PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klas Horn (ranked 1199 p4p, 158 weight class) and Stephen Campbell (ranked 1197 p4p, 157 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.

Horn
vs
Campbell

182 cm
35
203 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

183 cm
31
197 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell swings for the body but Horn moves out of range.
Horn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell lands a body shot.
A jab from Horn misses.
Campbell throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Horn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Horn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horn.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell thows a body kick. Horn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Campbell looks to throw a body kick
and Horn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horn throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horn throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Campbell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horn throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Horn loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell throws a front kick aimed at Horn's knee but Horn avoids it well.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Horn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Horn misses.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horn. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klas Horn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Campbell.
Horrible takedown attempt by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Horn, which made it look bad.
Horn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell darts in looking for a takedown but Horn gets double underhooks and turns Campbell into the cage.
Horn feinted with a counter takedown.

Campbell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Horn did well to prevent Campbell getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horn defending well though.

Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Campbell is keen to just control but Horn is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Horn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.

Horn trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Horn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campbell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Campbell trying to control the position.
Horn trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Horn throws a big right hand that misses.
Horn wants to pass the guard but Campbell is keeping the position.
Horn advances position into side control!
Campbell parries the strikes from Horn easily there. Horn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Campbell to escape.
Horn working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Klas Horn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Horn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
Campbell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Horn.
Campbell counters with a body kick.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Campbell.

It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campbell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horn connects with a right hand. Campbell shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horn manages to avoid it.
Horn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Campbell sprawls and moves away.
Campbell misses with a hook. Horn ducked under it nicely.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horn, right into the meat.
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Campbell throws a hook but Horn avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Campbell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Jab by Campbell.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horn avoids the body shot from Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Horn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Horn swings widly with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Horn is predictable there
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.

Horn is rocked!
Horn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Campbell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horn.
Horn shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Horn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Horn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Horn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a leg kick but Campbell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell has a takedown stuffed.
Klas Horn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Campbell.
Campbell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horn punishes Campbell's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Campbell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Campbell.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campbell is defended easily by Horn.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horn lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horn misses with an uppercut. Campbell saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Campbell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horn throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horn backing away here, and Campbell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stephen Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Klas Horn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Horn misses with a body shot
and Campbell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Horn misses the jab.
Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Horn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Horn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn misses with a low kick.
Campbell checks a low kick from Horn.
Horn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horn slips a jab from Campbell.
It looked like Horn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Campbell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Horn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horn is looking to counter punch.
Horn throws a shot from downtown. Campbell moves away and avoids it.
Campbell scores with a jab.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
Campbell takes a swing at Horn's ribcage but misses.
Campbell lands a jab.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Horn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horn manages to avoid it.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Horn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell defending well as Horn loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Horn slips under a jab.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Horn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell throws a leg kick but Horn checks it.
Horn throwing a counter right hand but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Horn takes one on the button.
Campbell misses with a hook. Horn ducked under it nicely.
Horn tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Campbell throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
Horn throws a body shot but no joy.
Horn throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Horn's leg but Horn calmly moves out of range.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Horn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campbell checks it well.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Horn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campbell finds it's way round the side to connect with Horn's head.
Campbell rushes Horn with punches - Horn moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Horn goes down! Campbell follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Campbell!
Stephen Campbell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.