PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Champaign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olle Tandberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Champaign
vs
Tandberg

182 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Champaign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Olle Tandberg!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tandberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Champaign is out of range.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.
Champaign checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tandberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tandberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Champaign counters with an inside leg kick.
Tandberg has his takedown stuffed
and Champaign counters with a straight right hand.
Tandberg takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tandberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Champaign thuds his shin into the meat of Tandberg's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tandberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champaign.
Tandberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tandberg, right into the meat.
Tandberg jabs Champaign to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Champaign throws the left hand but Tandberg avoids the punch easily.
Tandberg tries to land a leg kick but Champaign saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Champaign. Tandberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Champaign.
Tandberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Champaign is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Champaign.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champaign tries to close the distance and clinch but Tandberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Champaign misses with a straight right.
Champaign cracks Tandberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tandberg is looking to chop away at Champaign's legs.
Tandberg avoids the head kick by Champaign.
Champaign tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tandberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Champaign wants to clinch up but Tandberg keeps it at a distance.
Tandberg throws a counter combo.
Tandberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Champaign.
Champaign swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tandberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tandberg lands with a nice combination. Champaign backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champaign comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Champaign with a hook.
Champaign misses the shot to the body.
Tandberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tandberg throws a front kick aimed at Champaign's knee but Champaign avoids it well.
Tandberg dives in and grabs Champaign's left leg, looking for a takedown. Champaign pushes down on Tandberg's head and hops out.
Champaign was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tandberg walks into a left hand.
Champaign throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tandberg counters with a left and a right that stings Champaign.
Tandberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Champaign counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charles Champaign has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olle Tandberg.
Tandberg wants to slow Champaign down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Tandberg misses.
Champaign throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champaign throws a head kick but Tandberg moves out of range.
Champaign smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tandberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Champaign connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Champaign feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tandberg's calf.
It looks like Champaign has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tandberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tandberg throws a right hand that Champaign ducks under and follows up with a left that Champaign also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Champaign blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Champaign misses the target.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.
Champaign throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Champaign dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tandberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Champaign pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tandberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Champaign lands with a nice body punch.
Champaign throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tandberg counters with a series of strikes. Champaign will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tandberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champaign.
Tandberg misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Tandberg only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tandberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Champaign checks it well.
Charles Champaign is winning the standup battle so far.
Champaign scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tandberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champaign tries to clinch up
and Tandberg counters with a left and a right that stings Champaign.
Champaign lands a nice shot that snaps Tandberg's head back.
Tandberg blocks a head kick by Champaign.
Charles Champaign is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Champaign misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tandberg.
Champaign misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Champaign!
Champaign looks to throw the jab but Tandberg is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champaign looks to throw a body kick

and Tandberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Champaign!

Champaign bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champaign pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champaign scores with a hook.
Champaign slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Champaign checks the leg kick.
Tandberg motions for Champaign to come forward. Tandberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champaign is looking to counter punch.
Tandberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Champaign counters with a nice uppercut.
Champaign throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tandberg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Champaign misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandberg thows a leg kick but Champaign checks it
and Champaign counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tandberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tandberg is looking to chop away at Champaign's legs.
Tandberg misses with a low kick as Champaign jumps back.
Champaign jabs at Tandberg's body.
Tandberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Champaign explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crunch! Champaign slams his shin into Tandberg's torso.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.
Champaign is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tandberg can do to turn this around?
Champaign tries to clinch but Tandberg moves out of range.

Champaign forces Tandberg back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Champaign escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Champaign delivers a nice body kick.

Tandberg gets tackled into the cage by Champaign. Champaign maintains the clinch.
Champaign lands an elbow inside that Tandberg shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tandberg stalling in the clinch but Champaign improves position.
Tandberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Champaign tries to break the clinch but Tandberg is controlling the position.
Tandberg is pushing Champaign up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Champaign is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Champaign dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tandberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tandberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.
Champaign is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Tandberg misses
and Champaign counters with a nice uppercut.
Champaign with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tandberg misses with a low kick.
Champaign looks to score with a jab to the body but Tandberg is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tandberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandberg throws a leg kick but Champaign sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Champaign as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Champaign on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tandberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tandberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Champaign finds it's way round the side to connect with Tandberg's head.
Champaign connects with a single shot there.
Tandberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champaign throws out the jab.
Champaign misses the shot to the body.
Tandberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandberg misses with a leg kick
and Champaign counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Champaign is looking to clinch but Tandberg is avoiding it.
Tandberg wants to land a leg kick but Champaign is out of range.
Good shot there by Champaign.
Tandberg throws a leg kick but Champaign sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olle Tandberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champaign moves out of range of the leg kick from Tandberg.
Champaign throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tandberg avoids it.
Tandberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Champaign is looking to clinch but Tandberg is avoiding it.
Tandberg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champaign is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tandberg is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Champaign was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tandberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Champaign looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tandberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tandberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tandberg throws a leg kick but Champaign sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tandberg throws a solid leg kick but Champaign takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tandberg.
Tandberg shoots in for a takedown but Champaign shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Champaign misses its target.
Tandberg takes one to the chin there.
Tandberg misses with a low kick as Champaign jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tandberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Tandberg is rocked!
Champaign doesn't manage to clinch there - Tandberg circles away.

Champaign connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tandberg to the floor! Champaign dives in looking for the finish!
Tandberg is still in real trouble! Can Champaign finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champaign moves into full mount! Tandberg won't be happy about that!

Champaign stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Champaign fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tandberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tandberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Champaign blocks a leg kick.
Champaign wants to clinch up but Tandberg keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Champaign showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Champaign 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Champaign!
An out of breath Charles Champaign thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.