PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Fredericks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell has chosen Steel Panther - Party all Day as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Fredericks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Fredericks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Fredericks
vs
Campbell

180 cm
26
196 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

180 cm
22
193 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Fredericks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a solid leg kick but Fredericks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Campbell.
Fredericks digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Campbell throws a leg kick

and Fredericks counters by moving into the clinch.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
Fredericks lands with a left to the head.
Fredericks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fredericks's elbow.
Fredericks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fredericks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Fredericks.
Fredericks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredericks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredericks lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredericks.
Fredericks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.

Fredericks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredericks can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell cracks the inside of Fredericks's front leg.
Fredericks stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
A big left from Fredericks misses.
Fredericks swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Campbell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campbell tries to work over Fredericks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fredericks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fredericks's elbow.
Fredericks gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fredericks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Fredericks saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Campbell drives through and clinches with Fredericks against the cage.
Campbell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Fredericks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fredericks backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Campbell moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a leg kick that misses.
Fredericks throws a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Fredericks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fredericks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fredericks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Fredericks. That snapped Campbell's head back.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredericks throws out the jab.

Campbell clinches.
Campbell gets through Fredericks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fredericks gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell.
Fredericks lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredericks scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell tries to work over Fredericks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fredericks manages to break the clinch.
Campbell tries to clinch but Fredericks moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Fredericks lands.
Fredericks throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Fredericks.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredericks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Fredericks settles back down.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredericks moves away.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Fredericks circles away.
A shot to the body from Campbell misses
and Fredericks counters with a thumping low kick.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredericks moves away.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredericks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fredericks rather than just go for the knockout.
Fredericks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredericks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredericks ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredericks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Fredericks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Campbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fredericks works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredericks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campbell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fredericks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fredericks throws a head kick that misses.
Fredericks misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredericks is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Fredericks.
Fredericks lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Fredericks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Fredericks 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.

That kick from Fredericks tenderised Campbell's leg. Campbell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Campbell scores with a hook.
Campbell throws a low kick but Fredericks avoids it.
Fredericks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fredericks. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Fredericks checks a leg kick.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fredericks at a distance.
Joe Fredericks is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell throws a right hand that Fredericks ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredericks also avoids with ease.
Fredericks 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 thows a leg kick but Fredericks checks it
and Fredericks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fredericks tries to score with a low kick but Campbell moves his leg out of the way.
Fredericks scores with a leg kick.
Fredericks misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Fredericks's leg but Fredericks calmly moves out of range.
Campbell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredericks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Fredericks circles away.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredericks can pounce on him.
Fredericks swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Fredericks misses with a low kick.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fredericks.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Fredericks's head but Fredericks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fredericks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fredericks lands a glancing blow to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredericks checks the leg kick.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fredericks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Fredericks. That snapped Campbell's head back.
Fredericks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredericks misses with a low kick as Campbell jumps back.
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Fredericks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredericks.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell checks the leg kick.
Fredericks avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Some bone on bone action there as Campbell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fredericks keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Fredericks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredericks. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredericks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Campbell is rocked!
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
Fredericks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredericks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Fredericks finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredericks fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Campbell to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Campbell looks to clinch but Fredericks throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Campbell taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Fredericks!