PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Bret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deshawn Campos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Campos
vs
Bret

186 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deshawn Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Bret!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bret.

Bret gets a clinch.

Campos pulls guard.
Campos pulls Bret in close to prevent any damage.
Bret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bret decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Campos, up you get!
Bret shoots in and drives through. Campos sprawls well.

Bret clinches with his opponent.
Campos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bret is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Campos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campos stuffs the takedown attempt from Bret. Bret gets slowly back to his feet.
Deshawn Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Bret.
Bret shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campos sprawls well. Campos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bret gets slowly back to his feet.

Bret closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bret.

Bret jumps guard.
Bret is controlling Campos's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bret pulls Campos in close to his closed guard and prevents Campos from doing any damage or advancing position.

Bret wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries to clinch but Bret moves out of range.
Bret scores with a punch to the head.
Bret fails to land the takedown.
Bret lands a high kick!

It looks like Deshawn Campos has been cut.

Bret moves into the clinch.
Bret jumps guard but Campos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bret managing to block the knees to the body from Campos.
Bret can't get the takedown.
Campos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bret is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Campos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Bret ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bret no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Campos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bret has control of Campos's left arm, preventing Campos from doing any damage.
Campos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Campos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bret, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Bret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deshawn Campos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campos takes the fight into the clinch.
Campos tries to break free but Bret pushes him back against the cage.
Bret lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campos is trying to push Bret away but Bret has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Bret is controlling the position.
Bret has Campos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bret looking for a takedown.

Bret pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Campos closes the distance and pushes Bret back into the cage.
Bret slows down the pace here.

Bret's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bret gets a clinch.
Bret drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deshawn Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Bret.
Bret digs a right hand into Campos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campos's gas tank.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Bret is controlling him.
Bret scores with a shot to the side of Campos's head.
Campos fails to pull guard.
Campos is trying to stall.
Campos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bret.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bret blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bret has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Campos after a bit of a struggle.
Bret drops down looking for an ankle pick but Campos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campos tries to clinch up.
Bret shoots in looking for a takedown but Campos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bret's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bret looks for a takedown but Campos sprawls well.
Bret shoots in looking for a takedown. Campos tries to sprawl out of it but Bret keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campos is looking for a counter combo.
Bret is breathing heavily.
Bret shoots in but Campos avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bret shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campos as he avoids it easily.
Campos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bret appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Deshawn Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bret shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campos but Campos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bret shoots in looking for a takedown but Campos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bret's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campos is looking to clinch.
Bret looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Campos drives through and clinches with Bret against the cage.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Bret is controlling him.

Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bret shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bret paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Campos clinches with his opponent.

Campos decides to pull guard.
Campos is adopting a defensive guard.
Campos controls Bret momentarily but Bret frees himself.

Campos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bret defends well.
Bret is fighting to break Campos's control of his arms but Campos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Campos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deshawn Campos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deshawn Campos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bret has closed the distance and engaged Campos in a clinch.
Campos is trying to pull guard but Bret turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Campos is trying to push Bret away but Bret has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bret tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bret stalls.
Bret is trying to drag Campos to the mat but Campos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bret drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Campos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deshawn Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Bret.
Bret is pressed up against the cage. Campos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bret down to the mat. Bret avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bret lands with a kick to the temple. Campos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodrigo Bret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Campos moves into the clinch.

Campos manages to break the clinch.
Bret goes for a double leg but Campos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Campos continues to drive forward.
Campos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bret takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bret will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campos tries to counter by clinching up but Bret breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campos wants to clinch up but Bret keeps it at a distance.
Bret looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bret shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campos but Campos pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bret has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bret manages to break the clinch.

Campos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bret, pushing him back against the cage.
Bret displaying some good clinch control by pressing Campos up against the cage.
Campos tries to pull guard but Bret holds him up against the cage and eventually Campos drops back down to his feet.
Campos can't find room to land a body shot as Bret controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is trying to break the clinch but Bret is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bret.
Campos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bret is defending well for now.

Campos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bret doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campos counters by moving into the clinch.

Bret breaks the clinch.
Deshawn Campos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bret circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Bret tries to counter it with a takedown but Campos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bret has his takedown stuffed

and Campos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campos.
Campos tries to break the clinch but Bret is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bret fails to pull guard.

Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bret.
A head kick misses from Bret.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bret closes the distance looking to clinch

and Campos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bret's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Deshawn Campos.
I think Campos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deshawn Campos!