PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Campbell
vs
Spears

205 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordon Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Spears!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Spears.
Spears misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spears tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spears tries to clinch
and Campbell counters with a slapping leg kick.

Campbell forces Spears back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Spears's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbell keeps control of Spears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spears lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Campbell successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Spears sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spears trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears regains half guard.
Spears is controlling Campbell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Campbell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spears is looking to escape.
Spears wants to get back to full guard.
Spears throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Campbell manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Campbell is putting a hurting on Spears here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spears dodges the ground and pound from Campbell.
Campbell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Campbell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spears wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell working the strikes but Spears uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spears doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spears defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Spears kicks off Campbell and gets to his feet.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Spears sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spears finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spears throws a lazy head kick
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Charles Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Campbell counters with a head kick.
Spears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spears tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Campbell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.

Spears breaks from the clinch.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Spears will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Spears.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spears pinned against the cage. Spears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Spears.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Spears sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spears!
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.

Spears rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Spears breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charles Spears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spears throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Spears. Those never looked like landing.
Spears throws a lazy head kick
and Campbell counters with a left and a right that stings Spears.
Spears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spears throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spears's knee momentarily.
Spears is breathing heavily.

Campbell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spears did well to prevent Campbell getting side control.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell throwing shots but Spears is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spears pushes Campbell off looking to stand but Campbell dives back in and keeps control.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campbell lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Campbell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Spears wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Spears blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spears is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Spears escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campbell postures up in Spears's guard and throws a big left but Spears blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spears 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charles Spears will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Spears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell checks a leg kick nicely.

Spears moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.

Spears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt - Spears sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spears is looking to clinch.
Spears throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spears plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Spears has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control the position but instead, Spears has worked for underhooks and has pushed Campbell into the cage.
Spears can't break the clinch.
Campbell is looking to control Spears's arms but Spears gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campbell has his back to the cage.

Spears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears misses with a low kick as Campbell jumps back.
Spears throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spears throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spears throws a head kick that misses
and Campbell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spears really felt that one!
Spears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Campbell clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell keeps control of Spears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spears blocks a body shot from Campbell.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spears's efforts to push away.
Campbell slowing the pace effectively.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spears avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Spears.
Campbell trying to stall but Spears improves his position.
Campbell seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Spears is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Spears being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordon Campbell.

Spears has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Spears avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
Spears wants to break free but Campbell has control.

Spears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spears misses with a head kick.
Spears throws a one two combo.
Spears misses with a wild combination.
Spears throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Campbell forces Spears back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spears is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campbell looking to stall.
Spears has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.

Spears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell shoots in but Spears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordon Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jordon Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Spears is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spears.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Spears comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spears winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Spears!
A very excited looking Charles Spears made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.