PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Beater
vs
Mariano Fernandes Campos

170 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

171 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandes Campos.
Fernandes Campos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fernandes Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beater.

Fernandes Campos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beater, pushing him back against the cage.
Fernandes Campos looking to slow down the pace here.
Fernandes Campos is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Beater has denied him.
Beater lands with a right to the head.
Fernandes Campos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernandes Campos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beater.
Fernandes Campos scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernandes Campos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fernandes Campos tries to land knees in the clinch but Beater avoids the damage to the body.
Beater gets through Fernandes Campos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beater is trying to maintain a safe position but Fernandes Campos gets an underhook and turns Beater into the cage.
Beater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Beater blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandes Campos backwards.

It looks like Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos has been cut.
Fernandes Campos blocks a body shot from Beater.
Beater throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beater.
Fernandes Campos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernandes Campos tries to break the clinch but Beater is controlling the position.

Fernandes Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernandes Campos throws a lazy uppercut
and Beater counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Fernandes Campos misses.
Fernandes Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandes Campos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes Campos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandes Campos looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fernandes Campos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beater wants to land a leg kick but Fernandes Campos is out of range.
Beater cracks a nice hook into Fernandes Campos's ribs.
Fernandes Campos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beater is out of range and Fernandes Campos settles back down.
Fernandes Campos moves out of range of the strikes.
Beater avoids the head kick by Fernandes Campos.

Beater instigates a clinch.
Beater working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beater digs a right hand underneath Fernandes Campos's ribcage. Fernandes Campos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fernandes Campos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beater smiles and moves away.

Fernandes Campos moves into range and clinches up with Beater.
Beater lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Beater.
A right handed body shot lands from Beater.
Beater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernandes Campos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Fernandes Campos.
Fernandes Campos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Beater fails to land.
Fernandes Campos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beater's elbow.
Beater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandes Campos tries to stall but Beater uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fernandes Campos stalling the fight.
Beater misses with some punches.
Beater avoiding damage.
Beater cracks Fernandes Campos with a nice body shot.
Beater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beater blocks a body shot from Fernandes Campos.
Beater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes Campos fails to land.
A hook to the body from Beater.
Fernandes Campos tries a body shot but Beater blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beater as Fernandes Campos tries to tie him up.
Beater lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
Beater lands the left hand.
Beater misses with a few strikes there.
Beater slips under a jab from Fernandes Campos.
Beater misses with a looping right.
Beater lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandes Campos takes one to the chin there.
Fernandes Campos throws the kick towards the body but Beater avoids it.
Fernandes Campos missing with a left hand there. Beater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beater lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fernandes Campos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernandes Campos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fernandes Campos cracks Beater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fernandes Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fernandes Campos cracks Beater with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernandes Campos throws a lazy uppercut
and Beater counters with a two punch combo.
Fernandes Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandes Campos moves out of range of the strikes.
Fernandes Campos throws a series of strikes that have Beater backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beater throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beater misses with an uppercut.
Fernandes Campos lands a nice shot that snaps Beater's head back.
A swing and a miss from Beater.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beater jabs Fernandes Campos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beater looks to land a combination. Fernandes Campos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fernandes Campos staying out of range there.
Fernandes Campos moves away from the strike by Beater.
Fernandes Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beater throws out the jab.
Beater scores with a body shot.
Beater tries to clinch
and Fernandes Campos counters with a left to the body.
Beater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Campos throws a hook but Beater avoids it easily.
Fernandes Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandes Campos connects with a leg kick. Beater looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beater misses with a straight left.
Fernandes Campos cracks Beater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Fernandes Campos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beater.
Beater swings for the body but Fernandes Campos moves out of range.
Fernandes Campos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fernandes Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beater takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Beater ducks under a wild hook from Fernandes Campos.
Fernandes Campos lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a combination that misses
and Fernandes Campos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fernandes Campos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beater.
Beater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fernandes Campos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Fernandes Campos. That snapped Beater's head back.
Fernandes Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandes Campos misses with a leg kick
and Beater counters with a nice body kick.
Beater looks to land a combination but Fernandes Campos avoids it well.
Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater avoids the body shot from Fernandes Campos.
Fernandes Campos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beater avoids the head kick by Fernandes Campos.
Beater throws a poor cross that misses
and Fernandes Campos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernandes Campos. Beater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandes Campos.
Beater cracks Fernandes Campos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Beater swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fernandes Campos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beater. Beater obviously looking to wear him down.
Beater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Fernandes Campos misses the target.
Fernandes Campos misses with a straight right.
Fernandes Campos throws a head kick but Beater moves out of range.
Beater feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fernandes Camposs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes Campos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandes Campos.

Beater instigates a clinch.
Fernandes Campos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beater backwards.
Beater misses with a body punch.
Fernandes Campos misses with the head strike.
Meat Beater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fernandes Campos works on Beater's body with a couple of short punches.
Fernandes Campos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beater cracks Fernandes Campos with a nice body shot.
Fernandes Campos misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes Campos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beater.
Beater lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Fernandes Campos.
Fernandes Campos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beater lands a shoulder strike.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernandes Campos misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Mariano Fernandes Campos.
I think Beater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!