PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bestial Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Campbell
vs
Rage

168 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bestial Rage!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell staying out of range there.
Campbell throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Rage misses.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely.
Rage slips a straight right by Campbell.
Rage moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Campbell looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rage avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Campbell swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Rage cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and Rage counters with a straight right hand.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell with a nice cross.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Rage throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Rage misses.
Campbell connects with a crisp jab.
Campbell throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Campbell.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage staying out of range there.
Rage moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Campbell slips a jab from Rage.
Rage checks a low kick from Campbell.
Rage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Campbells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rage is looking to score with low kicks.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Wayne Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage blocks a jab.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campbell's hands.
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Rage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Campbell scrambles back to his feet.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Campbell throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a hook.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Rage slips under a jab from Campbell.
Campbell misses the jab.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell darts in trying to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rage gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Rage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell keeps control of Rage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rage lands a right hand.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Campbell 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.
Campbell blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to force a seperation but Campbell has the dominant position.
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rage is looking to break free of the clinch but Campbell has double underhooks.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
Rage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rage slows down the pace here.
Campbell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rage's efforts to push away.
Campbell is pushing Rage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A short uppercut from Rage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Campbell tries to tie him up.
Rage letting Campbell take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wayne Campbell.
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.

Campbell drives through and clinches with Rage against the cage.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Wayne Campbell 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. This is the final round!

Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Campbell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Rage walks into a left hand.
A big left from Rage misses.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Campbell misses with a body shot
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage slips under a jab from Campbell.
Rage defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Rage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Campbell.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Rage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Rage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rage throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Wayne Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rage as he connects with a hook.
Campbell throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rage cracks Campbell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rage counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbell scores with a body shot.
Rage with a nice cross.
Rage cracks Campbell with an open hand slap.
Campbell takes a swing at Rage's ribcage but misses.
Campbell misses with a double jab
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
Rage scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Campbell misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rage digs a good body shot into Campbell's ribs.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Rage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bestial Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell lands with an uppercut that bounces Rage off the cage and back into range.
Wayne Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell slips a jab from Rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bestial Rage.
I think Campbell 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wayne Campbell!