PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Cambarros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambarros comes into the arena with Skid Row - Creepshow blaring out of the sound system. Vinicius Cambarros has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cambarros
vs
Falcao

175 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Cambarros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao tries to clinch up but Cambarros circles away and keeps his distance.
Cambarros tries to clinch up.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cambarros moves away.
Cambarros slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cambarros is looking to clinch but Falcao is avoiding it.

Cambarros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcao, pushing him back against the cage.

Cambarros breaks from the clinch.
Cambarros is looking to clinch but Falcao is avoiding it.
Cambarros closes the distance looking to clinch

and Falcao moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cambarros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Falcao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cambarros prevents it.
Cambarros tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
Cambarros is pressed up against the cage. Falcao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cambarros down to the mat. Cambarros avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vinicius Cambarros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Falcao.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cambarros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcao, pushing him back against the cage.
Falcao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cambarros looking to throw knees to the head but Falcao is blocking nicely.
Falcao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cambarros prevents it.
Falcao tries to break the clinch but Cambarros is controlling the position.

Cambarros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cambarros closes the distance but Falcao moves to the side
and Falcao counters with a left to the body.
Cambarros tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Cambarros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Falcao looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Falcao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cambarros sees it coming and defends easily.
Cambarros is looking to improve his position.
Falcao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros wants to get back to his feet.

Falcao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cambarros is just riding it out for now. Falcao eventually gives up the hold.
Falcao prevents Cambarros from standing back up.
Cambarros is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Falcao connects with the punch.
Cambarros closes the distance but Falcao moves to the side

and Falcao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros wants to stand and escape but Falcao is having none of it.
Falcao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cambarros keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.

Cambarros has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Falcao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Falcao tries to clinch

and Cambarros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Falcao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cambarros smiles and moves away.
Falcao shoots and misses
and Cambarros counters with a nice body kick.
Falcao looks gassed!
Cambarros tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Falcao counters with a right hand to the body.
Cambarros tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.

Cambarros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falcao, pushing him back against the cage.
Cambarros scores with a knee to the head.
Cambarros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcao's face.
A knee to the head by Cambarros.
Cambarros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros crunches a lovely knee into Falcao's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cambarros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cambarros moves into the clinch.
Cambarros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cambarros scores with a knee to the head.
Falcao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cambarros prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cambarros lands a knee to the head.
Cambarros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Cambarros.
Cambarros landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cambarros lands a knee to the head.
Cambarros lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcao won't want to take too many of those.
Cambarros lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Cambarros breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambarros tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Cambarros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Falcao tries to keep at a distance but Cambarros has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Cambarros dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Falcao has his takedown stuffed

and Cambarros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cambarros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cambarros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falcao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falcao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Cambarros breaks from the clinch.
Cambarros moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
Cambarros wants to clinch up but Falcao keeps it at a distance.
Falcao misses with a hook. Cambarros ducked under it nicely.

Falcao moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cambarros walks away with a smile on his face. Falcao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vinicius Cambarros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Falcao.
Cambarros is looking to clinch but Falcao is avoiding it.
Vinicius Cambarros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao is breathing heavily.
Cambarros looks to clinch
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cambarros tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambarros lands a jab-cross combination.
Cambarros tries to clinch up

and Falcao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cambarros landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Cambarros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cambarros clinches.
Falcao tries to pull guard but Cambarros holds him up against the cage and eventually Falcao drops back down to his feet.

Cambarros pulls guard effortlessly.
Falcao prevents Cambarros from getting back to his feet.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Cambarros keeps moving.
Falcao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cambarros wants to get back to his feet but Falcao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambarros is pulling down on Falcao's head to control his posture.
Falcao preventing the sweep.
Cambarros wants to get back to his feet but Falcao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cambarros closes the distance but Falcao moves to the side

and Falcao counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cambarros!
Cambarros tries to reverse the position but Falcao maintains control.
Cambarros's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Cambarros defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Falcao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cambarros is trying to stand.
Cambarros prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Cambarros tries to buck Falcao off but he can't manage it.
Cambarros is working to get back to half guard.
Cambarros slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Cambarros has one foot on Falcao's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cambarros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cambarros counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cambarros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cambarros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Falcao is not content to let Cambarros control the position.
Cambarros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Falcao is staying active underneath Cambarros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cambarros lands with a punch from half guard.
Cambarros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falcao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cambarros is really struggling to control Falcao but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Falcao closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cambarros to the mat! Cambarros manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Cambarros dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cambarros moves into the clinch.
Falcao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cambarros avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cambarros landing knees to the head.
A short right from Cambarros on the inside.
Falcao tries to pull guard but Cambarros holds him up against the cage and eventually Falcao drops back down to his feet.
Cambarros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falcao blocks it with crossed arms.
Cambarros works on Falcao's body with a couple of short punches.

Cambarros breaks from the clinch.
Cambarros closes the distance looking to clinch

and Falcao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cambarros is trying to stand.
Carlos Falcao has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cambarros manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vinicius Cambarros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cambarros scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cambarros pushes Falcao up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambarros connects with a knee to the head.
Cambarros tries to land a knee to the head but Falcao blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Cambarros.

Cambarros has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Falcao uses from the top position.
Cambarros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cambarros throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Cambarros keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.
Falcao distracts Cambarros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cambarros wants to stand but Falcao is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Falcao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Falcao prevents Cambarros from getting back to his feet.

Cambarros has his feet on Falcao's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Cambarros clinches up with Falcao and pushes him back against the cage.
Falcao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cambarros smiles and moves away.
Vinicius Cambarros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Falcao.
Falcao slips a jab and a cross from Cambarros.
Cambarros's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cambarros duly obliges.
Falcao with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cambarros counters by moving into the clinch.
Cambarros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcao's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcao is working for takedown but Cambarros is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cambarros scores with a knee to the head.
Cambarros connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cambarros.
A short right from Cambarros on the inside.
Cambarros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falcao backwards.

Falcao gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cambarros regains guard.
Falcao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Falcao trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambarros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falcao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Falcao stops Cambarros from standing up.
Falcao trying to control but Cambarros is working from the bottom.

Falcao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cambarros manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Falcao has Cambarros in his guard.
Vinicius Cambarros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambarros postures up and lands a big shot to Falcao's brow.
Cambarros is in close to Falcao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cambarros trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.
Cambarros postures up and lands a big shot to Falcao's brow.
Falcao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Falcao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cambarros doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cambarros manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cambarros working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cambarros content to stall in guard here.
Carlos Falcao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cambarros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Cambarros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cambarros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Cambarros!