PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Campbell
vs
Peterson

173 cm
21
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ash Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peterson's guard.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Peterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Campbell postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.

Peterson pushes Campbell off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campbell is defended easily by Peterson.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Peterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Peterson cracks Campbell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Peterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Campbell misses with a straight right.
Campbell looks for the body kick but Peterson saw that one coming.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peterson thows a body kick. Campbell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
A left lands for Peterson.
Peterson tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Check out the look on Campbell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peterson to see if he's OK.
Campbell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Campbell wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Campbell trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Peterson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Ash Campbell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson scoring well with a low kick there.
Campbell ducks right into an uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sid Peterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ash Campbell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campbell misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell dives in and grabs Peterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Peterson cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Campbell.
Sid Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson throws a nice head kick!
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Campbell blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Peterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell stalks Peterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterson's face. Peterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Campbell misses the jab.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Campbell misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campbell gets the takedown into side control.
Peterson is trying to control Campbell's posture but Campbell avoids it.
Peterson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Campbell's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.

Campbell is looking for a kimura but Peterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campbell to get the leverage.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ash Campbell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Campbell checks a leg kick.
Campbell misses with a takedown
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson throws a combination that misses
and Campbell counters with a nice body shot.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Campbell throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Campbell finds it's target.
Campbell cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Sid Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Peterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Campbell throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Campbell lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell lands a jab.
Peterson throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peterson is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Peterson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell staying out of range there.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Campbell misses with a combination
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Peterson throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Peterson throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell digs a good hook to Peterson's body.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Sid Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ash Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Campbell throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Peterson!