PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad's entrance music is Liberation Frequency. A fine choice. Campbell has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rad
vs
Campbell

165 cm
23
142 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

168 cm
19
146 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campbell forces Rad back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Rad successfully pulls guard.
Rad trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell trying to control but Rad is working from the bottom.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Rad.
Campbell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Rad thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Campbell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Rad throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Rad moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.

Rad closes the distance and clinches.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Campbell slows down the pace here.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rad missing with knees to the body.
Rad just leaning against Campbell, taking a breather.
Rad wants a takedown but no success here.
Rad leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad prevents the takedown attempt.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Rad won't allow it.
Rad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rad scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Campbell wants the takedown. Rad is fighting it off but Campbell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rad's guard against the cage.
Rad is controlling Campbell's posture.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell looking to sit in guard and control but Rad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rad trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.

Campbell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rad escapes and throws Campbell's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Rad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rad in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rad off and has taken his back!
What can Rad do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rad misses with a hook.
Campbell slips under a jab from Rad.
Rad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Campbell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Rad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campbell checks it well.
Rad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Campbell checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad counters with a leg kick.
Rad scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell misses with a straight left.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rad is just out of range.
A head kick from Rad lands but Campbell takes it in his stride.
Campbell lands a jab to the head.
Campbell misses with a low kick.

Rad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rad.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell has Rad pressed against the cage.
Rad lands a shoulder strike.
Rad letting Campbell take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Rad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rad.
Campbell slows down the pace here.
Rad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Campbell effectively controlling the action here.
Campbell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rad smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Wayne Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad misses with a head kick.
Rad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Campbell tests Rad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rad has time to react.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rad. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rad lands but Campbell takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
Kyle Rad is winning the standup battle so far.

Rad clinches up against the cage.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rad dives in and grabs Campbell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes down on Rad's head and hops out.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Campbell's knee momentarily.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Campbell slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Rad.
Rad staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campbell. That did some damage!
Campbell checks a low kick from Rad.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad counters with a nice leg kick.
Rad dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rad needs to keep his hands up - Campbell had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Rad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Campbell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Campbell takes a swing at Rad's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell throws a jab when Rad was well out of range.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Rad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rad misses.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rad.
Rad throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Jab from Rad.
Rad lands a high kick!
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rad.
Jab by Campbell.
Campbell swings widly with a right hand
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Campbell was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Rad's shoulder, as Rad tries to avoid the shot.
Rad throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rad.
Rad wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
enabling Campbell to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rad on the side of the head.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Campbell down.
Rad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rad moves out of range of the strikes.

Campbell clinches up against the cage.
Rad looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad has Campbell pressed against the cage.
Rad lands an elbow that stopped Campbell in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rad clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rad doesn't seem phased though.
Rad blocks a low kick nicely.
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
Rad misses with a straight right.
Campbell cracks Rad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Rad tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell lands an overhand right.
Rad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rad cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Rad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Campbell misses with a shot to the body
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rad scores with a shot to the body.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campbell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell throws an off balance right hand
and Rad counters with a thumping low kick.
Campbell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with an uppercut.
Rad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Nice shot by Campbell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Rad throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campbell looking to stall.
Rad trying to control the position but instead, Campbell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rad into the cage.
Campbell blocks an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbell is keeping busy.
Rad misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad tries to stall but Campbell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rad lands a nice shot to the body.
Rad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad is trying to maintain a safe position but Campbell gets an underhook and turns Rad into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Rad.

Rad rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell taking a breather.
Rad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rad being controlled against the cage.
Rad connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
Rad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rad had his way with Wayne Campbell in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Campbell misses with a hook.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Rad.
Rad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campbell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rad's head.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Rad on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Rad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rad cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Rad tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Rad slips under a jab.
Rad wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rad tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Rad blocks a jab.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Rad is looking to slow Campbell down with leg kicks.
Rad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Campbell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rad.
Rad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Kyle Rad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
Rad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Campbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rad.
Rad lands a jab to the head.
Campbell throws out a loose jab but Rad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campbell.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Rad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Rad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rad lands a head kick. Campbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campbell misses with a hook. Rad ducked under it nicely.
Rad feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rad.
Campbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rad cracks the inside of Campbell's front leg.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rad!
Kyle Rad retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Kyle Rad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.