PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bashor
vs
Kampmann

195 cm
27
225 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gage Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Kampmann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Bashor.

Kampmann closes the distance and clinches.
Bashor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kampmann blocks it with crossed arms.
Bashor misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kampmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kampmann tries to work over Bashor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bashor throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kampmann lands an uppercut.
Bashor blocks a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann can't break the clinch.
Bashor prevents a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann dodges an elbow strike from Bashor.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bashor.
A nice left hand lands by Kampmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor is pushing Kampmann up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Bashor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kampmann blocks an elbow strike from Bashor.

Kampmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kampmann lands a leg kick that knocks Bashor off balance momentarily.

Bashor gets tackled into the ropes by Kampmann. Kampmann maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bashor.
Bashor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kampmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bashor's elbow.
Bashor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kampmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Kampmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bashor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kampmann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bashor blocks a body shot from Kampmann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashor trying to control the position but instead, Kampmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashor into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor tries to land knees in the clinch but Kampmann avoids the damage to the body.
Kampmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bashor has him pressed against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann tries to work over Bashor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bashor looking to throw knees to the head but Kampmann is blocking nicely.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.
Kampmann lands a nice shot to the body.
Kampmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Kampmann blocks the elbow strike.
Bashor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kampmann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Kampmann. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kampmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Kampmann.

Bashor has closed the distance and engaged Kampmann in a clinch.
Bashor missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.
Kampmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Bashor.
Bashor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kampmann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Bashor.
Bashor trying to land knees to the body.
Kampmann can't find room to land a body shot as Bashor controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bashor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kampmann managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
Bashor prevents a body shot from Kampmann.
Kampmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bashor trying to control the position but instead, Kampmann has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashor into the ropes.
Kampmann misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann managing to block the knees to the body from Bashor.
A shot in the inside from Kampmann.
Kampmann avoids the elbow strike from Bashor, against the ropes.
Bashor looking to stall.
Kampmann blocks an elbow strike from Bashor.
A head punch on the inside from Kampmann fails to land.
Kampmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kampmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kampmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Bashor lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Kampmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kampmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kampmann avoids it.
Kampmann can't find room to land a body shot as Bashor controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Kampmann will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bashor gets tackled into the ropes by Kampmann. Kampmann maintains the clinch.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kampmann's brow.
Kampmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kampmann is trying to break the clinch but Bashor has him pressed against the ropes.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Kampmann avoiding damage as Bashor throws knees to the body.
Gage Bashor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kampmann scores with a hook to the body.
Kampmann wants to get back to striking at distance but Bashor won't allow it.
Bashor pushes off an throws an elbow but Kampmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kampmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashor controls his hands.

Kampmann breaks the clinch.
Kampmann misses with a combination
and Bashor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kampmann. Bashor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kampmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor throws a push kick but Kampmann slaps the foot to one side.
Chris Kampmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kampmann.
Kampmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashor missing with a left hand there. Kampmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashor avoids the body shot from Kampmann.
Bashor checks a leg kick.

Bashor pushes Kampmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kampmann.
Kampmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Kampmann.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bashor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kampmann's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bashor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor is trying to maintain a safe position but Kampmann gets an underhook and turns Bashor into the ropes.
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!
Bashor lands a nice knee to the body.
Bashor takes a shot to the head.

Kampmann breaks the clinch.
Bashor misses with a kick to the body.
Kampmann throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bashor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bashor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Kampmann closes the distance and clinches.
Kampmann misses with a punch to the body.
Kampmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bashor stalling in the clinch but Kampmann improves position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann tries a body shot but Bashor blocks it.
Kampmann lands a body shot.
Kampmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bashor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kampmann avoids it.
Kampmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kampmann scores with a hook to the body.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
Bashor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kampmann cracks Bashor with a nice body shot.
Kampmann lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kampmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kampmann lands a body shot.
Kampmann pushes Bashor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kampmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kampmann lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Gage Bashor has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann digs a good hook to Bashor's body.
Bashor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kampmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashor.
Kampmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kampmann connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bashor to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kampmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Kampmann!
A relieved looking Chris Kampmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.