PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Campbell
vs
Walnuts

183 cm
25
183 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

180 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Anarchy Clothing

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Walnuts is just out of range.
Walnuts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head kick but Walnuts moves out of range.
Walnuts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walnuts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Walnuts clinches.

Campbell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Campbell is standing up over Walnuts. Walnuts looks to escape but Campbell dives into side control.

Campbell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walnuts is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Walnuts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Walnuts is not content to let Campbell control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnuts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Campbell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walnuts wants to control but Campbell postures up.
Campbell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walnuts is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Walnuts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Campbell moves into full mount!
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell punching from mount but Walnuts doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campbell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Walnuts is now in Campbell's guard. A big mistake from Campbell there, giving up the dominant position!
Campbell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.

Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell pushes down on Walnuts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walnuts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campbell working Walnuts over with strikes.
Walnuts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Walnuts has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walnuts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Walnuts regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walnuts is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Walnuts has wrist control.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Walnuts blocks nicely.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walnuts is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Walnuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walnuts is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Walnuts.
Danga de danga de dang - Campbell scores with a four punch combination!
Campbell scores with the left hand. Walnuts knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell with a nice cross.
A left lands for Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walnuts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walnuts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell slips a jab from Walnuts.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Walnuts moved out of range nicely.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walnuts.
Walnuts tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown. Walnuts fights it but they end up in guard.
Campbell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walnuts can do to turn this around?
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Walnuts blocks nicely.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell cracks Walnuts with a solid left hand.
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Walnuts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walnuts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walnuts has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walnuts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Walnuts has wrist control.
Campbell postures up in Walnuts's guard and throws a big left but Walnuts blocks it.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Walnuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Walnuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walnuts tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Walnuts tries to clinch up.
Walnuts connects with a nice looking jab.
Walnuts tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walnuts lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walnuts is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walnuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Walnuts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Campbell takes a swing at Walnuts's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Walnuts. Walnuts gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Walnuts misses with an uppercut
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campbell lands with a hook. Walnuts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walnuts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
Walnuts just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCampbell.
Campbell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
A nice side step and Walnuts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campbell throws a good cross that connects.
Walnuts tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Walnuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.

Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walnuts's guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Walnuts's brow.
Walnuts trying to control the position.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left lands for Campbell.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Walnuts.

Walnuts clinches.
Paul Walnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Walnuts controls his hands.
Campbell wants to take the fight to the mat but Walnuts manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walnuts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campbell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walnuts prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walnuts is looking to break free of the clinch but Campbell has double underhooks.
Walnuts misses with some punches.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell is stalling here.
Walnuts jumps guard but Campbell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stephen Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell has Walnuts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walnuts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Campbell!
After winning the bout, Stephen Campbell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.