PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Campos
vs
Michaels

210 cm
21
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
29
240 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Campos throws a wild body kick that Michaels sees coming a mile off.
Campos is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campos blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Campos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campos lands a slapping body shot.
Campos stuns Michaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campos throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Michaels misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos connects with an inside leg kick.
Campos tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Campos sizes up Michaels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Campos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michaels looks gassed!
Campos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Campos drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Campos lands a shoulder strike.
Campos controlling the action here for a moment.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Campos.
Campos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Campos.
Nice elbow from Michaels.

It looks like Daniel Campos has been cut.
Campos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Campos lands a shoulder strike.
Campos throws an elbow but it misses.
Campos lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like John Michaels has been cut.
Campos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Campos pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Campos.
Campos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Campos wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Michaels letting Campos take a breather here.
Campos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campos.
Campos tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Campos back against the cage.
Campos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Campos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Campos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels walks into a straight right hand from Campos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campos checks a low kick from Michaels.
Campos blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Campos cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Campos!
Daniel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campos throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Campos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Campos lands the left hand.
Campos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campos circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Michaels drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Campos follows Michaels to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Campos!