PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Campbell (ranked 2045 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Teófilo Stevenson (ranked 272 p4p, 435 weight class). Stevenson has chosen TEÓFILO STEVENSON - NOCKOUTS as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Campbell
vs
Stevenson

175 cm
22
165
6 - 2 - 0

181 cm
24
156
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Dangerous Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teófilo Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Stevenson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target.

Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but Stevenson has the dominant position.

Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell with a nice cross.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Teófilo Stevenson has been cut.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Campbell as he connects with a hook.

Stevenson is rocked!

Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Stevenson seems to have recovered his senses.

Campbell breaks the clinch.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Campbell throwing a counter right hand but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Campbell looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.

Campbell gets tackled into the cage by Stevenson. Stevenson maintains the clinch.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson misses with some punches.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Campbell tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.
Stevenson lands a nice uppercut.
Stevenson keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevenson keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Campbell breaks the clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell is looking to counter punch.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Campbell misses.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson pushes Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell wants to break free but Stevenson has control.
Stevenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campbell blocking some punches.

Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Campbell gets tackled into the cage by Stevenson. Stevenson maintains the clinch.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Campbell tries to break free but Stevenson pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling the position.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell tries to circle away but Stevenson has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Stevenson keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevenson lands a shoulder strike.
Stevenson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Stevenson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevenson scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Campbell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stevenson! But no joy.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevenson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.

Stevenson moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nico Campbell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teófilo Stevenson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Campbell lands an overhand right.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
A little jabbing left from Stevenson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Campbell pounces like a tiger and cracks Stevenson with a vicious hook! Stevenson is down but not out! Campbell follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nico Campbell!
Nico Campbell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.