PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kiraly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kampamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Kiraly looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kiraly
vs
Kampamba

183 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Can Moonwalk

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kiraly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Kampamba!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kampamba shoots in and bounces Kiraly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kiraly looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Kiraly has his foot on Kampamba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kampamba works his way back into a safe position though.
Kampamba is working Kiraly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kampamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiraly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kampamba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've been hearing good reports from Kiraly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kampamba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiraly keeping moving, preventing Kampamba from controlling successfully.
Kampamba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kiraly keeping moving, preventing Kampamba from controlling successfully.
Kiraly keeping full guard, as Kampamba tries to pass.
Kiraly keeping moving, preventing Kampamba from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kiraly gets tackled into the cage by Kampamba. Kampamba maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kiraly goes for a takedown attempt but Kampamba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kamil Kampamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampamba lands with a kick to the ribs.

Kampamba shoots in and gets a takedown into Kiraly's guard.
Kampamba is working Kiraly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kiraly keeping full guard, as Kampamba tries to pass.
Kampamba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kampamba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiraly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kiraly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiraly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kiraly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kampamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiraly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kampamba wants to stand but Kiraly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kiraly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Kiraly looking for a guillotine here but Kampamba defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kampamba trying to control but Kiraly is working from the bottom.
Kampamba tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiraly is retaining full guard.
Kampamba tries to stand but Kiraly is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kampamba closes the distance and pushes Kiraly back into the cage.

Kampamba breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Kampamba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kiraly avoids the head kick by Kampamba.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kiraly or perhaps it was just good defense by Kampamba, which made it look bad.

Kampamba has Kiraly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiraly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kampamba after a bit of a struggle.

Kampamba pulls guard effortlessly.
Kampamba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kampamba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kampamba controls Kiraly momentarily but Kiraly frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiraly stopping the sweep attempt from Kampamba.

Kiraly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kampamba is looking for a triangle but Kiraly pushes his legs off easily.

Kiraly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kampamba working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kampamba moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

Kampamba gets the takedown into side control.
Kiraly is looking to regain half guard here but Kampamba keeps moving and retains side control.
Kiraly is not content to let Kampamba control the position.
Kampamba lands some shots froms side control.
Kiraly gets back to half guard.
Kiraly is staying active underneath Kampamba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kiraly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kampamba pulls his head out easily.
Kiraly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kiraly keeping moving, preventing Kampamba from controlling successfully.
Kampamba is looking to stand up but Kiraly won't let him.

Kiraly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kampamba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kampamba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kampamba is working Kiraly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kiraly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kampamba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kampamba is looking to stand up but Kiraly won't let him.

Kiraly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kampamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiraly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kampamba looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kampamba instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Kampamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kiraly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kampamba scoring with some ground and pound.
Kampamba tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiraly is retaining full guard.
Kampamba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kiraly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kampamba wants to control from the top but Kiraly keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kiraly looking for a guillotine here but Kampamba defends easily.
Kampamba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiraly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampamba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kampamba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kiraly's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Kampamba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba is nestled in close to Kiraly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kampamba scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Kampamba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kiraly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kampamba pulls his head out easily.

Kiraly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kampamba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kiraly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kampamba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiraly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kampamba pulls his head out easily.
Kiraly is refusing to be controlled, as Kampamba sits in half guard.

Kiraly actively working from the bottom here.

Kiraly looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampamba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kampamba is looking for a kimura but Kiraly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kampamba to get the leverage.

Kiraly looking for submissions off his back.
Kampamba working the head and body with strikes.

Kiraly looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kiraly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Kampamba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kampamba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Kampamba!