PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Hall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hall
vs
Campion

194 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Campion!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Campion with a nice head shot there.
Campion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campion on the ground.
Campion is working Hall over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campion postures up and lands a big shot to Hall's brow.
Campion throws a big right hand that misses.
Campion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campion tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Campion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
Campion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campion connects with a couple of short punches.
Campion passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Campion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Campion working the head and body with strikes.
Campion landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Campion scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Campion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campion scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Campion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Campion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion winds up and cracks Hall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campion moves into full mount! Hall won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campion lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Hall is rocked!
Campion postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hall bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Campion and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Campion!
Michael Campion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.