PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradyn Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

marques
vs
Campbell

180 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradyn Campbell!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from marques.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from marques. marques gets slowly back to his feet.

Campbell gets the takedown into side control.
marques tries to improve position but can't.
marques keeps Campbell under control for a moment.
marques struggling a bit here.
marques tries to improve position but can't.
marques is trying to control Campbell's posture but Campbell avoids it.
marques prevents Campbell from improving position.
marques can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but marques keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
marques with a lazy takedown attempt

and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown. marques fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
marques trying to control the position.
Campbell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Campbell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Campbell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
marques not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
marques keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
marques is pulling down on Campbell's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Campbell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
marques is breathing heavily.
marques has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
marques is looking to control Campbell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can marques avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to take a breather but marques is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
marques doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campbell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for marques!
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
marques reaches up and holds on to Campbell to control the position.
marques wants to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Julio marques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Campbell is thwarting marques's attempts to control the position.
marques moves into full guard.
marques pulls Campbell in close to prevent any damage.
marques manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradyn Campbell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

marques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
marques closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. marques pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
marques gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio marques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
marques controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
marques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell won't allow marques to sweep him here.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell trying to control but marques is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Julio marques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
marques has his takedown stuffed
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.

Campbell scores with a takedown into marques's guard.
marques trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but marques has wrist control.
marques has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.
Campbell won't allow marques to sweep him here.
marques is pulling down on Campbell's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Julio marques just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Campbell tries to clinch there but marques circles away.
marques shoots and misses

and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
marques bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
Campbell being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
marques passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Campbell being controlled for a moment.
Campbell holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Campbell can't do much from the bottom here.
Campbell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradyn Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

marques scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
marques has his takedown stuffed

and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown. marques fights it but they end up in guard.
marques keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Campbell being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell trying to stand up but can't free himself from marques's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques being controlled here, momentarily.
marques looking for a sweep. Not yet marques, not yet.
marques not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Campbell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. marques is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.

marques ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. marques no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
marques utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
marques is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
marques has control of Campbell's left arm, preventing Campbell from doing any damage.
marques working a defensive guard here.
Campbell won't allow marques to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to stand but marques has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bradyn Campbell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Campbell won't allow marques to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
marques throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from marques.
marques tries for a takedown but Campbell circles away easily

and Campbell counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
marques prevents Campbell from moving into mount.
marques is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Campbell off and has taken his back!
Campbell staying busy and making it hard for marques to control.
marques doesn't have the hooks in and Campbell manages to turn into his guard.
marques working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
marques controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
marques working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Campbell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Campbell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. marques looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Campbell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, marques has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campbell wants to control but marques is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradyn Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campbell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

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