PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brain Damage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Campbell
vs
Damage

196 cm
27
300 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

215 cm
25
301 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brain Damage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Damage throws a leg kick
letting Campbell counter with a right hand.
Campbell scores with a head kick. Damage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Damage.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damage.
Damage missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
Campbell walks into a left hand.
Damage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Campbell.
Damage misses with a body shot.
Campbell is looking to chop away at Damage's legs.
Campbell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut there from Damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Damage moves out of range easily.
Damage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damage lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.
Damage throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Damage.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damage is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Damage throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Damage's front leg but catches the back leg as Damage tries to avoid it.
Damage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campbell counters with an inside leg kick.
Damage moves to clinch but Campbell breaks away
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Damage throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Damage tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Damage closes the distance but Campbell moves to the side
and Campbell counters with a good, hard body kick but Damage shrugs it off.
Damage looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Damage slips a jab from Campbell.
Damage blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Damage is just out of range.
Damage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Damage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Campbell cracks the inside of Damage's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage throws a leg kick
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell feints and then cracks Damage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damage down.
Damage blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Damage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Campbell.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Damage is out of range.
Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Damage's front leg but catches the back leg as Damage tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Damage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damage. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
Campbell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damage ducks right into an uppercut from Campbell.

Campbell moves into the clinch.
Damage misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Damage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Damage misses with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Campbell throws a chopping leg kick but Damage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Campbell throws a low kick but Damage moves out of range easily.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Damage checks it
and Damage counters with a straight right hand.
Damage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage checks a low kick from Campbell.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Damage is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damage checks a leg kick.
Campbell throws a body punch but Damage moves out of range.
Campbell throws a head kick but Damage moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Damage.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damage throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damage's knee momentarily.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Damage off balance momentarily.
Damage takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Damage blocks the low kick.
Jack Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell lands a head kick!
Damage blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Damage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Damage off balance momentarily.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Damage moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damage scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a high kick.
Campbell is looking to score with low kicks.
Damage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Damage counters with a stiff right hand.
Damage cracks Campbell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damage can do to turn this around?
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Damage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
letting Damage counter with a right hand.
Damage misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.
Damage misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Damage circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Campbell tenderised Damage's leg. Damage is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Campbell lands but Damage takes it in his stride.
Damage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.

Damage has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Campbell obliges.
Campbell lands a knee to the body.
Campbell scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campbell lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Brain Damage has been cut.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Campbell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brain Damage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Campbell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Damage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Damage's leg but Damage calmly moves out of range.
Campbell swings for the body but Damage moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Campbell.
Campbell throws a low kick but Damage moves out of range easily.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damage scores with a hook.
Damage moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Damage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Damage checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Damage jumps back.
Damage misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Damage is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Damage avoids the head kick by Campbell.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Damage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Damage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Damage lands a right hook to the body.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Damage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damage lands a nice looking body shot.
Damage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damage throws out a powerful jab.
Damage just misses with a punch to the body.
Damage 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.
Damage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Campbell throws a body punch but Damage moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Campbell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damage checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Damage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Damage misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damage's knee momentarily.
Damage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damage checks a low kick from Campbell.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brain Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Jack Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damage lands a glancing blow to the side of Campbell's head.
Good work by Damage as he checks the leg kick.
Damage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Campbell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Damage moves out of range of the leg kick from Campbell.
Damage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Damage misses with a body shot.
Good work by Damage as he checks the leg kick.
Campbell scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Damage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Campbell forces Damage back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brain Damage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Campbell!