PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Paz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanni Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Paz
vs
Campion

172 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Paz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nanni Campion!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campion as he jumps to the side.
Campion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campion looks to land a combination but Paz avoids it well.
Paz tries to clinch up.
Campion tries to bum rush Paz with a series of wild strikes but Paz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campion.
Campion throws a series of punches but Paz avoids them all with ease.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campion fails to land with a series of punches.
Campion avoids the head kick by Paz.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campion misses with a few strikes there.
Campion misses with a wild combination.
Campion lands with a nice combination. Paz backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion throws a series of punches but Paz moves out of range.
Campion misses with a two punch combination.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campion looks to land a combination but Paz avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Paz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campion.
Paz misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campion looks to land a combination. Paz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paz dodges the punch combination from Campion.
Campion falls off balance throwing a combination

and Paz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Campion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paz shoots in but no luck this time.
Paz shoots in for a takedown but Campion shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Paz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campion fails to land with a series of punches.
Paz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paz.
Campion misses with a double jab.
Campion blocks a head kick by Paz.
Campion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paz counters with a nice leg kick.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nanni Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campion throws a series of punches but Paz moves out of range.
Campion lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Campion does no damage.
Campion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campion misses with a double jab

so Paz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campion is looking to stand up but Paz isn't so interested in that idea.
Paz is breathing heavily.
Paz works over Campion with some ground and pound from guard.
Paz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paz trying to control but Campion is working from the bottom.
Campion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Paz drops back looking for a leg! Campion is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Campion manages to kick Paz off! Paz jumps back into Campion's guard.
Campion wants to get back to his feet but Paz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campion tries to bum rush Paz with a series of wild strikes but Paz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campion misses with a double jab.
Paz slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
Campion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Campion scores with a one two! Paz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campion throws a combination that misses

and Paz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Campion wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Campion has one foot on Paz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Paz lands with a hook. Campion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paz tries for a takedown but Campion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paz slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
No joy there for Campion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Paz.
Campion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Campion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paz circles away quickly and effectively.
Paz slips a jab and a cross from Campion.
Paz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Campion's head.
Paz dodges the punch combination from Campion.
Campion misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luis Paz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campion throws a nice looking combination but Paz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campion defends it nicely.
Campion dodges the punch combination from Paz.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Campion throws a series of strikes that have Paz backpedaling.
Campion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paz.
Campion throws a nice looking combination but Paz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion scores with a one two! Paz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck for Paz with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campion avoids the body shot from Paz.
Campion lands a two punch combo.
Luis Paz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Paz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campion is trying to force a seperation but Paz has the dominant position.
Paz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paz prevents Campion from breaking the clinch.
Paz prevents Campion from breaking the clinch.
Campion working hard to break the clinch.
Campion tries to break the clinch but Paz is controlling the position.
Campion is trying to break free.
Campion is looking to break free of the clinch but Paz has double underhooks.
Campion is trying to break the clinch but Paz has him pressed against the cage.
Campion working hard to break the clinch.
Campion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paz has him pressed against the cage.

Paz decides to pull guard.
Campion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paz controls Campion momentarily but Campion frees himself.
Paz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any 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.
Campion is looking to stand up but Paz won't let him.
Paz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Campion wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Paz's closed guard. He's half up but Paz has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Paz pivots and extends the arm, Campion falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Paz! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Paz!