PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Campos
vs
Wilson

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jo Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson checks a leg kick nicely.

Campos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Campos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Campos tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
An elbow from Campos crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Campos landing strikes.
Campos wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Campos is putting a hurting on Wilson here, landing some big shots from side control.

Campos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Campos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilson, who protects the arm well.
Campos in side control lands a decent elbow.

Campos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campos working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Campos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Campos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Campos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.

Campos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Campos keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is chipping away with strikes.

Campos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilson is looking for a sweep.

Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.

Campos swings around for an armbar but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Campos's guard.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Campos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but Campos is working from the bottom.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Campos is keeping the position.

Wilson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Campos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wilson has Campos in his guard.

Wilson controls Campos momentarily but Campos frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Campos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!

Campos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Campos trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Campos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to control but Campos postures up.

Campos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Campos off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos is really stuck here.
Wilson misses with an elbow to the head.

Wilson goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Campos escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Campos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Campos.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Campos has mounted him!
We've been informed that Wilson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Campos has a good base and remains in mount.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Campos is working for a guillotine from mount but Wilson frees his head quite easily.
Campos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos controlling the pace for now.
Campos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Campos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Campos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Campos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campos wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Max Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Campos wants to finish this one by submission but Wilson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Campos.
Campos controlling the pace for now.
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.

Campos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Campos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Campos looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
Wilson has given up his back. Will we see Campos going for some submissions?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Campos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wilson is defending well though. Campos let's go of the attempt for now.
Wilson can't escape the position.

Campos is looking for the choke from the back position but Wilson is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Campos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Campos scores with a hook.

Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Campos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Campos won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Campos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Wilson working for a triangle but Campos defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.

Campos is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos controlling the pace.

Campos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wilson wants to control but Campos is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Campos lands with a punch from half guard.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campos works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
Campos lands a nice shot to the head.
Campos landing shots from mount.
Campos working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Campos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Campos there.
Campos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Campos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campos stands and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson is not content to let Campos control the position.
Max Campos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Campos trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Campos cracks Wilson with a big elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wilson taking a bit of punishment here - Campos scoring with strikes.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Jo Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Campos wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Campos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Campos!
An out of breath Max Campos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.