PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sleep
vs
Campbell

201 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

192 cm
24
196 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Sleep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Sleep moves out of range easily.
Arthur Sleep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell lands a high kick!
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.

Campbell moves into range and clinches up with Sleep.

Campbell pulls guard effortlessly.
Campbell trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sleep wanted to stand there but Campbell had control of the position.
Campbell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sleep stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Campbell is pulling down on Sleep's head. It's preventing any offense from Sleep, at least for the moment.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Eddie Campbell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sleep misses with a few strikes there.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves away
and Campbell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sleep tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Sleep.
Sleep tries to clinch up.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleep scores with a head kick.

It looks like Eddie Campbell has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell looks gassed!
Campbell lands a head kick. Sleep smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Sleep pushes Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell is looking to control Sleep's arms but Sleep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the cage.

Sleep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell tries to land a front kick but Sleep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Campbell tries to clinch but Sleep is having none of it.
Sleep clinches but Campbell breaks the clinch

and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sleep misses with an elbow over the top.
Sleep looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sleep creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Sleep has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sleep lands a nice elbow.
Sleep misses with an elbow over the top.

Sleep manages to break the clinch.
Sleep clinches but Campbell breaks the clinch

and Campbell moves into the clinch.
Sleep misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell avoids the elbow strike from Sleep, against the cage.
Campbell takes an elbow to the temple.
Campbell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sleep blocks an elbow strike.

Sleep breaks the clinch.
Sleep avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Sleep tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sleep is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Sleep gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sleep effectively controlling the action here.
Sleep lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.

Sleep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sleep is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Sleep fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Campbell on the side of the head.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell looks to clinch
and Sleep counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Campbell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Campbell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sleep wants to clinch
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Sleep wants to clinch.
Sleep misses with a leg kick.
Sleep wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sleep clinches but Campbell breaks the clinch
and Campbell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Campbell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Campbell misses with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Campbell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sleep wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sleep blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleep closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sleep closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep wants to clinch.

Campbell has Sleep up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Sleep blocks an elbow strike from Campbell.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike from Sleep.
Sleep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sleep pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sleep throws an elbow but misses.

Sleep breaks from the clinch.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Sleep darts in trying to clinch
and Campbell counters with a head kick. That will keep Sleep thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sleep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eddie Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sleep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Sleep does no damage.

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.
Sleep tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.

Sleep gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sleep.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sleep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Campbell avoids a wild elbow strike from Sleep.
Sleep comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sleep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sleep throws an elbow but it misses.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but Sleep won't allow it.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sleep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sleep avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Sleep instigates a clinch.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike.

Sleep breaks from the clinch.
Campbell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleep tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a big head kick but Sleep shrugs it off.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Sleep avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Campbell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Sleep throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
Sleep wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Sleep backing up. Sleep nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes.
Sleep tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.

Sleep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sleep scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell wants to clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sleep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Campbell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sleep.
Sleep creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sleep comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sleep is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sleep creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Campbell's defenses.
Sleep throws an elbow but it misses.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sleep blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell dodges an elbow strike from Sleep.
Sleep creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sleep lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
Sleep pushes off an throws an elbow but Campbell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sleep.

Sleep manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleep 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Sleep.
Sleep tries to clinch
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Sleep tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Sleep.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Sleep dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Campbell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sleep tries to clinch up.
A shot to de liver by Sleep. Beautiful body shot.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleep is looking to clinch.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleep is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Sleep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sleep lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Sleep moves out of range easily.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Campbell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sleep lands a left and a right that send Campbell crashing to the mat, dazed. Sleep thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Campbell is rocked!
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sleep misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Sleep.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Sleep finish him?
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sleep. Sleep obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
Sleep tries to clinch up.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sleep.
Sleep wants to clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleep tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sleep tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Sleep connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Sleep throws a head kick that misses.
Sleep wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Sleep lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Sleep clinches with his opponent.
Sleep creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sleep lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sleep.
Campbell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sleep manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleep tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleep is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sleep is looking to clinch.
Sleep tries to clinch up.
Sleep closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arthur Sleep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sleep fails with an attempt to clinch.

Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Campbell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sleep pulls his leg out and moves away.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleep wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sleep. Campbell shrugs it off though.
Sleep moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.

Sleep gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sleep pushes off an throws an elbow but Campbell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sleep looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses.
Sleep throws an elbow but it misses.
Sleep is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Sleep misses with an elbow strike.
Sleep lands a nice elbow.
Campbell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sleep just misses with a elbow thrown towards Campbell's brow.
Sleep prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
Sleep throws an elbow that misses.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike.
Campbell avoids the elbow strike from Sleep, against the cage.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Sleep is blocking nicely.
Campbell dodges an elbow strike from Sleep.

Sleep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep wants to clinch.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
Sleep tries a head kick but it misses.

Campbell has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Sleep is blocking nicely.
Sleep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Sleep showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sleep has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Sleep!