PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 563 p4p, 568 weight class) and Abdo Farah (ranked 73 p4p, 75 weight class). Mike Camble is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Camble
vs
Farah

184 cm
29
195
18 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
191
16 - 7 - 0

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdo Farah!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble misses with a shot to the body
and Farah counters with a good, hard body kick but Camble shrugs it off.
Camble changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farah tries to avoid it but Camble manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farah to the ground. Farah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camble. That's going to slow Farah down.
Camble lands a leg kick that knocks Farah off balance momentarily.
Farah moves away from the strike by Camble.
Farah moves out of range of the leg kick from Camble.
Camble throws a nice looking combination but Farah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Camble blocks it well.
Camble checks a leg kick nicely.
Camble throws a hook but Farah blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Farah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Camble looks to land a body kick but Farah moved away.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble thows a leg kick but Farah checks it
letting Farah counter with a right hand.
Camble shoots for a double leg takedown but Farah sprawls well. He's pushed Camble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Camble throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farah feints a jab promting Camble to slip. Farah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camble slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camble loads up on a big right hand but Farah slips the punch.
Farah throws a front kick aimed at Camble's knee but Camble avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
No joy there for Farah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farah.
Camble shoots and misses
and Farah counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Camble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camble tries a low kick but Farah avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble scores with a one two! Farah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Abdo Farah has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble throws a series of strikes that have Farah backpedaling.
Farah misses with a wild combination.
Camble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Camble.
Farah lands the left hand.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Farah's head.
Farah misses with a straight right.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farah fakes the leg kick and cracks Camble in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camble misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Farah to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble takes one to the side of the head.
Camble misses with an uppercut.
Camble takes a swing at Farah's ribcage but misses.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah lands a leg kick that knocks Camble off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camble is defended easily by Farah.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a hook but Camble blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Camble tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camble connects with a right hand. Farah shakes it off.
Farah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah works Camble's body with a nice hook.

Camble shoots in and bounces Farah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Farah wants to stand and escape but Camble is having none of it.
Farah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camble trying to control but Farah is working from the bottom.
Camble throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abdo Farah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdo Farah's cut.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Camble throws a hook to the side of Farah's head but Farah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Camble shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Camble is very close to passing his half guard.
Farah is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah is staying active underneath Camble, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Camble not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camble wants to pass to mount but Farah is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble uses his free foot to push down on Farah's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Farah.
Farah is squirming around, avoiding Camble's attempts to control the action.
Camble sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Camble throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Farah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Camble tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Camble wants to control the pace but Farah is squirming around nicely.
Camble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farah is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mike Camble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Camble misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Farah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Camble tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Farah is working to get back to half guard.
Camble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farah?
Camble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That has opened up Abdo Farah's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abdo Farah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Camble!
Mike Camble got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'