PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Der Debil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Debil comes to the cage accompanied by Bulimic. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Debil
vs
Campion

185 cm
26
213 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

190 cm
29
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Der Debil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Campion!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Debil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campion.

Campion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Debil quickly recovers to half guard.
Campion passes to side control.
Campion working the ground and pound.
Campion lands a few punches from side control.
Campion working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campion connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Debil some visible discomfort.
Debil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campion cracks Debil with a big right hand but Debil just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Debil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campion on the ground.
Debil can't do much from the bottom here.
Campion looks up at the clock and then as Debil takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Debil is not content to let Campion control the position.
Campion scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Debil is looking for a sweep.
Campion working the head with strikes.

Campion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Debil 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.
Campion trying to control the position but Debil is working away.
Campion is putting a hurting on Debil here, landing some big shots from side control.
Debil throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Campion working the ground and pound.
Debil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Campion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Debil is looking to improve his position.
Campion is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Campion connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Campion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Debil has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Debil can't escape the position.
Campion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campion lands a nice shot to the head.
Campion cracks Debil with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campion in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Debil wants to hold on but Campion pushes him away.
Campion connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Debil is desperately trying to improve his position but Campion has a good base and remains in mount.
Campion pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Debil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Campion with shots to the head and body - Debil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Campion breaks from Debil's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Debil tries to reverse the position but Campion maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Debil is looking to get to half guard.
Campion lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campion has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Debil's face.
Campion is landing with some decent strikes but Debil is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campion putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Debil is rocked!

Campion has hold of Debil's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Debil manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Campion is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Debil is surviving well by controlling Campion's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion is landing with some decent strikes but Debil is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campion with shots to the head and body - Debil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Debil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for Campion! Debil is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Campion!
Thomas Campion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Der Debil stepped up to the mic, saying 'i did what i can, i have lost this fight but i will learn more and be a better fighter in the future!'.