PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Campbell

188 cm
28
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

185 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Campbell misses with a right hand

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Silva prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Campbell.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Campbell.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Campbell trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campbell into the cage.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Campbell tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Campbell lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Campbell's ribcage.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campbell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campbell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campbell is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbell pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Campbell tries to tie him up.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Campbell is looking to clinch.

Silva has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Campbell is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce Campbell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campbell is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Come on Campbell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campbell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Campbell is trying to break free.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.

Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Campbell won't want to take too many of those.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Campbell over with knees to the body.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Campbell can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Campbell won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Campbell misses with an uppercut

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell taking a breather.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Campbell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocking some punches.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
Campbell tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Campbell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Campbell.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Campbell avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Campbell controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Campbell avoids the damage to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Campbell tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Campbell won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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 Anderson Silva.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Campbell!
An out of breath Bruce Campbell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.