PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: Rock Star. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Campbell
vs
Hall

178 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

KRRO Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Todd Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Hall lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Campbell sprawling to the canvas. Hall follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Campbell hang on?

Campbell is rocked!

It looks like Todd Campbell has been cut.
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!
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hall tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Campbell.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Hall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Campbell tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Campbell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Hall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Campbell's head.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Campbell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Hall scores with a three punch combo!
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Campbell blocks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nathan Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall which made him look bad.
Nathan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall wants to slow Campbell down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Campbell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Hall throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Campbell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
What's Hall going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Todd Campbell!