PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon The Yard Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. The Yard Father comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saigon - Get Busy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Campbell
vs
The Yard Father

168 cm
20
146 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
31
140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Nutrition Your Way!

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saigon The Yard Father!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but The Yard Father slips the punch.

The Yard Father is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Campbell's half guard.

The Yard Father is working for a kimura but Campbell is defending it quite comfortably.

The Yard Father is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Campbell to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Yard Father on the ground.

The Yard Father thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yard Father sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell looking to control.

The Yard Father thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Yard Father stands and throws Campbell's legs to the side, diving into side control.

The Yard Father is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campbell has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Yard Father swings around for an armbar but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Yard Father's guard.
The Yard Father keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
The Yard Father looking to control.
The Yard Father wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.

The Yard Father looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Campbell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The Yard Father working for a triangle but Campbell defends it easily.
Campbell preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Yard Father is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Yard Father looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saigon The Yard Father dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Yard Father gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Yard Father.

The Yard Father is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Campbell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The Yard Father is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Campbell looks calm but he's in trouble here. The Yard Father gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Campbell is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! The Yard Father lets go of the hold and Campbell can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saigon The Yard Father!
After winning the bout, Saigon The Yard Father thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Wayne Campbell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey Saigon, I have a question for you...."A sphincter says what?"...'.