PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Not Afraid kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johnson
vs
Campos

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Campos!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Campos takes it in his stride.

It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Campos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Campos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson .
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Campos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson 's guard. Nice move by Campos!
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campos is one step ahead there.

Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Campos defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campos trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campos's head.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Campos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Campos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson .
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson throwing shots but Campos is blocking nicely.
Campos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Campos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campos trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Campos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Campos is in guard.

Johnson working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
Campos wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campos is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Campos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Campos sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campos avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Campos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Campos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Campos as Johnson shoots in.

Campos moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has Campos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campos crunches a lovely knee into Johnson 's ribcage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Campos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campos scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Campos does no damage.
Campos feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson . Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Campos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson .
Johnson blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos scores with a kick to the body.
Campos feints and then cracks Johnson 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Campos throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Campos misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Campos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Campos is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campos shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Campos.
Johnson shoots and misses

and Campos counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos looking to pass the guard.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Campos tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Campos's head. It's preventing any offense from Campos, at least for the moment.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Campos tries to pass.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campos is aware though and is defending well.

Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson 's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Campos passes Johnson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Campos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Campos's cut.
That's time! Johnson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Campos counters with an outside leg kick.
Campos takes a swing at Johnson 's ribcage but misses.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Campos counters with an outside leg kick.
Campos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson .
Campos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Campos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Campos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Campos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Campos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson .
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Campos counter with a right hand.
Campos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Campos circles away and keeps his distance.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Campos defends the submission attempt.
Campos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson .
Campos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campos has hold of Johnson 's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Campos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Campos looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Campos trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Campos controlling him for the moment.
Johnson pulls Campos in close to prevent any damage.
Campos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Campos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Campos wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Campos is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Campos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Campos 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Campos!