PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pabin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Damian Pabin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pabin
vs
Campbell

200 cm
24
268 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Pabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pabin. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pabin but Pabin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campbell tries for a takedown but Pabin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pabin. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pabin as he avoids it easily.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Campbell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pabin. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Pabin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pabin slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pabin misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Pabin counter with a right hand.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Pabin takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Pabin is breathing heavily.
Campbell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pabin finds it's way round the side to connect with Campbell's head.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pabin lands with a right hand.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and Pabin counters with a straight right hand.
Pabin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell closes the distance but Pabin moves to the side
and Pabin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell dives in and grabs Pabin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pabin pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pabin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Pabin moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pabin. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pabin throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Damian Pabin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pabin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyle Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pabin thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pabin swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell dives in and grabs Pabin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pabin pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Pabin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pabin connects with a body shot.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Pabin.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pabin counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pabin defends it nicely.
Pabin lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Pabin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Pabin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pabin.
Pabin thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Pabin misses.
Pabin stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Pabin tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pabin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell slips a straight right by Pabin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell shoots and misses
and Pabin counters with a left to the body.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Campbell.
Pabin swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Pabin is looking to wear down Campbell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell shoots and misses
and Pabin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pabin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pabin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pabin misses with a body shot.
Campbell with a poor takedown
and Pabin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pabin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell misses with a takedown
and Pabin counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pabin misses the shot to the body.
Pabin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Campbell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pabin counters with a straight right hand.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Pabin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pabin throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a body punch but Pabin moves out of range.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pabin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. Pabin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pabin stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pabin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Campbell slips under a jab from Pabin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Pabin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Pabin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Campbell with a poor takedown
and Pabin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Campbell.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pabin counter with a right hand.
Campbell has his takedown stuffed
and Pabin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Pabin.
Pabin digs a good hook to Campbell's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pabin. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pabin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell wants to clinch but Pabin slips to the side
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pabin throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Damian Pabin is winning the standup battle so far.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Pabin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Pabin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pabin.
Pabin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pabin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell tries to bum rush Pabin with a series of wild strikes but Pabin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pabin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a left to the body.
Campbell has a takedown stuffed.
Campbell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pabin counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pabin.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pabin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pabin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Pabin.
Pabin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pabin wants it to stay on the feet.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt
and Pabin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pabin looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown but Pabin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campbell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campbell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pabin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campbell thinking.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kyle Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damian Pabin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyle Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pabin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

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 Damian Pabin.
Well Pabin 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Pabin!