PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradyn Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Campbell
vs
Nelson

172 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery
Global Empire MMA Gear

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bradyn Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campbell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson 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.
Bradyn Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.

Nelson tightens his grip and picks Campbell up, before dumping him to the ground. Campbell manages to land in guard.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell seems keen to control Nelson's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campbell trying to move into half guard but instead Nelson has managed to sweep!
Campbell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson postures up in Campbell's guard and throws a big left but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell pulls Nelson in close to his closed guard and prevents Nelson from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campbell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campbell pulls Nelson in to control the position.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campbell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Campbell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Campbell!
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Campbell drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Campbell off! Campbell jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nelson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campbell trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Campbell tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Nelson will probably get the nod.
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 moves into the clinch successfully.
Campbell looking for a takedown.

Campbell jumps guard and drags Nelson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nelson wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Nelson kicks Campbell off and gets to his feet.
Campbell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campbell clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradyn Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Campbell's takedown attempt.

Campbell jumps guard.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson throws a strike but Campbell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.

Nelson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Campbell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.

Nelson gets caught napping as Campbell dives in and scores a takedown. Nelson manages to retain guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell stops Nelson from standing up.
Campbell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradyn Campbell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Campbell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Campbell advances nicely into full mount.

Campbell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that Nelson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell controlling from the full mount.
Bradyn Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Campbell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Campbell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nelson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nelson shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nelson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Campbell trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.

Campbell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nelson is now in Campbell's guard. A big mistake from Campbell there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Campbell has his hands on Nelson's head, controlling the position.
Campbell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson is working Campbell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Campbell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradyn Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradyn Campbell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bradyn Campbell waved his t-shirt featuring Global Empire MMA Gear's logo in front of the cameras.