PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siqueira Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Byren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Campos
vs
Byren

175 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siqueira Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Byren!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Byren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Siqueira Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Byren.
Byren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byren shoots in for a takedown but Campos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Campos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byren, pushing him back against the cage.
Campos gets underhooks to prevent Byren's takedown attempt.

Campos breaks the clinch.
Campos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byren shoots in but no luck this time.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Byren ducks under a wild hook from Campos.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Campos gets the takedown into side control.
Campos tries to move to full mount but Byren actually manages to regain half guard.
Campos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campos slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Campos trying to control the action but Byren is working from the bottom.
Campos stops Byren from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Byren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Byren misses with a takedown

and Campos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Byren's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Campos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Byren doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byren's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos trying to control but Byren is working from the bottom.
Campos thows a big elbow that misses.
Byren keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siqueira Campos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Campos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byren's guard.
Campos looking to sit in guard and control but Byren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Byren is looking to work some ground and pound but Campos has wrist control.
Campos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byren is one step ahead there.
Byren throws a big right hand that misses.

Campos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Byren doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Campos wants to control from the top but Byren keeps moving.
Byren is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Byren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Campos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Byren is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Campos, into his guard.
Siqueira Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Byren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Byren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byren landing with the ground and pound.
Campos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campos tries to get out of the position.
Byren throws a big right hand that misses.
Byren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Byren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Byren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Campos counters with a single leg into guard. Byren didn't expect that.
Byren keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Campos gets a takedown into half guard.
Byren wants to get back to his feet.
Campos stalling away here and it's allowed Byren to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siqueira Campos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Campos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Byren sprawls well initially but Campos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Campos is trying to control the action in half guard but Byren is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Campos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Byren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Campos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Byren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byren tries to get to full guard but Campos has control of the leg.
Campos is trying to control. Byren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Byren is trying to stand back up but Campos is controlling him
Campos uses his free foot to push down on Byren's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Byren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campos looking to control but Byren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Byren defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Campos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Byren is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Siqueira Campos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Campos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Byren was covering up waiting for the punch and Campos finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a big right hand that misses.
Siqueira Campos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Byren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campos stays in close to Byren's body and controls the position.
Joe Byren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campos is looking to work some ground and pound but Byren has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Siqueira Campos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campos 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siqueira Campos!