PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Massena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory Campion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Massena
vs
Campion

196 cm
23
231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
30
225 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Massena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Campion!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massena walks into a left hand.

Campion closes the distance and clinches.

Massena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campion fails with the takedown
and Massena counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Gregory Campion has been cut.
Massena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Campion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Massena dodges the punch combination from Campion.
Campion misses with a body shot.
Campion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Andre Massena has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Campion gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Massena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Campion misses.

Campion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Massena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campion is in close to Massena's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massena looking to control.
Campion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campion is working Massena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Massena keeping full guard, as Campion tries to pass.
Massena knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campion on the ground.
Campion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Massena controls Campion momentarily but Campion frees himself.
Campion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campion content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Campion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Campion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Massena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Massena moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campion.
Campion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campion blocking some punches.
Campion wants to take the fight to the mat but Massena manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Massena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Massena stops a takedown attempt from Campion.
Andre Massena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Campion.

Massena breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Massena.
Campion ducks right into an uppercut from Massena.
Massena misses with a left hand

and Campion moves into the clinch.

Massena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campion avoids the head kick by Massena.
Campion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campion moves in looking to clinch but Massena pushes him off.
Massena throws a counter high kick but Campion was just alert enough to avoid it.
Andre Massena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Massena moves into the clinch.
Campion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Massena.
Massena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Massena lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Massena.

Campion pulls guard effortlessly.
Campion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Campion wants to sweep here but Massena controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campion keeping moving, preventing Massena from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at The Factory inform us that Campion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Massena being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre Massena will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Massena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Massena throws a good cross that connects.
Campion looks to land a combination but Massena avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Massena. That snapped Campion's head back.
Massena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campion shoots in but no luck this time.
Campion goes for a double leg but Massena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Massena continues to drive forward.
Andre Massena is winning the standup battle so far.
Massena tries a head kick but it misses.
Campion tries to clinch but Massena moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campion looks for a takedown but Massena sprawls well.
Andre Massena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Campion.
Massena connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Campion momentarily.

That has opened up Gregory Campion's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Campion rushes Massena and presses him up against the cage.
Campion tries to score a body lock takedown but Massena shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Massena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Massena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Massena tries to bum rush Campion with a series of wild strikes but Campion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Campion forces Massena back against the cage and clinches.
Massena swings wildly with an uppercut but Campion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Massena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Massena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Massena has him pressed against the cage.

Massena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campion is defended easily by Massena.

Massena has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campion's elbow.
Massena misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campion.
I was talking to Massena's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Massena breaks from the clinch.
Campion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Massena pinned against the cage. Massena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion has a takedown stuffed.
Campion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Campion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Massena misses with a series of wild punches.
Massena swats away the attempt to clinch by Campion.
Massena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campion doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Massena.
Massena looks to throw the jab but Campion is out of range.
Campion feints the counter takedown.
Massena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campion walks into a stiff left hand from Massena.

Massena gets caught flat footed, as Campion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Campion scoring with some ground and pound.
Massena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Massena tries to get out of the position.
Campion stopping the sweep attempt from Massena.

Campion drops back looking for a leg! Massena is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Massena manages to kick Campion off! Campion jumps back into Massena's guard.
Campion passes Massena's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Campion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campion working Massena over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion works his way into side control.
Campion working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Campion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Campion prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Massena's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Campion controlling the position from side mount.
Campion lands some shots froms side control.
Campion just content to control the position.

Campion decides to stand back up.
Massena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Massena dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Campion tries to close the distance and clinch but Massena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Massena is looking to counter punch.
Campion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Massena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campion misses with a takedown attempt - Massena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Massena gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Campion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Campion stops Massena from standing up.
Massena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Campion passes into half guard.
Campion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campion is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Massena!
Campion with good strikes from the mount here!
Campion lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Massena is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion avoids the attempt from Massena to control.
Massena is wriggling around trying to escape.
Campion controlling the position easily from mount.
Massena wants to control but Campion is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Campion.
Campion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Massena is bucking up trying to escape but Campion cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Massena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Campion working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Massena looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Campion! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregory Campion!