PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo has chosen Blood For Blood-Living In Exile as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Campbell
vs
Rihmakallo

215 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rashad Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell stuffs the takedown.
Gerhard Rihmakallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rihmakallo, pushing him back against the cage.

Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Rihmakallo shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Rihmakallo 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.
Campbell scores with a shot to the body.
Campbell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rihmakallo looks gassed!
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rihmakallo's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rihmakallo takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Rihmakallo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Rihmakallo persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Rashad Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard Rihmakallo.

Campbell drops Rihmakallo with a beautiful combination! Rihmakallo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Campbell is looking for the KO!

Rihmakallo is rocked!

It looks like Gerhard Rihmakallo has been cut.
Campbell cracks Rihmakallo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rihmakallo falls to his knees and Campbell doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Campbell!