PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 2790 p4p, 330 weight class) and Chaz Campbell (ranked 3163 p4p, 368 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cressbeckler
vs
Campbell

177 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaz Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cressbeckler rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Cressbeckler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cressbeckler has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cressbeckler avoids the damage to the body.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cressbeckler smiles and moves away.
Campbell throws a combination that misses

and Cressbeckler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
Campbell stalling in the clinch but Cressbeckler improves position.
Cressbeckler lands with a right to the head.
Cressbeckler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Cressbeckler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cressbeckler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campbells head.
Cressbeckler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cressbeckler pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cressbeckler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
Cressbeckler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cressbeckler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Cressbeckler lands with a right to the head.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cressbeckler misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cressbeckler misses with a body punch.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cressbeckler smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cressbeckler digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cressbeckler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cressbeckler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but Cressbeckler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joad Cressbeckler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Campbell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler stops a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell looks winded!
A short uppercut from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Cressbeckler digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Cressbeckler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell wants to stall.
Cressbeckler is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cressbeckler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cressbeckler pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler scores with a hook to the body.
Cressbeckler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Campbell can't get the takedown.
Cressbeckler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cressbeckler lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cressbeckler cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Campbell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cressbeckler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler lands a body shot.
Cressbeckler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a nice uppercut.
Cressbeckler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cressbeckler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cressbeckler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cressbeckler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cressbeckler smiles and moves away.
Cressbeckler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cressbeckler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cressbeckler scores with a nice right hand.
Cressbeckler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot.
Cressbeckler misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cressbeckler - that will leave a mark!
Campbell stalks Cressbeckler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cressbeckler's face. Cressbeckler staggers backwards, shaken.
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Cressbeckler's shoulder, as Cressbeckler tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cressbeckler scores with a nice strike.

Cressbeckler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cressbeckler.
Campbell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cressbeckler pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Cressbeckler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cressbeckler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cressbeckler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cressbeckler.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Cressbeckler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cressbeckler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cressbeckler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cressbeckler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cressbeckler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Campbell is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Cressbeckler.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Cressbeckler finish him?
Cressbeckler lands a body shot.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cressbeckler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cressbeckler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cressbeckler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cressbeckler pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler lands an uppercut.
Cressbeckler is working Campbell over against the cage.
Cressbeckler throws a big uppercut that drops Campbell! More strikes from Cressbeckler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Campbell lies dazed against the cage as Cressbeckler celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joad Cressbeckler!