PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Evert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Campbell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Campbell
vs
Evert

179 cm
26
163 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

200 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Evert!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Evert sprawls well.

Campbell clinches with his opponent.
Evert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell shoots in but Evert avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Campbell pushes Evert up against the cage in a clinch.
Evert being controlled against the cage.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evert avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell has Evert pushed against the cage.
Evert tries to pull guard but Campbell won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evert is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Evert manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Evert trying to control the position.

Evert had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Campbell defends it easily.
Evert working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evert has a closed guard, preventing Campbell from standing up.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Evert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell lands a head kick!

It looks like Henry Evert has been cut.
Campbell dives in and grabs Evert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evert pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Evert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evert wants it to stay on the feet.
Evert fails with the takedown.

Campbell rushes Evert and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evert is trying to drag Campbell to the mat but Campbell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Campbell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Campbell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Evert stalling in the clinch but Campbell improves position.
Evert tries to break free but Campbell pushes him back against the cage.
Evert prevents the takedown attempt.

Campbell jumps guard and drags Evert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Campbell is looking to stand back up but Evert counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Evert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Evert stands up out of the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Evert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Evert fails to land the takedown.
Evert tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell feints a jab promting Evert to slip. Campbell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Evert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Seth Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
Evert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Campbell swivels and escapes.
Evert fails to land the takedown.
Seth Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Evert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Evert shoots for a takedown but Campbell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evert is breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evert's waist but Evert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campbell off to one side.
Evert changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Evert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Evert throws a left and a right that both miss

and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.
Campbell works on Evert's body with a couple of short punches.

Campbell jumps into guard, dragging Evert to the mat.
Evert stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Campbell holds on and takes a little breather.
Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evert throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Evert from controlling successfully.
Campbell controls Evert momentarily but Evert frees himself.
Evert tries to stand but Campbell is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evert is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
As Evert looks to move away, Campbell throws a big counter combo bu Evert just gets out of the way.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Campbell instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell has Evert pressed against the cage, preventing Evert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Evert is struggling to control the position.
Campbell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Evert is pressed up against the cage. Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evert down to the mat. Evert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Evert's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Evert gets control of Campbell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Evert will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evert keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Campbell manages to get himself to full guard.
Campbell pulls Evert in close to prevent any damage.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evert can do to turn this around?

Campbell kicks Evert off and gets to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Evert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Campbell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Evert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Evert avoids the head kick by Campbell.
Evert doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.

Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Evert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Campbell goes for a takedown attempt but Evert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evert shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Campbell pinned against the cage. Campbell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Evert, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Evert against the cage but Evert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evert tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campbell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evert is defended easily by Campbell.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Evert sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evert shoots and misses

and Campbell counters by clinching up.
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Evert.
Campbell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evert's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Evert to keep the fight standing.
Evert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evert prevents it.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Evert won't allow it.

Campbell manages to pull guard.
Campbell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campbell tries to get out of the position.
Evert controls from within his opponent's guard.
Evert stops Campbell from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Campbell is looking for a triangle here but Evert uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Evert stands up.
Evert fails with the takedown

and Campbell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campbell is working for takedown but Evert is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell is trying to drag Evert to the mat but Evert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Evert doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Campbell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Evert is looking to take this one to the mat.
Campbell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Campbell has managed to clinch.
Henry Evert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evert is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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