PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wish Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selby Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. This should be fireworks!

Bone
vs
Campbell

187 cm
29
190 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wish Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selby Campbell!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.

Campbell shoots in and bounces Bone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone wants to stand and escape but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Bone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell pulls Bone in close to prevent any damage.
Campbell is trying to keep Bone in close.
Bone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campbell on the ground.
Bone sitting in guard here, content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Bone gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell wants to clinch.
Campbell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bone. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Bone is looking to wear down Campbell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Campbell tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Selby Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bone swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bone.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bone as he jumps to the side.
Campbell tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Bone checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bone doesn't seem phased though.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown but Bone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campbell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wish Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selby Campbell.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selby Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Selby Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Campbell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bone tries to bench press Campbell off him but Campbell keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Campbell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Bone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campbell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Campbell controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Selby Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body punch from Bone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campbell.
Bone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Campbell swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook but Bone avoids it easily.
Bone swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell looks for a takedown but Bone sprawls well.
Wish Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selby Campbell.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lunges at Campbell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campbell's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Bone moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone lands a right hook to the body.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bone doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bone avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Campbell looks for a takedown but Bone sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Selby Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wish Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Campbell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wish Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Campbell 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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