PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro De Campo (ranked 5263 p4p, 6644 weight class) and Tom Quinlevan (ranked 244 p4p, 273 weight class). Tom Quinlevan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

De Campo
vs
Quinlevan

167 cm
22
134
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
135
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro De Campo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Quinlevan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinlevan throws out a powerful jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De Campo.
Quinlevan is trying to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
De Campo has knee on belly and moves into mount.

De Campo working for a submission but Quinlevan is keeping him at bay.
De Campo controlling his opponent.
De Campo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Campo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quinlevan hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Campo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Campo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
De Campo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

De Campo looking to secure an arm triangle but Quinlevan defends it well.

De Campo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinlevan is trying to stand but he's just given De Campo his back.

De Campo is working for a rear naked choke. Quinlevan is not defending it well and De Campo has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Quinlevan refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Quinlevan's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pedro De Campo!