PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Fernandez Rueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Campos
vs
Fernandez Rueda

182 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Fernandez Rueda!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos dodges the punch combination from Fernandez Rueda.
Fernandez Rueda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campos is fending him off so far but Fernandez Rueda persists. Nope, Campos circles away and we're back to standing.

Fernandez Rueda gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fernandez Rueda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fernandez Rueda managing to control the position.
Fernandez Rueda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Fernandez Rueda is keeping the position.
Campos works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Campos is working for a kimura but Fernandez Rueda is defending it quite comfortably.
Campos wants to take a breather but Fernandez Rueda is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos is looking to advance position but Fernandez Rueda won't allow it.
Campos passes to side control.
Campos wants to control but Fernandez Rueda is keeping him busy.
Fernandez Rueda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernandez Rueda tries to bench press Campos off him but Campos keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fernandez Rueda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campos working away.
Campos landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campos trying to control the action but Fernandez Rueda is working from the bottom.

Campos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Fernandez Rueda is defending well.

Campos tries for a kimura but Fernandez Rueda is defending well.

Campos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Campos is trying to get an arm triangle but Fernandez Rueda is defending well.
Campos trying to control the position but Fernandez Rueda is working away.
Fernandez Rueda is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fernandez Rueda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

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

Campos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fernandez Rueda, who protects the arm well.

Campos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fernandez Rueda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Campos working away.
The strikes coming from Campos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Campos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fernandez Rueda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fernandez Rueda gets a clinch.
Campos is working for takedown but Fernandez Rueda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campos wants a takedown.
Fernandez Rueda wants a takedown but no success here.
Fernandez Rueda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Campos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fernandez Rueda is trying to break the clinch but Campos is controlling him.
Fernandez Rueda gets underhooks to prevent Campos's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez Rueda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Campos keeps control of Fernandez Rueda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fernandez Rueda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fernandez Rueda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fernandez Rueda is stalling here. Campos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fernandez Rueda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Campos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez Rueda tries to improve position but can't.

Campos has hold of Fernandez Rueda's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Fernandez Rueda seems comfortable defending it but Campos has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Fernandez Rueda is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Fernandez Rueda is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Campos couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Campos!