PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into the arena with All I Do Is Win blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pritchett's choice of entrance music: Protect your neck. Chris Pritchett struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Chris Pritchett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campbell
vs
Pritchett

159 cm
19
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
168 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pritchett.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Pritchett's shoulder, as Pritchett tries to avoid the shot.
Pritchett ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Pritchett wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a hook but Pritchett avoids it easily.
Pritchett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Pritchett settles back down.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Pritchett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchett misses the target.
Pritchett throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
Pritchett misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Pritchett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pritchett tries to score with a low kick but Campbell moves his leg out of the way.
Campbell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pritchett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pritchett throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campbell misses the jab.
Campbell checks a leg kick.
Chris Pritchett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Campbell defending well as Pritchett loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Pritchett.
Pritchett tries to clinch up
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett misses with a straight left.
Pritchett tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pritchett.
Pritchett moves out of range of the strikes.
Pritchett doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pritchett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pritchett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pritchett.
Campbell takes a swing at Pritchett's ribcage but misses.
Chris Pritchett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchett manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Pritchett misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell blocks the body kick.
A nice combination there by Campbell.
Campbell stuns Pritchett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pritchett throws a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Pritchett throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett slips a straight right by Campbell.
Pritchett tries to clinch up.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Pritchett misses with a double jab

and Campbell counters with a takedown into side control.
Campbell taking a break here but Pritchett is having none of it and regains half guard.

Campbell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Campbell is looking to stall here but Pritchett recovers full guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Pritchett keeps moving.
Pritchett looking for a sweep. Not yet Pritchett, not yet.
Pritchett wants to improve his position but instead Campbell has moved into half guard.

Pritchett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pritchett is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
Campbell slows the pace down in half guard.
Campbell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pritchett wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Pritchett defends the submission attempt.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Campbell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pritchett.
Campbell really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Pritchett moved out of range nicely.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pritchett is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Pritchett circles away and we're back to standing.
Campbell scores with a sloppy right hand. Pritchett should have avoided that one.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pritchett is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Pritchett circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchett.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Pritchett throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pritchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pritchett throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Pritchett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pritchett looks to clinch

and Campbell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campbell.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pritchett's head.

Pritchett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campbell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campbell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pritchett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pritchett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pritchett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pritchett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Campbell drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Campbell seems to have locked his on tight now - Pritchett screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Campbell, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Austin Campbell!
Austin Campbell is the new lightweight champion!