a nice head kick!
Headner doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell Jr circles away.
Campbell Jr throws a series of punches but Headner avoids them all with ease.

Headner moves into the clinch.
Headner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Headner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Headner lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jerry Campbell Jr has been cut.

Headner manages to break the clinch.
Headner checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Headner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Headner doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell Jr circles away.
Headner doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell Jr circles away.
Headner tries to clinch but Campbell Jr is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Headner clinches.
Headner controlling the action here for a moment.
Headner lands a knee to the head.
Headner stalling against the cage.
Headner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Headner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Campbell Jr looks gassed!
Campbell Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Headner.
Campbell Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Headner.
Headner looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell Jr is blocking nicely.
Headner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Headner crunches a lovely knee into Campbell Jr's ribcage.

Campbell Jr has hold of one of Headner's legs. Headner is fighting the takedown attempt but Campbell Jr gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Headner is looking to stand up but Campbell Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Headner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell Jr on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Headner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Headner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Headner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell Jr stays in close to Headner's body and controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell Jr wants to control from the top but Headner keeps moving.
Headner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Campbell Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Headner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Campbell Jr tries to avoid it but Headner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Campbell Jr to the ground. Campbell Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Block Headner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headner wants to clinch up but Campbell Jr keeps it at a distance.
Campbell Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Headner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Headner wants to clinch up but Campbell Jr keeps it at a distance.
Jerry Campbell Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Headner clinches up against the cage.
Headner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Headner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Headner has Campbell Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell Jr wants a takedown.

Headner breaks the clinch.
Jab from Campbell Jr.
Headner tries to clinch up but Campbell Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Headner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Headner tries to clinch up but Campbell Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Headner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell Jr's waist but Campbell Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Headner off to one side.
Headner tries to clinch but Campbell Jr is having none of it.
Headner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell Jr lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Headner can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Campbell Jr and Headner drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Campbell Jr.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Campbell Jr!