PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it Back by Lil Wayne. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Campbell
vs
Chao

189 cm
24
216 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ma Chao!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Chao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chao misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Chao misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Chao misses with a shot to the body
and Campbell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chao throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
Campbell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Campbell counter with a right hand.
Chao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campbell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
Chao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campbell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Campbell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chao misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a right hand to the body.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chao looks gassed!
Campbell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chao doesn't seem phased though.
Campbell lands a right hook to the body.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell is looking to wear down Chao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chao swings widly with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a good, hard body kick but Chao shrugs it off.
Chao is breathing heavily.
Campbell keeps Chao at a distance using the push kick.
Campbell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chao's head.
Chao misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Campbell connects with a high kick.
Chao throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Campbell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that half lands.
Chao misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chao misses with a combination
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a big head kick but Chao shrugs it off.
Chao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Campbell jabs Chao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Campbell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chao walks into a left hand.
Campbell scoring well with a low kick there.
Campbell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chao misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
Campbell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a big head kick but Chao shrugs it off.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Campbell scores with a spinning back kick!
Chao throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chao throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a body kick.
Ma Chao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell misses with a takedown
and Chao counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chao doesn't seem bothered though.
Campbell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chao is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Chao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a solid body kick.
Campbell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chao misses with a double jab
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell looks for a takedown but Chao sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chao's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Campbell. Chao shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chao.
Chao misses the body punch
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chao's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a nice body kick.
Campbell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chao.
Chao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Campbell counter with a right hand.
Chao misses with a hook
and Campbell counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Campbell.
Campbell stuns Chao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chao misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice body shot.
Chao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Campbell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Campbell throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a hook.
Campbell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chao's head.
Campbell has a takedown stuffed.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell had his way with Ma Chao in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chao throws a right hand that misses
and Campbell counters with a leg kick.
Campbell lands with a slapping head kick.
Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell connects with a leg kick. Chao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Campbell scoring well with a low kick there.
Chao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chao throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Campbell - the referee stops the clock and Chao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Campbell. Chao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Campbell.
Chao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chao is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chao misses with a hook
and Campbell counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell catches Chao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Campbell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chao counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell jabs Chao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chao.
Chao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Chao does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Bruce Campbell!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Bruce Campbell!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Bruce Campbell!

Bruce Campbell wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Campbell is the new light heavyweight champion!