PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah comes to the ring accompanied by Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere. John Campbell is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mah
vs
Campbell

178 cm
22
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mah is looking to clinch.
Campbell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mah avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Campbell is looking to chop away at Mah's legs.
Campbell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mah throws a big shot that misses.
Mah blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Mah misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Mah moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Good work by Mah as he checks the leg kick.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Mah wants to clinch.
Mah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Mah jumps back.
Campbell is looking to score with low kicks.
Mah moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Mah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Campbell managing to control the position.
Mah postures up.
Mah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mah.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Campbell trying to keep a closed guard but Mah is proving a slippery customer.
Mah has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Campbell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mah.
Campbell trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Mah does it's job there.
Mah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mah dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
A leg kick checked by Mah.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Campbell blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Mah misses.
Mah closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Mah pushes Campbell against the ropes but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell motions for Mah to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell scores with a one two! Mah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mah cracks Campbell with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mah.
Mah throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Mah checks it

and Mah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mah.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mah smiles and moves away.
Campbell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mah. That did some damage!
Mah is breathing heavily.
Mah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Mah blocks a head kick by Campbell.
John Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mah misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Mah tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Mah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samm Mah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mah.
Campbell slips under a jab from Mah.
Mah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mah misses with a hook.
Mah throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell throws a series of strikes that have Mah backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Campbell lands a high kick to the side of Mah's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Campbell dives into guard, looking to finish.
Campbell is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Campbell thuds his right hand into Mah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell thumps Mah with a low kick.
Mah misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Campbell.
Campbell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Mah checks it.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Mah is predictable there
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Campbell throws a head kick but Mah moves out of range.
Mah misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell lands with a kick to the temple. Mah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah checks a leg kick nicely.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mah moves into the clinch.
Campbell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mah walks away with a smile on his face. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mah tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.

Campbell drops Mah with a left and a right! Oh, Mah is hurt - Campbell dives into side control looking to finish!

Mah is rocked!
Campbell misses with the ground and pound.
Oh Mah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mah keeps working.
Mah seems to have got his legs back now.
You can see the frustration on Mah's face as Campbell controls the position.
Campbell trying to control the action but Mah is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campbell tries for a kimura but Mah is defending well.

Campbell stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Mah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mah is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Campbell is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mah is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Campbell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mah defends it easily.
Mah wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

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 is looking for a triangle here but Mah uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Campbell is trying to control Mah's posture but Mah avoids it.
Campbell tries to control but Mah manages to take his back.
Campbell grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Campbell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Campbell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Campbell 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!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell defending well as Mah loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mah misses with a double jab.

Mah moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.

Campbell pulls guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Campbell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mah has picked Campbell up and slammed him! Campbell can't keep hold of the triangle and Mah manages to pass to side control!
Campbell regains half guard.
Mah blocks the strikes from Campbell.
Mah is nestled in close to Campbell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Mah wants to control but Campbell is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to hold on to Mah's head to control him but Mah postures up.

Mah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Campbell is just riding it out for now. Mah eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
Mah controlling the action here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.

That's two 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 displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Campbell cracks Mah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell misses with a leg kick

and Mah counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Campbell's guard now.

Campbell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Campbell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mah uses it to pass to side control.
Campbell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to remain calm as Mah controls from the top position.
Campbell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Campbell wants to control but Mah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Campbell has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mah. Oh but Campbell has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mah goes limp - he's gone! Campbell jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Campbell!