PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Campos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campos
vs
Vieira

190 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos misses with a body kick.
Campos slaps away a takedown attempt from Vieira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campos connects with an inside leg kick.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.

Vieira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Vieira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Campos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Campos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Campos!
Campos lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campos wants to stand but Vieira has his arm trapped.
Vieira is looking to regain half guard here but Campos keeps moving and retains side control.

Campos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vieira to his feet.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Campos moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Campos throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely.
Vieira throws a head kick but Campos moves out of range.
Vieira tries to clinch there but Campos circles away.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vieira.
A head kick misses from Campos.
Vieira shoots in but Campos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Vieira.
Vieira looks winded!
Campos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Campos sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Vieira to the ground! Campos dives into full mount looking to finish!

Vieira is rocked!

It looks like Rodolfo Vieira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira is squirming around, avoiding Campos's attempts to control the action.
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can Campos finish him?
Campos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vieira on the ground.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vieira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos wants to control the pace but Vieira is squirming around nicely.
Campos is really struggling to control Vieira but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucas Campos just wasn't active enough.
Campos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vieira counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campos throws a low kick but Vieira moves out of range easily.
Campos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Campos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vieira.
A head kick misses from Campos.
Vieira misses with a takedown
and Campos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Campos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vieira backs up against the cage.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Campos.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas Campos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Campos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campos throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Lucas Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campos avoids it really well and circles away.
Campos scores with a head kick. Vieira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Campos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira fails with the takedown
and Campos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Campos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Vieira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick misses from Campos.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
Vieira fails to land the takedown.
Campos lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Vieira crumples to the floor! Campos milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas Campos!