PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Caldeira's choice of entrance music: billionaire. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Campana
vs
Caldeira

187 cm
18
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dino Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campana tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldeira.
Nice sprawl there from Campana as Caldeira shoots in.
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campana tries to clinch but Caldeira moves away

and Caldeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campana's guard.
Campana is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caldeira tries to stand but Campana is controlling from the bottom.
Campana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caldeira.
Campana has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Caldeira has passed into side control.
Caldeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campana keeps working.
Campana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caldeira on the ground.

Caldeira decides to stand back up. Caldeira steps back and let's Campana get back to his feet.
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira moves away from the strike by Campana.
Campana looks to throw the jab but Caldeira is out of range.
Campana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Campana throws an overhand right that lands on Caldeira's shoulder, as Caldeira tries to avoid the shot.
Campana tries to clinch up.
Campana throws a big shot that misses.

Campana clinches.
Campana lands an elbow inside.
Caldeira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Caldeira pulls guard successfully.
Caldeira keeping moving, preventing Campana from controlling successfully.
Campana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldeira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldeira, not yet.

Caldeira has his feet on Campana's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Campana throws a big shot that misses.
Campana is looking to clinch.
Campana throws out a loose jab but Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campana throws a hook but Caldeira avoids it easily.
Caldeira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dino Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Caldeira.

Campana forces Caldeira back against the cage and clinches.
Caldeira wants to stall.

Caldeira gets control of Campana's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caldeira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Campana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campana wants to get up but he can't break Caldeira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Campana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldeira is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana trying to control but Caldeira is working from the bottom.
Caldeira keeping full guard, as Campana tries to pass.
Caldeira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caldeira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campana tries to hold on but Caldeira pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Caldeira looking to control but Campana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Campana tries to reverse the position but Caldeira maintains control.
Campana wants to hold on but Caldeira pushes him away.
Caldeira looking to control but Campana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Caldeira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Caldeira looks gassed!
Campana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Campana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Campana closes the distance and pushes Caldeira back into the cage.
Caldeira takes a shot to the head.
Campana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caldeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Campana.
Caldeira is trying to drag Campana to the mat but Campana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Caldeira in his tracks for a moment.
Campana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Campana lands an elbow inside.
Caldeira misses with a punch to the body.
Caldeira fails to pull guard.
Caldeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Campana.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Caldeira in his tracks for a moment.
Caldeira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Campana lands a damaging elbow.
Caldeira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campana walks away with a smile on his face. Caldeira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dino Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Caldeira.
Campana throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldeira.
Campana misses with a looping left.
Caldeira is breathing heavily.
A big right from Campana misses.

Campana clinches with his opponent.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira trying to control the position but instead, Campana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldeira into the cage.

Caldeira drags the fight down to the ground.
Campana has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Campana has gone for a leg lock! Caldeira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Campana's guard.
Campana wants to sweep here but Caldeira controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caldeira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caldeira stopping the sweep attempt from Campana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campana trying to keep a closed guard but Caldeira is proving a slippery customer.
Campana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caldeira is one step ahead there.
Caldeira stops Campana from standing up.
Campana trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldeira.
Campana tries to clinch but Caldeira moves away

and Caldeira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Campana!
Caldeira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Caldeira trying to control but Campana is having none of it.
Campana regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campana knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Campana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caldeira is working away from the top position though.
Campana regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caldeira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Campana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caldeira is one step ahead there.
Campana is pulling down on Caldeira's head. It's preventing any offense from Caldeira, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Campana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Campana gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Caldeira swats away the attempt to clinch by Campana.
Arturo Caldeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Campana misses.
Dino Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campana throws a right and a left that Caldeira avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Campana.
Caldeira dives in and grabs Campana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campana pushes down on Caldeira's head and hops out.
Campana is looking to clinch but Caldeira is avoiding it.
Campana looks to land a right hand but Caldeira moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dino Campana will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Caldeira is looking to clinch but Campana is avoiding it.
Campana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caldeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campana misses with an uppercut.
Campana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campana misses with a hook.
Campana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campana.
Campana tries to clinch up.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Campana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campana misses with a straight right.
Campana lands with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caldeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Campana pushes Caldeira up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Caldeira dodges an elbow strike from Campana.

Campana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Caldeira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Campana!
Campana just holding on.
Caldeira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Caldeira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Campana has given up his back here.

Campana is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Caldeira has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira is not going to allow Campana to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Campana right now.
Caldeira trying to control momentarily.
Campana trying to control but not successfully.
Arturo Caldeira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caldeira missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana is trying to get back to his feet but Caldeira has full control of the position and if anything, Campana has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Caldeira controlling well, preventing Campana from escaping the position.
Caldeira scores with punches to the body.
Campana is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Caldeira wants to control but Campana is keeping busy.
Caldeira has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Campana's body.
Caldeira is controlling the position but Campana somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caldeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dino Campana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campana moves in looking to clinch but Caldeira pushes him off.
Campana tries to clinch there but Caldeira circles away.
Campana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caldeira circles away quickly and effectively.

Caldeira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Campana keeping moving, preventing Caldeira from controlling successfully.
Campana looking for a sweep. Not yet Campana, not yet.
Campana pulls Caldeira in close to prevent any damage.
Campana wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Caldeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caldeira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Caldeira!