PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Campbell
vs
Sylvia

194 cm
25
259 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

204 cm
22
272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200

Freebok

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 Rio de Janeiro, David Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Sylvia tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sylvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sylvia connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sylvia swivels and escapes.
A low kick from Sylvia is predictable there

and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell won't let Sylvia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Campbell scoring with strikes but Sylvia is staying in there.

It looks like Slim Sylvia has been cut.
Campbell working the ground and pound effectively.
Sylvia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sylvia tries to hold on but Campbell pushes him away.
Campbell content just to control the position here.
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sylvia for as long as he can get away with.
Campbell breaks from Sylvia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Campbell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Campbell breaks from Sylvia's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell cracks Sylvia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell controlling the position easily from mount.
Sylvia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sylvia tries to buck Campbell off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Sylvia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slim Sylvia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sylvia throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Sylvia stuffs the takedown.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sylvia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sylvia.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Sylvia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sylvia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sylvia moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Sylvia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Sylvia circles away easily
and Sylvia counters with a stiff right hand.
Sylvia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sylvia's guard.
Sylvia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Campbell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sylvia tries to roll over but Campbell keeps him under control.
Campbell working over Sylvia with some ground and pound. Sylvia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sylvia trying to hold on to Campbell's head to control him but Campbell postures up.
Campbell trying to control the pace.
Sylvia is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell controlling the pace.
Sylvia tries to kick Campbell off but Campbell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Campbell content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sylvia misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sylvia misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Sylvia shows good takedown defense.
Campbell shoots and misses
and Sylvia counters with a two punch combo.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Sylvia as Campbell shoots in.
Sylvia connects with a right hand. Campbell shakes it off.
Sylvia misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell takes one to the side of the head.
Sylvia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sylvia.
Campbell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Sylvia counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Sylvia sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Sylvia tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sylvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sylvia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Campbell scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Sylvia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slim Sylvia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Sylvia as Campbell shoots in.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sylvia defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Sylvia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sylvia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
David Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylvia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia throws out a leg kick but Campbell moves out of range and Sylvia only half commits.
Sylvia looks to land a combination. Campbell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sylvia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sylvia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Campbell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Campbell showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell content to control rather than advance.
Sylvia wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Campbell controlling the action here.
Sylvia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Campbell stops Sylvia from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sylvia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Campbell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Sylvia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A countering left hand to the body from Sylvia misses.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sylvia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sylvia counter with a right hand.
Sylvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sylvia tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sylvia to the ground. Sylvia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sylvia scores with a hook.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sylvia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Sylvia clinches with his opponent.

Sylvia manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sylvia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sylvia looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sylvia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sylvia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Sylvia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sylvia pinned against the cage. Sylvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Sylvia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Sylvia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sylvia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Sylvia!
Slim Sylvia very nearly forgot to thank Freebok amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.