PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Little has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Campbell
vs
Little

180 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell wants to stand up but Little has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Little really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Little gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell working Little over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Little manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Little is working an open guard so Campbell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Little gets caught flat footed, as Campbell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Little keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.

Little is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Little's head.
Little is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
Little keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.

Little looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Campbell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Little looks gassed!
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.

Little looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Campbell passes into half guard.
Campbell is trying to control the action in half guard but Little is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Little is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Little is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Campbell in particular looking to stall.

Campbell is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Little has managed to free his arm - good work.

Campbell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Little wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Little gets the takedown into side control.
Little tries to advance to mount but Campbell denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Little tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Little has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Campbell tries to improve position but can't.
Campbell gets back to half guard.

Campbell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Little pulls his head out easily.
Little passes to full mount!
Little is breathing heavily.

Little swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Campbell is now in Little's guard. A big mistake from Little there, giving up the dominant position!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Campbell is pushing down on Little's leg trying to pass to half guard. Little is fighting to maintain full guard but Campbell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Little works his way to full guard. Good work.

Little has an active guard here but Campbell has managed to pass into half guard.
Campbell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell winds up and cracks Little with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell is keen to just control but Little is a slippery customer.
Campbell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Little wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Little's hands, connecting with Little's forehead.
Little is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Campbell passes to side control.
Campbell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Campbell scores with punches from side control.
Campbell scoring with punches from side control.
Little tries to buck Campbell off but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to bench press Campbell off him but Campbell keeps the position.
Little is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Campbell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Campbell tries to advance to mount but Little denies him.
Little is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Campbell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Little!
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Little bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

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

Little drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Campbell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Little has Campbell in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Little is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Little looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Little's head.
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 Bruce Campbell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Little tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Little to the ground. Little escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Campbell tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Campbell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little in his tracks.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Little circles away.

Little gets a clinch.
Campbell has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Little breaks the clinch.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Little feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Little is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Little stands up and waves to Campbell to follow him.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Campbell swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Campbell shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little with a poor takedown

and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Little is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.

Campbell is looking for a kimura but Little is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Campbell to get the leverage.
Campbell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Little tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.

Campbell stands up and beckons Little to join him on the feet.
Campbell looks to clinch
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Little.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Little.
Little takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Campbell closes the distance but Little moves to the side
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Omar Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campbell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Little's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell content to control rather than advance.
Little is pressing down on Campbell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Little looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.
Campbell preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Campbell!