PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Campbell

222 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josef Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Campbell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campbell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campbell trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Campbell passes into half guard.

Campbell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Campbell decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.

Campbell closes the distance and clinches.

Campbell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.

Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hardy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campbell is working away from the top position though.
Campbell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is controlling Campbell's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.

Hardy has Campbell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hardy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Campbell tumbling to the mat - Hardy dives into Campbell's guard.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is in close to Campbell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Campbell has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy stands up over Campbell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campbell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Campbell pulls guard effortlessly.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.

Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Campbell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardy 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.
Campbell is trying to control but can't.
Hardy looks to land a strike but Campbell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Campbell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.

Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Campbell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell wants to get up but he can't break Hardy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Campbell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campbell decides to stand and escape the position.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.

Campbell is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardy is defending well.
Campbell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Campbell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Don Campbell has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Campbell decides to stand back up.

Campbell clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campbell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy is trying is best to control the position here.
Hardy trying to hold on to Campbell's head to control him but Campbell postures up.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy is trying to control but Campbell manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
Campbell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hardy tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell can't control as he wanted to and Hardy manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campbell stands up and waves to Hardy to follow him.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Campbell moves into the clinch.
Hardy misses with some punches.

Campbell has Hardy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Campbell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hardy tumbling to the mat - Campbell dives into Hardy's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Campbell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Campbell!