PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 2676 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 351 p4p, 534 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jaco Camden enters the cage!

Kururugi
vs
Camden

187 cm
25
185
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
185
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kururugi eats them both and turns towards Camden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Suzaku Kururugi has been cut.
Kururugi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camden.
Kururugi looks for the body kick but Camden saw that one coming.
Camden throws a series of punches but Kururugi avoids them all with ease.
Camden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Kururugi cracks Camden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camden tries to bum rush Kururugi with a series of wild strikes but Kururugi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kururugi throws a lazy right hand but Camden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kururugi slips a jab and a cross from Camden.
Camden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Camden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kururugi tries a body shot but Camden blocks it.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.

Camden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Kururugi misses its target.
Camden is looking to land body kicks.
Kururugi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kururugi connects with a leg kick.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camden moves to clinch but Kururugi breaks away
and Kururugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kururugi avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Camden misses.
Camden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camden misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kururugi with a nice cross.
Kururugi scoring well with a low kick there.
Camden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kururugi.
Camden looks to land a combination but Kururugi avoids it well.
Kururugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camden.
Jaco Camden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Camden rushes Kururugi and presses him up against the cage.

Camden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kururugi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden throws a lazy uppercut
and Camden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kururugi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camden looks to land a left hand but Kururugi moved out of range nicely.
Kururugi lands a right hook to the body.
Camden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camden misses with a double jab
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.
Kururugi throws out a leg kick but Camden moves out of range and Kururugi only half commits.
Kururugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camden throws a leg kick
and Kururugi counters with a three punch combo that has Camden backing up. Camden nods at Kururugi to acknowledge the strikes.
Camden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kururugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Camden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camden looks winded!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kururugi, as that shot connected.
Kururugi stuns Camden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camden misses with a combination
and Kururugi counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kururugi. That's going to slow Camden down.
Kururugi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kururugi scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kururugi.
Kururugi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kururugi scores with a jab to the head.
Camden tries to clinch but Kururugi moves out of range.
Camden misses with a left hand
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Camden.
Camden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kururugi counters with a leg kick.
Camden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kururugi cracks Camden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suzaku Kururugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Camden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Camden's knee momentarily.
Kururugi scores with a decent looking hook.
Camden swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camden misses with a left hand
and Kururugi counters with a nice body shot.
Camden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kururugi moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kururugi.
Camden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kururugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Suzaku Kururugi is winning the standup battle so far.

Kururugi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camden, pushing him back against the cage.
Kururugi lands a left hand.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Camden.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camden's elbow.
Camden blocking some punches.
Camden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the side of Camden's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Camden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kururugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kururugi is looking to land body kicks.
Kururugi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camden.
Camden misses with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Camden is breathing heavily.
Camden throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Kururugi clinches with his opponent.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kururugi.
Kururugi lands an uppercut.
Kururugi scores with a shot to the side of Camden's head.
Kururugi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camden can do to turn this around?
Kururugi gets through Camden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suzaku Kururugi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camden.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Camden.
Kururugi is working Camden over against the cage.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kururugi.
Kururugi misses with the head strike.
Kururugi working aggressively here.
Kururugi scores with a shoulder strike.
Camden blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kururugi.
Camden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kururugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kururugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camden's elbow.
Camden blocks a body shot from Kururugi.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.

Camden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camden throws a poor cross that misses
and Camden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camden throws a hook but Kururugi blocks it.
Camden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kururugi can pounce on him.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kururugi lands with an overhand left.
Camden misses with a double jab
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Camden misses with a hook
and Camden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden darts in trying to clinch
and Kururugi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Camden
and Kururugi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kururugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Camden misses.
Camden misses with the combination.
Camden swings widly with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Kururugi - just one landing.
Kururugi connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kururugi - just one landing.
Kururugi scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Kururugi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Suzaku Kururugi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suzaku Kururugi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Kururugi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Camden will feel that in the morning.
Kururugi defending well as Camden loads up on a big left hand.
Camden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kururugi counter with a right hand.
Camden misses with a double jab.
Kururugi moves away from the strike by Camden.

Camden drives through and clinches with Kururugi against the cage.
Camden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right hand to the body from Kururugi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Camden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camden tries to score with a low kick but Kururugi moves his leg out of the way.
Kururugi connects with an inside leg kick.
Camden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kururugi throws a front kick that sends Camden stumbling back into the cage.
Kururugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kururugi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kururugi with a nice calf kick.
Camden feints a jab promting Kururugi to slip. Camden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kururugi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kururugi lands with a nice combination. Camden backs away looking to recover.
Camden tries to move into range but Kururugi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kururugi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camden throws the left hand but Kururugi avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Camden.
Camden misses with a wild combination.
Kururugi feints and then cracks Camden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camden down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden works over Kururugi's head and body with a nice combination.
Camden throws a right hand that Kururugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kururugi also avoids with ease.

Kururugi rushes Camden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Camden controls the action.
Camden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Camden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi has a couple of punches blocked by Camden.
Camden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camden.
You can see that Camden has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kururugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kururugi misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kururugi swats away the attempt to clinch by Camden.
Camden misses with a few strikes there.
Kururugi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kururugi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camden.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Camden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Camden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kururugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kururugi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camden.
Camden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kururugi feints and then cracks Camden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camden down.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Camden.
A head kick misses from Camden.
As Camden backs away, Kururugi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kururugi lunges at Camden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camden's hand.
Suzaku Kururugi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kururugi moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kururugi misses the target.
Camden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kururugi.
Kururugi scoring well with a low kick there.
Camden throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kururugi scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Kururugi finds it's way through Camden's defenses.
Camden throws out a loose jab but Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Camden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kururugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Camden.
Kururugi lands with a left to the head.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaco Camden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camden throws a punch but it's blocked by Kururugi.
Camden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kururugis head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suzaku Kururugi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kururugi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Suzaku Kururugi!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Suzaku Kururugi!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Suzaku Kururugi!

Suzaku Kururugi wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Suzaku Kururugi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.