PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Loren Alger (ranked 5358 p4p, 24960 weight class) and Jesus Camacho (ranked 599 p4p, 670 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alger
vs
Camacho

183 cm
25
195
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
200
3 - 2 - 1

Great elbows
Very strong

Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Loren Alger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.

Alger clinches with his opponent.
Alger tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Camacho throws an elbow but misses.
Alger avoids the elbow strike from Camacho, against the cage.

Camacho manages to break the clinch.

Alger has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.

Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Alger misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jesus Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger is looking to clinch but Camacho is avoiding it.
Alger throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Alger.
Camacho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alger with a body shot.
Alger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alger looks to throw a body kick
and Camacho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alger cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho swings for the body but Alger moves out of range.

Alger gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alger misses with a double jab.
Alger throws a solid leg kick but Camacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alger.
Alger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camacho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camacho throws a head kick but Alger moves out of range.
Camacho throws a shot to the body.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Alger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger closes the distance but Camacho moves to the side
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alger with a body shot.
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Alger is just out of range.
Alger wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.

Alger closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Camacho to work.
Alger avoiding damage as Camacho throws knees to the body.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Alger works on Camacho's body with a couple of short punches.

Camacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.
Alger avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Alger.
Alger tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
Nice shot lands for Alger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus Camacho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Alger connects with a nice looking jab.
Alger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Camacho is rocked!
Alger tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Alger finish him?
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Camacho seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho throws a counter combo.
Alger moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Alger moves into the clinch.
Alger keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Alger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Camacho throws an elbow but misses.
Alger looking to slow down the pace here.

Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Alger rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Camacho misses with a knee to the head.
Camacho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Alger.

Alger has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger throws a head kick that misses.
Alger scores with a decent looking hook.
Alger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camacho counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Alger.
Alger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Camacho works Alger's body with a nice hook.
Camacho throws a solid leg kick but Alger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camacho.
Alger wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alger checks a leg kick.

Alger clinches up with Camacho and pushes him back against the cage.

Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger tries to clinch up
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Camacho looks low and kicks high, catching Alger right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Camacho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alger rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alger is looking to clinch.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Alger had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Alger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho misses with a wild combination.
Alger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Alger backs off Camacho throws a huge counter combo but Alger manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Alger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Camacho takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Camacho jabs at Alger's body.
Alger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger is looking to clinch.
Camacho connects with a jab.
Alger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Alger tries to clinch up.
Camacho thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Alger.
Alger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camacho counters with a nice body shot.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alger tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Alger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Camacho misses.
Alger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Alger is rocked!
Loren Alger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Camacho throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Alger is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesus Camacho!