PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soupy Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron MacGruffyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Campbell
vs
MacGruffyd

177 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soupy Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron MacGruffyd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.

MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.
MacGruffyd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
MacGruffyd tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but MacGruffyd won't allow it.
A short left from MacGruffyd.

MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell misses with a low kick.
MacGruffyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacGruffyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell jabs MacGruffyd right on the nose. MacGruffyd blinks but takes it well.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Campbell scores with the left hand. MacGruffyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
Campbell can't break the clinch.

MacGruffyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
It looked like Campbell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Campbell connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacGruffyd. MacGruffyd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

MacGruffyd has managed to clinch.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacGruffyd works on Campbell's body with a couple of short punches.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacGruffyd's hands.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
Campbell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!

MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.

Campbell tries to keep at a distance but MacGruffyd has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination.

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
MacGruffyd is working Campbell over against the cage.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGruffyd throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.

MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
MacGruffyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGruffyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.

MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
MacGruffyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacGruffyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell works over MacGruffyd's head and body with a nice combination.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
MacGruffyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from MacGruffyd - that landed with a thud.
Campbell lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but MacGruffyd has the dominant position.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
MacGruffyd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Campbell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
MacGruffyd is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.

MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soupy Campbell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but MacGruffyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick nicely.

MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.

MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.

MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Campbell manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soupy Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell lands with a straight right. MacGruffyd didn't see that one coming.
Campbell jabs at MacGruffyd's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGruffyd manages to avoid it.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacGruffyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
MacGruffyd clinches up against the cage.

MacGruffyd breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacGruffyd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell wants to slow MacGruffyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
MacGruffyd misses with some punches.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.

MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacGruffyd keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacGruffyd wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a left and a right that stings MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to clinch.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.

MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but MacGruffyd is controlling the position.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd checks a low kick from Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick.
MacGruffyd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. MacGruffyd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
MacGruffyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell scores with a jab. MacGruffyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacGruffyd takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soupy Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGruffyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
MacGruffyd digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
MacGruffyd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacGruffyd backs up against the cage.

MacGruffyd gets a clinch.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacGruffyd can do to turn this around?
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGruffyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.

MacGruffyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacGruffyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by MacGruffyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soupy Campbell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Campbell is looking to chop away at MacGruffyd's legs.

MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
MacGruffyd has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

MacGruffyd moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but MacGruffyd checks it.
MacGruffyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
MacGruffyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell feints and then cracks MacGruffyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacGruffyd down.
Campbell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from MacGruffyd on the inside.
MacGruffyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
MacGruffyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.

MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.

MacGruffyd clinches with his opponent.

MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGruffyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGruffyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

MacGruffyd has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.

MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.
Soupy Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacGruffyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd misses the body punch
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from MacGruffyd.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacGruffyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGruffyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell throws a right hand that MacGruffyd ducks under and follows up with a left that MacGruffyd also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
MacGruffyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell blocks a body shot from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.

MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
MacGruffyd scores a nice knee to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacGruffyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.

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 Soupy Campbell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soupy Campbell!
Soupy Campbell thanked the fans post fight for their support.