PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Gunther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunther has chosen Common - Make My Day as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Campbell
vs
Gunther

180 cm
21
163 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Gunther!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.

Gunther moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Gunther keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Campbell takes an elbow to the temple.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunther scores a nice knee to the body.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
Gunther misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gunther.
Campbell is trying to drag Gunther to the mat but Gunther just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunther lands a knee to the head.
Gunther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunther obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunther lands an elbow inside that Campbell shrugs off.
Gunther keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Gunther has Campbell pushed against the cage.
Gunther digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunther lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunther using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunther pressing his opponent against the cage.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunther has double underhooks.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunther has Campbell pushed against the cage.
Gunther crunches a lovely knee into Campbell's ribcage.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Gunther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunther gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunther throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunther lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
Gunther prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunther prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunther lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunther has Campbell pressed against the cage.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Gunther keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Gunther.
Gunther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gunther.
Campbell being controlled against the cage.
Gunther lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Gunther.
Gunther lands a knee to the body.
Gunther lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunther with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gunther.
Gunther utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunther landing knees to the head.
Gunther unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunther connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Gunther.
Gunther connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Gunther.
Gunther pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunther is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Campbell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gunther regains guard.
Gunther managing to control the position.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Gunther is keeping the position.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunther is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campbell is working Gunther over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Campbell postures up in Gunther's guard and throws a big left but Gunther blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gunther pushes Campbell off and gets back to his feet.
Gunther moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.
Gunther looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Gunther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Gunther misses.
Campbell sizes up Gunther with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Campbell throws the left hand but Gunther avoids the punch easily.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Gunther.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Gunther sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab from Gunther.
Campbell throws a jab when Gunther was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunther will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Todd Gunther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunther with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Campbell to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunther just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Gunther moves away and avoids it.
Bruce Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell throws a strike aimed at the side of Gunther's head but Gunther avoids it well.
Gunther gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunther avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Gunther is trying to stand.
Gunther controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunther keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gunther is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell stops Gunther from getting back to his feet.
Campbell winds up and cracks Gunther with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunther defending well though.

Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Gunther defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Campbell is working for a submission of some sort.
Campbell moves nicely into side control.
Gunther wants to control but Campbell postures up.
Gunther avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Campbell.
Gunther is looking to regain half guard here but Campbell keeps moving and retains side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunther.
Gunther scores with a kick to the body.
Gunther throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Gunther swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Gunther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunther.
Gunther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunther turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Gunther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.

Gunther clinches up against the cage.
Gunther lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunther lands a damaging elbow.
Gunther lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Gunther.
Gunther lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunther presses Campbell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gunther with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunther with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gunther.
Gunther unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunther connects with a knee to the head.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Gunther has the dominant position.
Gunther connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
Campbell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gunther pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gunther.
A jab lands there for Campbell.
Gunther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunther fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunther buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunther counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunther takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunther at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Gunther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Campbell misses with a looping left.
Gunther fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gunther throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campbell throws a combination that misses
and Gunther counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Campbell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gunther lands a head kick!
Gunther tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Gunther as Campbell shoots in.
Gunther walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunther is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Gunther lets loose with a powerful body kick. Campbell will feel that in the morning.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunther - that will leave a mark!
Gunther tries to move into range but Campbell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Todd Gunther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunther.
Gunther misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lunges at Gunther with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunther's hand.
No joy there for Gunther, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunther has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gunther there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunther drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Campbell throws a jab when Gunther was well out of range.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunther counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunther's head.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunther lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campbell lands a jab to Gunther's midsection.
Gunther tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Gunther fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campbell, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Campbell is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Gunther.
Gunther lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campbell takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunther has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunther misses with a body punch.
Campbell wants to break free but Gunther has control.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Gunther misses with a combination
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Gunther moved out of range nicely.
Gunther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunther tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.

Gunther takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunther.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunther won't allow it.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Campbell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunther fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gunther lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Gunther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gunther moves into the clinch.
Gunther connects with a knee to the head.
Gunther has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunther lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunther digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunther smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunther.
Gunther is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Gunther defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Gunther wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Gunther tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunther misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd Gunther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Campbell swings for the body but Gunther moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Campbell swinging wilding here.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Campbell coming out on top.
Gunther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunther throws a one two combo.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
Gunther lands with a thumping leg kick.

Gunther gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunther is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunther lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunther unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gunther landing knees to the body.
Gunther unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Gunther comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunther 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Gunther!