PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuan Campbell (ranked 7783 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Dugan (ranked 6102 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Dugan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campbell
vs
Dugan

214 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuan Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Dugan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dugan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dugan tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
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.
Campbell leaves Dugan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Dugan darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dugan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Campbell after a bit of a struggle.
Dugan taking a breather.
Dugan lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dugan blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tuan Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Dugan.
Campbell tries to work over Dugan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell stuffs the takedown.
Dugan with a poor takedown
and Dugan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dugan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dugan shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Josh Dugan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dugan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to counter with a takedown but Dugan is quick to defend against it.
Dugan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dugan shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugan looks for the body kick but Campbell saw that one coming.
Dugan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Campbell throws a counter high kick but Dugan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dugan looks winded!
A combination from Dugan does no damage.
Dugan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Campbell takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell landing knees to the head.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell slaps away a takedown attempt from Dugan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dugan misses with a body kick.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Dugan moves out of range easily.
Campbell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campbell lands a head kick. Dugan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dugan manages to avoid it.
Dugan feints the counter takedown.
Campbell lands a head kick. Dugan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Campbell moves into the clinch.

Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Dugan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campbell circles away.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Dugan misses with a head kick.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dugan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dugan closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Dugan pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Dugan drives through and clinches with Campbell against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell misses with a knee to the head.
Dugan is trying to pull guard but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.
Dugan prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
Dugan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Dugan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuan Campbell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Campbell misses with a body shot.
Dugan dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Josh Dugan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dugan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Tuan Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dugan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Campbell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dugan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Campbell misses its target.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dugan can do to turn this around?
Dugan closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Dugan pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tuan Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Dugan.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Dugan pushes him off.
Dugan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Campbell connects with a right hand. Dugan shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dugan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dugan avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Dugan wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Campbell lands but Dugan takes it in his stride.
Dugan fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell slaps away a takedown attempt from Dugan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dugan is breathing heavily.
Dugan closes the distance and clinches up with Campbell, looking for a takedown. Dugan pushes Campbell against the cage but Campbell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Dugan shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dugan is defended easily by Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campbell closes the distance and pushes Dugan back into the cage.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dugan avoids a wild elbow strike from Campbell.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dugan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Campbell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Campbell misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands an elbow inside.

Campbell breaks the clinch.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Dugan throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dugan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Dugan circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Dugan on that attempt.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dugan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell is looking to wear down Dugan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dugan misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dugan misses.
Dugan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Campbell tries to avoid it but Dugan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Campbell to the ground. Campbell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Campbell slaps away a takedown attempt from Dugan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick from Campbell lands but Dugan takes it in his stride.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dugan moves away.
Dugan has his takedown stuffed
and Campbell counters with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dugan stuffs the takedown.
Campbell throws a head kick that Dugan semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuan Campbell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Dugan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dugan throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Dugan clinches up against the cage.
Dugan tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Campbell stalls.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Campbell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dugan tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dugan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dugan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Dugan is controlling him.
Dugan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
Campbell taking a breather.
Dugan is looking for a takedown.
Tuan Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Dugan.
Dugan is trying to force a seperation but Campbell has the dominant position.
Dugan is trying to maintain a safe position but Campbell gets an underhook and turns Dugan into the cage.
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbell tries to land a knee to the head but Dugan blocks with his arms.
Dugan is trying to pull guard but Campbell has him pressed against the cage.

Campbell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dugan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dugan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dugan moves in looking to clinch but Campbell pushes him off.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Dugan responds with a good body kick, but Campbell manages to step out the way in time.
Dugan motions for Campbell to come forward. Dugan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dugan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Dugan persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Campbell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dugan.
Dugan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campbell as he jumps to the side.
Campbell tries to clinch up but Dugan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dugan shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Dugan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell thinks about countering with a head kick.

Campbell rushes Dugan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dugan avoiding damage as Campbell throws knees to the body.
Campbell tries to work over Dugan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dugan is defending well for now.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell swings for the body but Dugan moves out of range.
Dugan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Campbell works Dugan's body with a nice hook.
Dugan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dugan gets tackled into the cage by Campbell. Campbell maintains the clinch.
Dugan tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell lands a damaging elbow.

Campbell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dugan.
Dugan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dugan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell tries to clinch but Dugan is having none of it.
Dugan unleashes a big counter combination but Campbell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuan 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

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