PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Born in the Usa. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Daniels
vs
Campion

185 cm
26
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Campion clinches with his opponent.
Daniels working Campion over with knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels stalling in the clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Campion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Campion tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Campion looks winded!
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Campion's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Daniels lands a left hand.
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Campion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels just leaning against Campion, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Campion.
Campion is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Thomas Campion has been cut.
Daniels connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campion's face.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Daniels's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Campion drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campion takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Campion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Daniels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Campion backwards.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campions head.
Campion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campion tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Campion.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campion's face.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campion backwards.

Campion is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Campion is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.

Daniels drops Campion onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Campion is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Daniels has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Campion - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Daniels, and another! Campion is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Daniels!
In defeat, Thomas Campion stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better man today. Now I go back to training to make sure that I'm the better man tomorrow. Thanks to the fans for all of their support.'.