PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Danzig
vs
Campbell

183 cm
25
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

206 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig cracks Campbell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Peter Campbell has been cut.
Campbell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Danzig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Danzig ducks down to avoid it.
Danzig misses with a looping right.
Danzig throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Danzig throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Danzig has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Danzig needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danzig keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Danzig off balance momentarily.
Campbell swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campbell at a distance.
Campbell feints and then cracks Danzig's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danzig down.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danzig staying out of range there.
Campbell defending well as Danzig loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
A jab from Danzig misses.
Danzig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danzig walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danzig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Campbell tries to clinch but Danzig moves out of range.
A big right from Danzig misses.
Campbell tries to clinch but Danzig is having none of it.
Campbell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Danzig.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Danzig.
Danzig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Campbell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Campbell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peter Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
Danzig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danzig. That did some damage!
Danzig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Danzig throws a right hand that misses

and Campbell moves into the clinch.
Danzig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell throws an elbow but it misses.
Danzig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danzig lands a shot to the body.
Campbell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danzig's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Danzig.
Campbell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danzig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danzig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Danzig wants to break free but Campbell has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Danzig circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Campbell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Danzig lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campbell darts in trying to clinch

and Danzig counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danzig.
Campbell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Campbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danzig stalling in the clinch but Campbell improves position.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danzig blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Campbell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danzig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danzig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
Danzig blocks the elbow strike.
Danzig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danzig lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Danzig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a knee to the head.
Danzig is trying to break the clinch but Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Campbell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Danzig.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Campbell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danzig's brow.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danzig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danzig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Peter Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Danzig keeps it at a distance.
Danzig lands a slapping body shot.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Danzig.
We've been informed that Campbell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Danzig pushes him off.
Danzig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Danzig finds it's target.
Danzig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danzig fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Danzig misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
Campbell slips a straight right by Danzig.
Peter Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Campbell finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig blocks a leg kick.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Danzig's head but Danzig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Danzig blocks the low kick.
Danzig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danzig throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Danzig throws a lazy uppercut

and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch.
Danzig takes an elbow to the forehead.
Campbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danzig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Danzig.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Danzig.
Campbell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danzig misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danzig manages to break the clinch.
Danzig throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Danzig blocks the low kick.
Danzig throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campbell is looking to clinch.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Danzig looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Danzig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Danzig takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danzig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Campbell.
Campbell tries to clinch
and Danzig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Campbell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danzig misses with an uppercut

and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danzig blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danzig pressing his opponent against the cage.
Campbell throws an elbow but it misses.
Danzig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Danzig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Danzig.
Glenn Danzig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Campbell lands a nice elbow.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbell landing knees to the head.
Danzig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danzig working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell lands a knee to the head.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Danzig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Danzig wants to get back to striking at distance but Campbell won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danzig.
Danzig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campbell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Danzig breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danzig.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell slips a jab from Danzig.
Danzig swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Danzig jabs Campbell right on the nose. Campbell blinks but takes it well.
Danzig sizes up Campbell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danzig connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back.
Danzig circles away from the clinch attempt
and Danzig counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Danzig to acknowledge the strikes.
Danzig looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Danzig throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Campbell darts in and clinches Danzig up against the cage.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
Danzig scores with a shoulder strike.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Danzig avoids a wild elbow strike from Campbell.
Danzig is trying to break the clinch but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Danzig.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Danzig is blocking nicely.
Campbell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danzig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danzig blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Campbell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danzig wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danzig wants to get back to striking at distance but Campbell won't allow it.
Campbell wants to stall.
Danzig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Campbell throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell.
Danzig misses with some punches.
Campbell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Danzig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell throws a combination. Danzig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Danzig.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glenn Danzig.
I think Danzig has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!