PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Hitoshi looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Campos
vs
Hitoshi

198 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

151 cm
25
133 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Campos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hitoshi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Hitoshi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Campos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hitoshi is in Campos's guard.
Hitoshi stopping the sweep attempt from Campos.
Hitoshi stops Campos from standing up.

Campos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hitoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Campos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campos shoots in but Hitoshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hitoshi as he avoids it easily.
Campos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Campos takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitoshi smiles and moves away.
Campos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitoshi circles away.
Hitoshi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campos as he avoids it easily.
Campos leaves Hitoshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick there by Campos.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Hitoshi moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Campos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hitoshi's half guard.

Campos is trying to work for a kimura but Hitoshi is defending well.

Campos seems to be working for a kimura but Hitoshi defends the submission attempt.

Campos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hitoshi has managed to free his arm - good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hitoshi can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi tries to get to full guard but Campos has control of the leg.
Campos is trying to control. Hitoshi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Campos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Campos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hitoshi defends it well.
Campos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Campos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hitoshi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Campos there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Campos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Campos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hitoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Campos controls his hands.
Hitoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Campos is trying to pull guard but Hitoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Campos jumps guard but Hitoshi stands there with Campos around his waist. Campos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitoshi's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hitoshi is breathing heavily.
Hitoshi can't get the takedown.
Hitoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hitoshi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Campos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Campos misses with a punch to the body.
Campos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Hitoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hitoshi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Campos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Campos is looking to regain half guard here but Hitoshi keeps moving and retains side control.
Campos wants to control but Hitoshi postures up.

Campos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Campos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hitoshi's hands.
Campos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hitoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitoshi misses with a combination
letting Campos counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitoshi misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Campos!
Hitoshi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos dives in and grabs Hitoshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitoshi pushes down on Campos's head and hops out.

Campos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Campos to work.
Campos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Campos has Hitoshi pressed against the cage.
Hitoshi tries for a takedown but Campos manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campos can't find room to land a body shot as Hitoshi controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Campos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Campos tries to clinch but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Campos shoots in but Hitoshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simon Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hitoshi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.

Campos has closed the distance and engaged Hitoshi in a clinch.

Campos jumps guard and drags Hitoshi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Campos pulls Hitoshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Hitoshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitoshi won't allow Campos to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos is trying to keep Hitoshi in close.
Hitoshi stops Campos from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Campos looking to control but Hitoshi passes into half guard.
Hitoshi is looking to advance position but Campos won't allow it.
Campos trying to hold on to Hitoshi's head to control him but Hitoshi postures up.
Campos is trying to stand up here but Hitoshi is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos is trying to stand up here but Hitoshi is controlling him well.
Campos is refusing to be controlled, as Hitoshi sits in half guard.
Campos is looking to escape.
Campos moves into full guard.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.
Campos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hitoshi is controlling him.
Campos pulls Hitoshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Hitoshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Campos wants to get back to his feet but Hitoshi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Simon Campos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Campos tries for a takedown but Hitoshi circles away easily

and Hitoshi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Campos successfully pulls guard.
Campos trying to control the position.
Campos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos is pulling down on Hitoshi's head. It's preventing any offense from Hitoshi, at least for the moment.
Campos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hitoshi controls the pace.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Hitoshi from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lee Hitoshi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee Hitoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Campos darts in and clinches Hitoshi up against the cage.
Simon Campos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campos backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Campos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campos 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Campos!