PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Campos (ranked 7273 p4p, 284 weight class) and Tijan Brix (ranked 23409 p4p, 357 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by APC 16 - Apaga mais não bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brix's choice of entrance music: I Walk Alone. Rodrigo Campos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campos
vs
Brix

178 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Likes musicals

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tijan Brix!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Brix.
Campos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Brix has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Campos fails to land.
Campos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brix breaks the clinch.

Campos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brix's guard.
Campos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brix is keeping the position for now.
Campos stays in close to Brix's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brix being controlled here, momentarily.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brix looking to control.
Campos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brix working a defensive guard here.
Brix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Brix's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Campos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Brix rushes Campos and presses him up against the cage.

Brix pulls guard.
Brix keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brix is on top in guard.

Brix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
Campos pulls Brix in close to prevent any damage.

Campos working for a triangle but Brix defends it easily.
Campos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brix is one step ahead there.

Campos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brix postures up.

Brix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brix has managed to get both his arms back between Campos's legs - danger averted.
Brix throwing strikes from guard but Campos blocks nicely.
Campos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brix wanted to stand there but Campos had control of the position.
Campos has Brix pulled in close to control his posture.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
We've been informed that Brix has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brix trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tijan Brix will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Campos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brix did well to prevent Campos getting side control.
Campos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campos is working away from the top position though.
Brix tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Campos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Campos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brix sees it coming and defends easily.
Brix is looking to escape.
Rodrigo Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brix is refusing to be controlled, as Campos sits in half guard.
Brix is trying to maintain the position but Campos is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Campos 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brix looking for submissions off his back.
Campos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Brix is keeping the position.
Brix is trying to keep Campos in close.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Brix is keeping the position.
Campos throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two 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.
Brix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brix wants to stand up but Campos is controlling him.
Campos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Campos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Campos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brix tries to lock up and control but Campos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campos controlling the position easily from mount.
Brix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Campos.
Campos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brix tries to hold on but Campos postures up.
Brix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brix keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Campos controlling from mount.
Campos throwing strikes here but Brix is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brix is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Campos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brix is surviving well by controlling Campos's body position as best he can.
Campos with the ground and pound from mount.
Campos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Campos throws some wild stikes that Brix manages to avoid easily.
Brix wants to hold on but Campos pushes him away.
Campos with the ground and pound from mount.
Brix is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brix working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Campos.
Campos controlling his opponent.
Campos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Campos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brix manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Campos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brix knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brix wants to control but Campos postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brix seems a little lost for a moment, as Campos dominates the positioning.
Brix gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Campos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brix tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Campos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Campos!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Campos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.