PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigue Francouer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Campbell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodrigue Francouer's chin.

Campbell
vs
Francouer

180 cm
25
166 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

190 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Tri Light Clothing

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigue Francouer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campbell postures up in Francouer's guard and throws a big left but Francouer blocks it.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Francouer blocks nicely.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Francouer has wrist control.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Francouer controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Francouer has wrist control.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.

Francouer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a couple of digs.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Francouer has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell works over Francouer with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Francouer trying to control the position.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell works over Francouer with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Francouer looks gassed!
Campbell cracks Francouer with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.

Francouer is rocked!
Francouer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Francouer is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell distracts Francouer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Francouer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Francouer seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francouer's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campbell stands up over Francouer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell distracts Francouer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Francouer has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Francouer's brow.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell 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.

Campbell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Francouer is trying to defend but Campbell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Francouer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell is nestled in close to Francouer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Campbell working over Francouer with some ground and pound. Francouer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Francouer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Bruce Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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 working Francouer over with strikes.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell lands with a punch from half guard.
Campbell is nestled in close to Francouer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francouer can do to turn this around?
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell lands with a punch from half guard.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campbell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Francouer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Francouer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
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 lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francouer taking some punishment here, with Campbell in his half guard.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Campbell.
Francouer wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working over Francouer with some ground and pound. Francouer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Francouer's head.
Campbell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Francouer's hands, connecting with Francouer's forehead.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Francouer's temple.
Campbell working Francouer over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce 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. This is the final round!

Campbell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Campbell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Campbell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campbell scoring with strikes but Francouer is staying in there.
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the head.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francouer is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Francouer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Francouer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campbell looking to finish Francouer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Francouer!
Campbell looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Francouer covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Campbell!