PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Campbell
vs
Kono

168 cm
24
146 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
149 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Kono!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono lands a jab to the nose.
Kono takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kono manages to avoid it.
Kono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kono looks to land a body kick but Campbell moved away.
A punch combination from Kono misses.
Kono tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell tries a low kick but Kono avoids it.
Kono cracks Campbell with an open hand slap.

Kono rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kono misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kono prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Kono misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kono prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Kono struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbell controls his hands.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Kono working aggressively here.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kono tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Kono back against the cage.
Kono scores with a hook to the body.
Kono throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
Kono tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kono.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Kono is blocking nicely.
Kono lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kono.
Kono blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Kono misses with some punches.
Kono lands a body shot.
Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kono.
Kono is trying to stall.
Kono throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
Kono is stalling here.
Kono blocks an uppercut.
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Campbell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Kono scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campbell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a hook that snaps the head of Kono backwards.
Kono lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kono lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbell as Kono tries to tie him up.
Kono has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Kono stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Kono.
Campbell working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Kono misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kono lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kono.
Campbell misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kono.
Campbell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kono scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Kono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kono is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell blocks a body shot from Kono.
Kono tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kono misses with some punches.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hideo Kono will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kono circles away.
A head kick misses from Kono.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kono manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Kono.
Some bone on bone action there as Kono checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Kono moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kono.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Kono does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Campbell darts in and clinches Kono up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kono.
Kono makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kono.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kono.
Campbell blocking some punches.
Kono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kono has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
Kono throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Campbell.
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kono blocks an uppercut.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.
Campbell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campbell tries to land knees in the clinch but Kono avoids the damage to the body.
Kono lands a body shot.
Kono misses with a body punch.
Campbell blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kono blocking some punches.
Kono fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.

Campbell breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kono. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kono connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Campbell's hands.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
Kono throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Kono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kono misses.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kono.
Campbell tries to clinch up but Kono circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell swings for the body but Kono moves out of range.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kono manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kono digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Kono with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kono fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kono throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kono turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell lands a big head kick that sends Kono to the canvas! Campbell follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Campbell!
Wayne Campbell got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'