PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 1711 p4p, 1394 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 225 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tsuruta
vs
Camara

192 cm
27
209
10 - 6 - 1

186 cm
27
217
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

Conviction
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camara counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Tsuruta with a jab.
Camara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta connects with the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsuruta checks a leg kick.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camara! But no joy.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Camara's head but Camara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Camara lands a slapping body shot.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta lands with a hook. Camara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Tsuruta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Camara's guard.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Camara blocks nicely.
Tsuruta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tsuruta preventing the sweep.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tsuruta being controlled here momentarily.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Camara blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta pushing down on Camara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tsuruta throwing shots but Camara is blocking nicely.
Tsuruta is thwarting Camara's attempts to control the position.
Tsuruta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tsuruta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tsuruta throwing shots but Camara is blocking nicely.
Camara tries to roll over but Tsuruta keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Camara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tsuruta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tsuruta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Camara wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tsuruta connects with a nice short shot to Camara's temple.
Tsuruta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tsuruta misses with a head shot. Camara uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tsuruta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta stands up over Camara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tsuruta postures up in Camara's guard and throws a big left but Camara blocks it.
Tsuruta stands up over Camara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camara wants to hit a sweep here but Tsuruta passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Camara there!
Camara is in a horrible position here. Tsuruta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Camara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomomisan Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
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.

Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsuruta's head.
Tomomisan Tsuruta is winning the standup battle so far.
Tsuruta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camara circles away.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Camara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tsuruta checks it well.
Camara walks into a stiff left hand from Tsuruta.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tsuruta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta lands a slapping body shot.
Tsuruta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camara. Camara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Tsuruta blocks the low kick.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Tsuruta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Camara sprawls well initially but Tsuruta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tsuruta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camara's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Camara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsuruta is nestled in close to Camara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsuruta with the ground and pound but Camara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Camara is retaining full guard.
Tsuruta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camara's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Camara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Tsuruta working some strikes from top position.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
Camara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Camara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tsuruta misses with a jab to the body
and Camara counters with a big head kick but Tsuruta shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Tsuruta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camara avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camara throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a series of punches but Camara moves out of range.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Tsuruta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Camara wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomisan Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Camara to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta misses with a few strikes there.
Camara throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
A jab from Camara misses.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Tomomisan Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camara - that will leave a mark!
Tsuruta throws a sloppy body shot
and Camara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Tsuruta coming out on top.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta blocks the body kick.
Camara lands with a good body shot.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.

Tsuruta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Camara to the mat! Camara manages to get full guard.
Camara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camara has control of Tsuruta's left arm, preventing Tsuruta from doing any damage.
Tsuruta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camara can do to turn this around?
Camara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tsuruta manages to get himself to full guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta wants to hit a sweep here but Camara passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tsuruta there!
Tsuruta is desperately trying to improve his position but Camara has a good base and remains in mount.
Tomomisan Tsuruta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tsuruta is working hard here to advance position.
Tsuruta tries to hold on but Camara pushes him away.
Camara tries to control but Tsuruta wriggling away.
Tsuruta throwing hammer fists to the chest of Camara. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta gets back to half guard.
Camara trying to control from half guard but Tsuruta is working away.

Camara stands up out of the half guard.
Camara scores with a punch to the head.
Camara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara lands with a cross.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Tsuruta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Camara did well to prevent Tsuruta getting side control.
We've been hearing that Tsuruta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camara keeps working.
Tsuruta winds up and cracks Camara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Camara pushes Tsuruta off looking to stand but Tsuruta dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta looks to land a strike but Camara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Camara is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
Tsuruta lands a couple of elbows.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsuruta trying to control but Camara is working from the bottom.
Camara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camara's back!
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ibrahim Camara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Camara covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tomomisan Tsuruta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsuruta controlling well, preventing Camara from escaping the position.
Tsuruta trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Camara doesn't escape.
Camara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomomisan Tsuruta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuruta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomisan Tsuruta!