PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Larondelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's entrance music is "White Bitch" by the Black Diamond Heavies. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Larondelle's choice of entrance music: Harder to Breathe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Campbell
vs
Larondelle

193 cm
19
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics
Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Larondelle!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell is looking to clinch but Larondelle is avoiding it.

Campbell clinches up against the cage.
Larondelle takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Richard Larondelle has been cut.
Larondelle taking a breather.
Larondelle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell tries to land knees in the clinch but Larondelle avoids the damage to the body.

Larondelle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larondelle throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell avoids the head kick by Larondelle.
Larondelle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Larondelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell tries to clinch up but Larondelle circles away and keeps his distance.
Larondelle misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Larondelle misses its intended target.
Larondelle looks for the body kick but Campbell saw that one coming.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Larondelle circles away.
Campbell lands a head kick. Larondelle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larondelle keeps the fight on the outside.
Larondelle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larondelle counters with a body kick that stops Campbell in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to clinch but Larondelle is having none of it.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and Larondelle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Larondelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.

Campbell closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell misses with an elbow over the top.
Campbell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
Larondelle looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Larondelle is trying to stall.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell misses with a knee strike.
Campbell lands an elbow inside that Larondelle shrugs off.
Campbell crunches a lovely knee into Larondelle's ribcage.
Larondelle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Campbell.

That has opened up Richard Larondelle's cut even more.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Larondelle as the two fighters clinch.
Campbell blocks the elbow strike.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campbell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Campbell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larondelle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campbell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Larondelle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell tries to clinch but Larondelle moves away
and Larondelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larondelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Larondelle lunges at Campbell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Campbell's hand.
Campbell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larondelle counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larondelle counters with a right hand to the body.

Campbell closes the distance and pushes Larondelle back into the cage.

Larondelle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larondelle throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Larondelle blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell tries to clinch
and Larondelle counters with a right hand to the body.
Larondelle looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Larondelle darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
Campbell lands a damaging elbow.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Larondelle circles away.
Larondelle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larondelle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larondelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Larondelle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Campbell moves into the clinch.
Larondelle missing with knees to the body.
Larondelle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larondelle stalling in the clinch but Campbell improves position.
Campbell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campbell lands an elbow that stopped Larondelle in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Richard Larondelle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campbell avoiding damage as Larondelle throws knees to the body.
Campbell lands a knee to the head.
Campbell lands an elbow just above Larondelle 's eye.
Larondelle blocks an elbow strike.

Larondelle breaks from the clinch.

Campbell has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larondelle.
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campbell working Larondelle over with knees to the body.
Larondelle looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Campbell.

Richard Larondelle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Larondelle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Larondelle taking a breather.
Larondelle takes a knee right on the jaw!

Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell clinches but Larondelle breaks the clinch
and Larondelle counters with a big head kick but Campbell shrugs it off.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Larondelle keeps it at a distance.

Campbell forces Larondelle back against the cage and clinches.
Larondelle being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campbell as Larondelle tries to tie him up.
Campbell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell lands a good knee to the midsection. Larondelle won't want to take too many of those.
Campbell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Larondelle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Van Campbell!