PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgio Conte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Campbell
vs
Conte

184 cm
27
178 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

180 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Conte clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the cage.
Campbell looking to throw knees to the head but Conte is blocking nicely.
Conte throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Campbell scores with a shot to the side of Conte's head.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Conte.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conte misses with a punch to the body.

Campbell pulls Conte into guard.
Campbell looking to control.
Conte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Conte from controlling successfully.
Campbell controls Conte momentarily but Conte frees himself.

Campbell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Conte controlling him for the moment.
Conte tries to stand but Campbell is controlling from the bottom.
Conte trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Conte preventing the sweep.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Conte wasn't active enough on the ground.
Conte checks the leg kick.
Campbell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conte moves out of range of the body kick.
Campbell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Conte throws a big shot that misses.
Campbell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conte with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a thumping low kick.
Conte swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell moves in looking to clinch but Conte pushes him off.
Conte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conte tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Conte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Conte tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Campbell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Campbell misses with a hook to the body
and Conte counters with a right hand to the body.
Conte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Conte scores with a leg kick.
Conte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick and Conte moves out of range easily.
Conte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell tries to clinch but Conte moves out of range.
Conte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Conte blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses.
Conte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Conte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Conte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Campbell looks to land a right hand but Conte moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Conte misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte misses with a straight right.
Conte doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Campbell is looking to land body kicks.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Campbell has closed the distance and engaged Conte in a clinch.
Campbell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conte is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conte as Campbell tries to tie him up.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Conte managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.

Conte'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.

Giorgio Conte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campbell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Conte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Campbell is able to avoid easily.
Campbell misses with a right hand
and Conte counters with a stiff right hand.
Conte throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Conte throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Conte circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Conte to counter with a crisp jab.
Campbell throws a sloppy head kick
and Conte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conte connects with a right hand. Campbell shakes it off.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Campbell!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Conte circles away.
Conte swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Conte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conte looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conte.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Campbell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Conte.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Conte scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell misses with a head kick.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Conte circles away.
Conte throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conte.
Jack Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell 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 Conte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conte at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conte. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conte looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell slips a jab from Conte.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell looks to land a body kick but Conte moved away.
Conte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Campbell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Conte checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campbell throws a head kick that misses
and Conte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Campbell is rocked!
Campbell motions for Conte to come forward. Campbell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Campbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conte circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Campbell tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Conte wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Conte!