PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Campbell (ranked 23144 p4p, 24595 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 547 p4p, 549 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Campbell
vs
West

188 cm
30
178
2 - 15 - 0

188 cm
28
170
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a three punch combo!
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan 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 misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to clinch but West moves away
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell tries to clinch
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell throws a combination. West tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Campbell tries for a takedown but West circles away easily
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
West stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and West counters with a straight right hand.
West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A lazy body kick from Campbell
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West circles away from the clinch attempt
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell misses with an uppercut
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell darts in trying to clinch
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Campbell has managed to clinch.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Ethan Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell tries for a takedown but West circles away easily
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting West counter with a right hand.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alan West dominated that round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Campbell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell looks to clinch
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell wants to clinch but West slips to the side
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campbell throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
Campbell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell closes the distance but West moves to the side
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting West counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell misses with a combination
letting West counter with a right hand.
West might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West circles away from the clinch attempt
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alan West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell misses with a combination
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ethan Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell misses with a kick to the body
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Campbell misses
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a body kick that misses
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell tries to clinch but West moves away
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell tries to clinch
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell with a poor takedown
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell wants to clinch
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell darts in trying to clinch
and West counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alan West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Campbell fails with the takedown
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell tries to clinch there but West circles away.
Campbell misses with a body shot
letting West counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campbell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but West swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
West circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell closes the distance looking to clinch
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Campbell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Campbell closes the distance but West moves to the side
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alan West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with West, pushing him back against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.

West pulls guard successfully.
West has control of Campbell's left arm, preventing Campbell from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ethan Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campbell's guard. Nice move by West!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan West!