PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Keiji Kawada is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kawada
vs
Campbell

167 cm
34
145 lbs
14 - 20 - 1

168 cm
26
146 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawada moves into the clinch.
Kawada tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campbell smiles and moves away.
Campbell scores with the left hand. Kawada knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to avoid it but Kawada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Campbell to the ground. Campbell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Campbell delivers a nice body kick.
Kawada jabs Campbell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Kawada instigates a clinch.
A short left from Campbell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Kawada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Campbell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Kawada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Campbell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawada fails to pull guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kawada just misses with a elbow thrown towards Campbell's brow.
Campbell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Campbell.
Kawada takes a shot to the head.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
Kawada swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbell.
Kawada goes for a takedown attempt but Campbell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kawada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Kawada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campbell as he jumps to the side.

Kawada has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Campbell.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawadas head.
A hook to the body from Campbell.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Campbell lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Campbell.
Kawada is working for takedown but Campbell is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kawada taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Campbell.
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campbell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawada or not.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawada is breathing heavily.
Campbell lands a nice uppercut.
Campbell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawada or not.
Campbell gets through Kawada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Campbell coming out on top.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawada is looking to counter with head kicks.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawada throws the kick towards the body but Campbell avoids it.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Kawada seems unphased.

Kawada closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
Campbell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kawada.
Kawada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawada's face.
Kawada jumps guard but Campbell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell stops a takedown attempt from Kawada.
Campbell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Campbell gets through Kawada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawada takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
Kawada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kawada clinches up against the cage.
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawada fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawada is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Campbell is defending well.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.

Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Kawada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawada's head.
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Kawada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kawada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Campbell punishes Kawada's body with a nice straight punch.
Campbell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell lands a nice shot that snaps Kawada's head back.
Kawada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawada takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kawada is rocked!
Campbell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Kawada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keiji Kawada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Campbell. That snapped Kawada's head back.
Kawada seems to have got his legs back now.

Campbell tries to keep at a distance but Kawada has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Campbell.
A shot in the inside from Campbell.
Kawada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campbell just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawadas head.
Kawada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Campbell after a bit of a struggle.
Kawada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campbell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawada is trying to push Campbell away but Campbell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kawada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell lands a left hand.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
Campbell lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawada backwards.
Campbell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Campbell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Campbell drops Kawada onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kawada is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Campbell has Kawada pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kawada is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Campbell - that's hurt Kawada badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kawada is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kawada doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wayne Campbell!
A very excited looking Wayne Campbell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.