PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Villarreal (ranked 5983 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karson Campbell (ranked 24737 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Villarreal
vs
Campbell

167 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karson Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villarreal swings widly with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Villarreal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Campbell is looking to stand up but Villarreal isn't so interested in that idea.
Villarreal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villarreal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Campbell's head.
Villarreal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Villarreal stands up from Campbell's guard - Villarreal perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villarreal with a poor takedown
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal misses with a takedown
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Villarreal's guard.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villarreal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Campbell trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Villarreal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villarreal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villarreal is controlling him.

Villarreal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Campbell tries to clinch but Villarreal moves out of range.

Villarreal moves into the clinch.

Villarreal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villarreal gets a double leg takedown into Campbell's guard.

Villarreal gets to his feet - Campbell follows without any prompting.
Campbell throws a one two combo.
Campbell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Villarreal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Campbell cracks Villarreal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Villarreal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Campbell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Villarreal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villarreal striking off his back but it's not causing Campbell any problems.
Villarreal is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Campbell trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Villarreal.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.
Villarreal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karson Campbell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Campbell throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Bruno Villarreal has been cut.
Villarreal slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Campbell lands a two punch combo.
Bruno Villarreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Campbell scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Villarreal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Campbell was covering up waiting for the punch and Villarreal finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Villarreal stands and steps away. Campbell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Campbell digs a good body shot into Villarreal's ribs.

Villarreal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Campbell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Campbell pushes Villarreal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Villarreal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Villarreal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Campbell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Villarreal looks up at the clock and then as Campbell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Villarreal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Villarreal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Villarreal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Villarreal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell gets back to half guard.
Campbell pushes Villarreal off looking to stand but Villarreal dives back in and keeps control.

Villarreal stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villarreal at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Villarreal doesn't seem bothered though.

Campbell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Villarreal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell working some strikes from top position.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Villarreal blocks nicely.
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Villarreal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell postures up in Villarreal's guard and throws a big left but Villarreal blocks it.

Villarreal looking for a guillotine here but Campbell defends easily.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villarreal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villarreal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karson Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Villarreal's cut.
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!

Villarreal circles away from the clinch attempt

and Villarreal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Campbell!

Campbell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Campbell throws a body punch but Villarreal moves out of range.
Villarreal drops down looking for a counter takedown but Campbell sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villarreal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell closes the distance but Villarreal moves to the side

and Villarreal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Villarreal is working Campbell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Villarreal gets to his feet - Campbell follows without any prompting.
Villarreal blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villarreal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruno Villarreal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Villarreal gets to his feet. Campbell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Campbell dives in and scores a takedown into Villarreal's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Villarreal holds on and takes a little breather.
Campbell trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
Villarreal wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.
Villarreal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.

Villarreal gets to his feet. Campbell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Villarreal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villarreal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villarreal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Villarreal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Villarreal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Villarreal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Villarreal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell throws an elbow that misses. Villarreal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campbell's guard. Nice move by Villarreal!

Campbell wants to stand and escape but Villarreal is having none of it.
Campbell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Campbell is working an open guard so Villarreal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Villarreal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karson Campbell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Villarreal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campbell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
Campbell works Villarreal's body with a nice hook.
We've been informed that Campbell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruno Villarreal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villarreal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Villarreal.
I think Campbell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karson Campbell!
Karson Campbell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.