PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tabi Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Campbell
vs
Monet

162 cm
24
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darius Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tabi Monet!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet misses with a takedown

and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monet has Campbell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campbell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monet is trying to break free.

Monet pulls Campbell into guard.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell cracks Monet with a solid left hand.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monet is pulling down on Campbell's head. It's preventing any offense from Campbell, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campbell cracks Monet with a solid left hand.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Monet has wrist control.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monet working a defensive guard here.
Monet wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Monet's head.

Monet looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.
Campbell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monet is trying to keep Campbell in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monet controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Monet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monet trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Monet's head.
Monet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Monet blocks nicely.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monet wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.

Monet is looking for a triangle here but Campbell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius 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.

Monet looks to clinch

and Campbell counters by clinching up.
Monet is looking for a takedown.

Monet manages to pull guard.
Campbell won't allow Monet to sweep him here.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campbell postures up in Monet's guard and throws a big left but Monet blocks it.

Monet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet working a defensive guard but Campbell passes into half guard.

Campbell is working for an americana but Monet has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Campbell was thinking about the submission.
Darius Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Monet trying to strike off his back.
Monet working a defensive guard here.

Campbell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campbell has managed to get both his arms back between Monet's legs - danger averted.
Monet is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell cracks Monet with a solid left hand.
Campbell is working Monet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell stands up over Monet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell cracks Monet with a solid left hand.
Monet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet working a defensive guard here.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Monet's brow.
Campbell throws a strike but Monet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Campbell is looking for a triangle but Monet pushes his legs off easily.

Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Monet passes into half guard.
Campbell tries to roll over but Monet keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Monet from controlling successfully.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monet stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Campbell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Campbell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Monet.

Monet fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Campbell to the ground. Monet is now in Campbell's guard.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monet tries to stand but Campbell is controlling from the bottom.
Monet looking to pass the guard.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Monet passes into half guard.
Campbell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet trying to control from Campbell's half guard. Campbell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campbell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Monet wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Campbell there.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Monet dodges it nicely.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Monet's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Monet is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Monet has wrist control.
Monet looking for a sweep. Not yet Monet, not yet.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Monet wants to hit a switch here but Campbell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Monet there!
Monet is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet wants to control but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Monet is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Monet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Campbell!