PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blak Cordeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Campbell
vs
Cordeiro

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blak Cordeiro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cordeiro as Campbell shoots in.

Cordeiro clinches with his opponent.
Cordeiro fails to pull guard.
Campbell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Campbell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cordeiro.
Campbell tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordeiro wants to break free but Campbell has control.
Campbell keeps control of Cordeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campbell avoiding damage as Cordeiro throws knees to the body.
Cordeiro misses with a knee to the head.
Cordeiro landing knees to the body.
Cordeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Campbell has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cordeiro is defending well.
Cordeiro stops a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Cordeiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Cordeiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Cordeiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cordeiro.
Cordeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cordeiro's head.
Campbell misses with a double jab
and Cordeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cordeiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cordeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cordeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordeiro misses with a body kick.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cordeiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Cordeiro.
Nice takedown defense from Campbell. No joy for Cordeiro on that attempt.
Cordeiro looks gassed!
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cordeiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cordeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cordeiro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Cordeiro persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cordeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campbell.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cordeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cordeiro backs up against the cage.

Cordeiro is rocked!
Campbell scores with a hook.
Cordeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cordeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbell lands a jab to Cordeiro's midsection.
Cordeiro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Campbell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cordeiro.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Cordeiro avoids nicely.
A left lands for Campbell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
Cordeiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campbell.

Campbell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cordeiro did well to prevent Campbell getting side control.

Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cordeiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.

Campbell is trying for a kimura here. Cordeiro looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Campbell wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Campbell!