PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 1971 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 260 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Camara
vs
Woodcock

186 cm
28
217
9 - 3 - 0

210 cm
26
215
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara throws a series of punches but Woodcock avoids them all with ease.
Woodcock scores with a head kick.

It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Camara slips under a jab from Woodcock.
That kick from Woodcock tenderised Camara's leg. Camara is trying to keep his angry face on.

Woodcock closes the distance and clinches.
Woodcock throws a head punch that misses.
Woodcock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara blocking some punches.
Woodcock misses with a punch on the inside.

Camara manages to break the clinch.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodcock is just out of range.
Donk. Camara catches Woodcock right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Camara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woodcock on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodcock tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Woodcock misses
and Camara counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodcock misses with a jab to the body
and Camara counters with a right hand to the body.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Woodcock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woodcock lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara tries to score with a low kick but Woodcock moves his leg out of the way.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Camara blocks the leg kick.
Woodcock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara lands a jab to the head.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woodcock.
Woodcock tests Camara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodcock throws a lazy uppercut
and Camara counters with a nice body shot.
Camara misses the jab.
Woodcock throws a sloppy body shot
and Camara counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Camara scores with a four punch combination!

Camara tries to keep at a distance but Woodcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodcock throws a head punch that misses.
Woodcock misses with some punches.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock blocking some punches.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara gets through Woodcock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Woodcock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woodcock blocks a body shot from Camara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woodcock has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Woodcock misses with the head strike.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodcock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Woodcock swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.

Camara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woodcock.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodcock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Woodcock is rocked!
Camara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woodcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Camara tries to keep at a distance but Woodcock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodcock can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara trying to control the position but instead, Woodcock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camara into the cage.
Woodcock scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Woodcock lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara lands a body punch.

Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Woodcock moved out of range.
Camara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woodcock slips a straight right by Camara.
Woodcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Woodcock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camara throws the left hand but Woodcock avoids the punch easily.
Camara connects with a right hand. Woodcock shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara with a hook.
Woodcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
Camara misses with a hook. Woodcock ducked under it nicely.
Camara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Woodcock throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Camara misses the target.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Woodcock.
Woodcock moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Woodcock as he connects with a hook.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Woodcock keeps Camara at a distance using the push kick.
Camara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Woodcock's shoulder, as Woodcock tries to avoid the shot.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camara there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Camara misses.
Woodcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woodcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
A jab from Woodcock misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock wants to land a leg kick but Camara is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Woodcock.
A cross from Camara lands.
Camara misses the jab.
Woodcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodcock manages to avoid it.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Camara sets himself, and Woodcock steps forward looking for the clinch! Camara avoids it this time.
Woodcock thuds a left hand into Camara's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woodcock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Camara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camara scores with a spinning back kick!
Camara misses with an uppercut. Woodcock saw that one coming.
Camara lands a nice hook to Woodcock's body. Woodcock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camara misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodcock throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Woodcock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Woodcock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Woodcock scores with a body shot.
Camara takes a swing at Woodcock's ribcage but misses.
Woodcock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woodcock misses with a head kick.
Woodcock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camara's head.
Woodcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woodcock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
A left lands for Camara.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woodcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Woodcock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.

Camara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodcock.
Woodcock misses with a looping right.
Camara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woodcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara misses with a straight left.
Camara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Camara.
A jab from Camara misses.
Camara digs a good body shot into Woodcock's ribs.
Woodcock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woodcock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woodcock throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodcock misses with a low kick.
A big left from Camara misses.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Woodcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara sets himself, and Woodcock steps forward looking for the clinch! Camara avoids it this time.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodcock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Camara misses.
Camara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodcock.
Camara is looking to counter punch.
Woodcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodcock with a nice cross.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Woodcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Camara tries to bum rush Woodcock with a series of wild strikes but Woodcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Woodcock.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woodcock misses with a body shot.
Woodcock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodcock throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
Woodcock keeps Camara at a distance using the push kick.
Camara connects with a leg kick.
Camara misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara throws a hook but Woodcock blocks it.
Woodcock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woodcock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodcock misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock misses the shot to the body.
Woodcock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Woodcock's shoulder, as Woodcock tries to avoid the shot.
Woodcock wants to counter with a clinch but Camara pushes him away.
Camara avoids the body shot from Woodcock.
Camara checks a low kick from Woodcock.
Woodcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woodcock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Camara finds it's target.
Woodcock tries to close the distance and clinch but Camara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodcock throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
Woodcock lands a head kick. Camara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
Woodcock slips under a jab.
Woodcock is looking to clinch.
Woodcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodcock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woodcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Woodcock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woodcock working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Woodcock.
Woodcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
Peter Woodcock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Camara breaks from the clinch.
Camara moves out of range as Woodcock throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Camara misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock lands a slapping body shot.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodcock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Camara.
Woodcock wants to counter the offense by Camara and move into the clinch position.
Woodcock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camara misses with a looping left.
Camara cracks Woodcock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woodcock tries to clinch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara staying out of range there.
Camara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Woodcock.
Camara blocks a low kick nicely.
Woodcock lands with a kick to the temple. Camara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ibrahim Camara's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woodcock momentarily.
Woodcock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Woodcock moved out of range.
Woodcock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Woodcock looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Woodcock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woodcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Camara lands a head kick!
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Woodcock tenderised Camara's leg. Camara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Woodcock is out of range.
Woodcock slips a jab from Camara.
Woodcock ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Woodcock tries to counter with a clinch but Camara shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Camara misses.
A jab from Camara misses.
A swing and a miss from Woodcock.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara scores with a jab to the body.

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 Ibrahim Camara.
I think Camara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!