PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 1263 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Vargas Thompson (ranked 146 p4p, 323 weight class). Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freddie King - Side Tracked kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mbaku Camara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Camara
vs
Thompson

225 cm
28
266
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
253
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Altitude Clothing
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vargas Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Camara shoots in.
Camara slips under a jab from Thompson.
Camara tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Thompson rushes Camara and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mbaku Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camara.
Camara takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Camara avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Camara looking for a takedown.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Camara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thompson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has Thompson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thompson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Camara tries to score a body lock takedown but Thompson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Camara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Camara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thompson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Camara avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson wants to break free but Camara has control.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Camara is controlling him.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Camara goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thompson sprawls and moves away.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson feints a jab promting Camara to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camara shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Camara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson 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 Camara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Camara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thompson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Camara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Camara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Camara trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Camara advances to half guard.
Camara controlling the action here.
Thompson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Camara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson is defending against the submission attempts here by Camara.
Camara prevents Thompson from standing back up.

Camara is working for a submission of some sort.
Camara moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Camara tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.

Camara is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompson shrugs it off.
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Camara mounts Thompson! Really nice guard pass there!

Camara working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is squirming around, avoiding Camara's attempts to control the action.

Camara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Camara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vargas Thompson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thompson moves into the clinch.

Thompson tightens his grip and picks Camara up, before dumping him to the ground. Camara manages to land in guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Camara has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thompson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Camara has tightened it up now! Thompson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mbaku Camara!
A less than humble Mbaku Camara misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.