PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lasse Lukottaja is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Campbell
vs
Lukottaja

215 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
28
251 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lukottaja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukottaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell misses with a straight left.

Lukottaja moves into the clinch.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Campbell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Campbell.
Lukottaja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Campbell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Lukottaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Campbell.

Lukottaja pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lukottaja is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lukottaja is proving hard to escape from.

Campbell stands and steps away. Lukottaja gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukottaja shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Campbell eats them both and turns towards Lukottaja to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lasse Lukottaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lukottaja closes the distance and clinches.
Lukottaja blocks an uppercut.
Lukottaja tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.

Lukottaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell is looking to clinch.
No luck for Lukottaja with that takedown attempt.
Lukottaja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rashad Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Lukottaja.

Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lukottaja's elbow.
Lukottaja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Campbell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lukottaja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campbell walks away with a smile on his face. Lukottaja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Lukottaja in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Campbell.
Campbell lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
Campbell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lukottaja looks gassed!
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukottajas head.
Campbell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lukottaja backwards.

Lukottaja is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Campbell.
Lukottaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lukottaja backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukottaja letting Campbell take a breather here.
Lukottaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campbell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Lukottaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campbell smiles and moves away.
Lukottaja seems to have recovered his senses.

Campbell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Campbell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Campbell as the two fighters clinch.
Campbell slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
Campbell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lukottaja backwards.
Campbell cracks Lukottaja with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Campbell presses Lukottaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campbell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campbell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Campbell lands an uppercut.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Campbell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lukottaja wants a takedown.
Campbell is pushing Lukottaja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lukottaja takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
Still in the clinch, Campbell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campbell lands a shot to the body.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Campbell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukottajas head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lukottaja blocks a body shot from Campbell.
A left hand lands to the body for Campbell.
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lukottaja is breathing heavily.
Campbell just leaning against Lukottaja, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lukottaja backwards.
Campbell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lukottaja drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.
Nice body punch from Campbell.
Campbell digs a right hand into Lukottaja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lukottaja's gas tank.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Campbell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell lands a hook that snaps the head of Lukottaja backwards.

Campbell drops Lukottaja onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lukottaja is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Campbell throws a big uppercut that drops Lukottaja! More strikes from Campbell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lukottaja lies dazed against the cage as Campbell celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Campbell!
Rashad Campbell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.