PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Foster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dean Campana's chin.

Campana
vs
Foster

185 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campana throws a leg kick but Foster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campana lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster feints and then cracks Campana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campana down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campana takes a swing at Foster's ribcage but misses.
Campana swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster connects with an inside leg kick.

Foster clinches.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana trying to control the position but instead, Foster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campana into the cage.
Campana leaning against his opponent.
Campana wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster slows down the pace here.

Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foster tries to clinch there but Campana circles away.
Campana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foster is keeping busy.
Campana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Foster stalls.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster wants to clinch up but Campana keeps it at a distance.
Campana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campana counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Campana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Campana throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Jab by Campana.
Campana keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campana.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Campana throws a series of punches but Foster moves out of range.
Campana shoots in looking for a takedown but Foster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Foster throws a series of punches but Campana avoids them all with ease.
Foster checks a low kick from Campana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a shot from downtown. Foster moves away and avoids it.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
Campana throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Campana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster works over Campana's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Foster has managed to clinch.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Campana is blocking nicely.
Foster is trying to break free.

Foster breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Foster checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foster moves out of range as Campana throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.

Foster moves into the clinch.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Campana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Campana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Foster checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foster delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Campana finds it's target.
Campana thows a leg kick but Foster checks it
and Foster counters with a nice body kick.
Foster cracks Campana with a good jab.
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!
Campana swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Foster finds it's way through Campana's defenses.

Campana is rocked!
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Campana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Campana seems to have got his legs back now.
Foster avoids the elbow strike from Campana, against the cage.
Foster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Campana if he has to take too many more of those.
Foster wants to clinch up but Campana keeps it at a distance.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony Foster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Foster gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campana takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Oooooh!!! Foster has knocked Campana down with a huge combo! Foster steps away and waves a wobbly Campana back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campana throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Foster misses with the combination.
Foster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster wants to break free but Campana has control.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Campana tried to score with a low kick but Foster checks it.

Foster clinches up with Campana and pushes him back against the cage.
Campana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Foster manages to break the clinch.

Foster rushes Campana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foster blocks an uppercut.

Foster manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster tries to clinch but Campana moves out of range.

Foster lands a big head kick that sends Campana tumbling to the mat! Foster takes a step backwards and waves Campana back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dean Campana has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Campana misses

and Foster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foster.
Foster is pushing Campana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Foster tries to clinch up.
Foster throws a front kick that sends Campana stumbling back into the cage.
Foster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Campana connects with a leg kick. Foster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campana misses with a body shot.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
A head kick by Foster misses
and Campana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tony Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster tries to bum rush Campana with a series of wild strikes but Campana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster throws a head kick that misses.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Campana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Campana scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Foster struggling a bit here.
Foster looks to move to half guard but instead Campana has passed into mount! Damn!
Campana looking to finish with strikes here!
Campana controlling the pace for now.
Campana looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Campana stalling.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campana.
Foster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster is looking to control Campana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foster avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Foster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campana.
Campana working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster regains full guard. Nicely done.

Campana has gone for a leg lock! Foster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Campana's guard.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campana pulls Foster in close to prevent any damage.
Tony Foster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana wants to sweep but no luck.
Campana looking to control.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campana is keeping the position for now.
Campana throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campana seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Foster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster wants to clinch but Campana slips to the side
and Campana counters with a head kick. That will keep Foster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Campana circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campana has time to react.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Campana with that takedown attempt.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campana.
Campana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foster lands a glancing blow to the side of Campana's head.
A head kick misses from Foster.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foster.
Foster tries to clinch up but Campana circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dean Campana.
I think Foster 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Foster!
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