PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fable comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fable
vs
Campbell

179 cm
26
164 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
166 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Tri Light Clothing

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Fable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fable misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fable.
Fable connects with a body shot.
A jab from Fable misses.
Fable misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Fable.
Dexter Fable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fable scores with a jab.
Fable lands with a nice body punch.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Fable moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fable takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Fable throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
A left lands for Fable.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Campbell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fable with a hook.
Fable lands a head shot.
Fable throws a body kick that misses.
Fable slips a jab from Campbell.
Fable lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Fable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fable throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fable throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Fable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fable moves away.
Fable stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fable scores with a punch to the head.
Fable throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fable throws a series of strikes that have Campbell backpedaling.
Fable looks to throw the jab but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Fable.
Fable throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Fable throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Fable staying out of range there.
Campbell moves out of range of the body kick from Fable.
Fable is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Fable's shoulder, as Fable tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Fable counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fable takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fable throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Fable scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fable slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Fable dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Campbell throws out a leg kick but Fable moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Campbell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell darts in trying to clinch
and Fable counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell tries to work over Fable's front leg with a kick but Fable checks it.
Fable lands a body shot.
Fable looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Fable swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fable lands with a good body shot.
Dexter Fable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fable scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell slips under a jab from Fable.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fable throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fable digs a good body shot into Campbell's ribs.
Fable bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Campbell's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fable throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Campbell throws the left hand but Fable avoids the punch easily.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Fable checks it
and Fable counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Fable there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Campbell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fable has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Fable does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Fable counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fable connects with a right hand. Campbell shakes it off.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Fable.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campbell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fable counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fable. That snapped Campbell's head back.
Fable throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fable scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Fable digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Fable thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fable cracks Campbell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dexter Fable is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Campbell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Fable dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fable lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fable.
Fable lands a jab.
Fable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Fable.
Fable tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Fable cracks Campbell with a good jab.
Fable loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Fable punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.
Fable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fable fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Fable saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fable counters with a two punch combo.
Fable has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campbell finds it's way round the side to connect with Fable's head.

It looks like Dexter Fable has been cut.
Fable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Fable moved out of range nicely.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fable.
Fable throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fable moves out of range as Campbell strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fable misses
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Fable throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Fable counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Campbell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Campbell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fable lands with a cross.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Fable's leg but Fable calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Fable.
Fable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fable lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Fable.
Jab, jab by Fable - just one landing.
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fable misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fable defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Campbell.
Fable looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fable scores with the left hand. Campbell knows he should have avoided that one.
Fable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fable lands a jab to the head.
Dexter Fable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice straight punches there by Fable. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Fable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fable has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Fable!