PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manny Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikki Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Manny Campbell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Campbell
vs
Tysson

177 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikki Tysson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tysson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campbell is trying to defend but Tysson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Tysson decides to stand and escape the position.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Tysson needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Mikki Tysson has been cut.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Tysson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tysson counters with a right hand to the body.

Tysson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tysson is in Campbell's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tysson stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikki Tysson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tysson ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Tysson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Tysson's head but Tysson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tysson.
Nice defenses there by Tysson.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Tysson moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Tysson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Campbell is trying to improve his position.

Tysson stands up and beckons Campbell to his feet.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysson shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Tysson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Tysson counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Tysson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tysson slips a jab from Campbell.
Tysson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Tysson counters with a one-two to the body.
Campbell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tysson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Tysson saw that one coming.
Tysson defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Manny Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tysson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campbell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manny Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tysson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tysson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tysson stands up from half guard.
Campbell lands a nice hook to Tysson's body. Tysson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tysson counter with a right hand.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Tysson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tysson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tysson gets slowly back to his feet.
Manny Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikki Tysson.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Tysson's shoulder, as Tysson tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikki Tysson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikki Tysson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tysson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campbell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tysson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a hook
and Tysson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbell punishes Tysson's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tysson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tysson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tysson shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tysson.
Campbell misses with an uppercut
enabling Tysson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Tysson.
Campbell throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Tysson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tysson shoots in and drives through. Campbell sprawls well.
Manny Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikki Tysson.
Campbell misses with a right hand
and Tysson counters with an inside leg kick.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Campbell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tysson walks into a left hand.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Tysson ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.

Tysson is rocked!
Campbell misses with the combination.
Tysson is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Tysson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook but Tysson avoids it easily.
Campbell misses with an uppercut
and Tysson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut

and Tysson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Campbell's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tysson is looking to stand up but Campbell won't let him.
Tysson seems to have recovered his senses.

Tysson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses

and Tysson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tysson.
A short uppercut from Tysson.
Tysson lands a damaging elbow.
Tysson stalling against the cage.
Tysson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tysson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Campbell's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysson tries a knee to the head but Campbell blocks it.
Tysson misses with an elbow over the top.
Campbell blocks the elbow strike.
Tysson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
Campbell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tysson.
A frustrated look appears on Tysson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tysson jumps into guard, dragging Campbell to the mat.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Tysson keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Tysson controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Tysson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysson trying to control the position here.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tysson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tysson, not yet.
Campbell throws a strike but Tysson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tysson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Campbell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikki Tysson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Campbell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tysson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Campbell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tysson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Campbell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Tysson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tysson taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tysson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mikki Tysson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Tysson counters with a right hand to the body.
Campbell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That has opened up Mikki Tysson's cut even more.
Tysson avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Tysson defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Tysson shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tysson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tysson ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Tysson counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tysson to the canvas! Tysson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Campbell keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Campbell!
After winning the bout, Manny Campbell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.