PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Andersen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Campana
vs
Andersen

187 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andersen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campana as he jumps to the side.

Campana closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campana just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Campana.

It looks like Rich Andersen has been cut.
Andersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Campana.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campana misses with an elbow strike.
Campana lands an elbow just above Andersen 's eye.
Campana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Andersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen wants a takedown but no success here.
Dino Campana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Andersen.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campana lands an elbow inside that Andersen shrugs off.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Andersen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andersen takes an elbow to the temple.
Campana lands an elbow inside that Andersen shrugs off.
Campana trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Campana throws an elbow that misses.
Andersen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Campana.
Andersen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Campana lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Campana.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Andersen in his tracks for a moment.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Andersen in his tracks for a moment.
Campana lands a damaging elbow.
Campana misses with an elbow over the top.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Andersen is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campana.
Andersen is still on wobbly legs! Can Campana finish him?
Andersen blocks an elbow strike.
Andersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Campana.
Andersen seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Andersen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Andersen in his tracks for a moment.
Campana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andersen has had enough of the clinch but Campana keeps him there for the moment.
Campana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Campana lands a nice shot to the body.
Campana lands an elbow inside.
Campana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campana missing with knees to the body.
Campana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andersen looks gassed!
Campana lands an elbow that stopped Andersen in his tracks for a moment.
Clinched against the cage, Campana lands a big elbow that drops Andersen! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Andersen is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Campana!