PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get Away. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kasparaitis
vs
Campobello

175 cm
36
149 lbs
33 - 11 - 1

168 cm
25
150 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis lands with a right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campobello.
Kasparaitis struggling a bit here.
Kasparaitis regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasparaitis is looking for a sweep. Campobello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasparaitis moves into full guard.
Kasparaitis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kasparaitis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campobello defending well though.
Kasparaitis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Kasparaitis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasparaitis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasparaitis is controlling the pace.
Campobello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kasparaitis is working away from the top position though.
Campobello won't allow Kasparaitis to pass to mount.
Kasparaitis works his way into side control.
Campobello is trying to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis wants to control but Campobello is keeping him busy.
Campobello is looking to regain half guard here but Kasparaitis keeps moving and retains side control.

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.
Campobello takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kasparaitis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kasparaitis landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campobello is not content to let Kasparaitis control the position.
Kasparaitis working the ground and pound.
Kasparaitis controlling the position.
Kasparaitis working the body and head with strikes.
Campobello struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis working the ground and pound from side control.
Campobello tries to bench press Kasparaitis off him but Kasparaitis keeps the position.

Kasparaitis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campobello has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campobello is letting Kasparaitis control him for a moment.
Kasparaitis lands a few punches from side control.
Kasparaitis trying to control the position but Campobello is working away.
Campobello is looking for a sweep.
Kasparaitis working the ground and pound.
Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kasparaitis working the head with strikes.

Campobello is rocked!
Kasparaitis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campobello keeps working.
Campobello is still in real trouble! Can Kasparaitis finish him?
Campobello sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis slows the pace down in half guard.
Campobello seems to have recovered his senses.
Campobello gets back to full guard.
Kasparaitis looking to pass the guard.
Kasparaitis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Campobello has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kasparaitis is working away from the top position though.
Kasparaitis is taking a breather. Campobello says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kasparaitis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campobello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campobello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasparaitis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook.
Campobello blocks a jab.
Kasparaitis swats away the attempt to clinch by Campobello.

Kasparaitis clinches up with Campobello and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Campobello scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasparaitis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello misses with a punch on the inside.
Campobello blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis misses with a body punch.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparaitis lands with a light punch inside.
Campobello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campobello lands an uppercut.
Campobello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
Campobello blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello blocking some punches.
Campobello looking to throw knees to the head but Kasparaitis is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campobello misses with an elbow over the top.
Campobello throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Campobello.
Kasparaitis digs a right hand underneath Campobello's ribcage. Campobello let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Campobello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a left hand.

Kasparaitis breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Campobello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campobello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasparaitis takes a swing at Campobello's ribcage but misses.

Kasparaitis clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as Campobello throws knees to the body.
Campobello tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasparaitis avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Kasparaitis.
Campobello is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kasparaitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike.
Campobello tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Campobello has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kasparaitis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Campobello can turn it around.
Campobello gets through Kasparaitis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campobello can do to turn this around?
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campobello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Campobello on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a body shot.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Darius Kasparaitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Campobello.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Campobello just leaning against Kasparaitis, taking a breather.
Campobello missing with knees to the body.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Campobello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasparaitis.
Still in the clinch, Kasparaitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasparaitis tries to work over Campobello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasparaitis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campobello's elbow.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Kasparaitis.
Campobello blocks a body shot from Kasparaitis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Campobello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasparaitis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campobello is looking to clinch but Kasparaitis is avoiding it.
Campobello swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasparaitis.

Campobello moves into range and clinches up with Kasparaitis.
Campobello presses Kasparaitis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campobello lands a right hand.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campobello swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the side of Campobello's head.
Campobello just leaning against Kasparaitis, taking a breather.
Kasparaitis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Campobello.

Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch.
Campobello walks into a left hand.
Campobello blocks the body kick.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Kasparaitis pushes him away.
Kasparaitis misses with a looping right.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Kasparaitis pushes him away.
Campobello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campobello is looking to clinch but Kasparaitis is avoiding it.
Kasparaitis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Campobello fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasparaitis misses the target.
Kasparaitis looks to score with a jab to the body but Campobello is just out of range.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Kasparaitis pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasparaitis. Campobello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campobello looks for a takedown but Kasparaitis sprawls well.
Sam Campobello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campobello. That did some damage!
Kasparaitis throws a jab but it's blocked by Campobello.
Campobello is looking to clinch.
Campobello fails in his attempt to clinch.

Campobello moves into range and clinches up with Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis is trying to break the clinch but Campobello has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Campobello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campobello working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
Kasparaitis gets through Campobello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campobello lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campobello avoiding damage.

Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis looks to land a body kick but Campobello moved away.
A good leg kick by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis loads up on a big right hand but Campobello slips the punch.
Campobello goes for a double leg but Kasparaitis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kasparaitis continues to drive forward.
Kasparaitis lands a lovely overhand right.
Kasparaitis is looking to slow Campobello down with leg kicks.
Campobello throws a low kick but Kasparaitis avoids it.
Campobello slips under a jab.
Campobello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Kasparaitis pushes him away.
Kasparaitis misses with a few strikes there.
Campobello tries to clinch but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Campobello avoids a kick to the body.

Campobello clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Campobello.
Campobello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campobello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campobello lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campobello.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Campobello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
Kasparaitis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Campobello looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kasparaitis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kasparaitis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kasparaitis throws a good cross that connects.
Campobello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campobello throws a sloppy head kick and Kasparaitis moves out of range easily.
Campobello tries to clinch but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasparaitis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campobello's sensitive parts.
Kasparaitis scores with a spinning back kick!
Campobello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campobello steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis throws a wild body kick that Campobello sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kasparaitis moves into the clinch.

Kasparaitis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Campobello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasparaitis lands with a straight right. Campobello didn't see that one coming.
Kasparaitis lands an overhand right.
Campobello shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kasparaitis as he jumps to the side.
Campobello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Kasparaitis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campobello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasparaitis.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasparaitis swings for the body but Campobello moves out of range.
Kasparaitis works the jab nicely.
Kasparaitis looks to land a left hand but Campobello moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick, looking for Campobello's leg but Campobello calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kasparaitis. Beautiful body shot.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Campobello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campobello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Kasparaitis scores with the left hand. Campobello knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the body.
Campobello shoots in and drives through. Kasparaitis sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasparaitis, as that shot connected.
Darius Kasparaitis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campobello shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasparaitis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campobello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darius Kasparaitis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Campobello.
Campobello walks into a left hand.
Campobello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasparaitis moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasparaitis misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campobello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasparaitis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kasparaitis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook. Campobello ducked under it nicely.
Kasparaitis cracks Campobello with a good jab.
Kasparaitis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasparaitis scores with a hook.
Kasparaitis throws a right and a left that Campobello avoids nicely.
Kasparaitis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campobello gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kasparaitis gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis retains his featherweight title!