PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padeiro Chucro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chucro has chosen Bate Forte o Tambor - Banda Carrapicho as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Camoes
vs
Chucro

170 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Camoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Padeiro Chucro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chucro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camoes manages to avoid it.
Chucro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Chucro does no damage.
Camoes misses with a series of wild punches.
Chucro throws a left and a right that both miss

and Camoes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chucro is refusing to be controlled, as Camoes sits in half guard.
Chucro wants to improve his position but Camoes is controlling well.
Camoes slips a nice elbow through Chucro's hands, connecting with Chucro's forehead.
Camoes thows a huge punch but Chucro dodges it nicely.
Chucro wants to control but Camoes is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camoes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Camoes is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chucro can do anything to dispel that myth.

Camoes is looking for a kimura here.
Camoes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chucro is refusing to be controlled, as Camoes sits in half guard.

Camoes is working for a submission of some sort.
Camoes prevents Chucro from standing back up.

Chucro kicks off Camoes and gets to his feet.
Chucro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Camoes counters with a two punch combo.
Chucro misses with a double jab

and Camoes counters with a single leg into guard. Chucro didn't expect that.
Camoes won't allow Chucro to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camoes is working Chucro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chucro wants to improve his position but instead Camoes has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Camoes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chucro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camoes.
Chucro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chucro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camoes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chucro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camoes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Camoes drops back looking for a leg! Chucro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chucro manages to kick Camoes off! Camoes jumps back into Chucro's guard.
Camoes preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes looking to pass the guard.
Chucro wants to stand up but Camoes is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chucro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chucro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camoes in his tracks.

Camoes shoots in and bounces Chucro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Camoes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chucro gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chucro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chucro tries to improve his position but instead Camoes has taken his back!
Chucro holding both Camoes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Camoes is landing with strikes from the back.
Camoes scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Chucro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chucro is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Camoes has taken his back.
Chucro grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chucro tries to break free.

Camoes looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chucro trying to control the action but Camoes just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Camoes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Camoes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chucro swings for the body but Camoes moves out of range.
Chucro throws a left and a right that both miss

and Camoes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Camoes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chucro tries to kick Camoes off but Camoes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Camoes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chucro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camoes.
Chucro is looking to improve his position.

Camoes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Camoes thows a huge punch but Chucro dodges it nicely.

Camoes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chucro defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camoes throwing shots but Chucro is blocking nicely.
Chucro is trying to stand back up but Camoes is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Camoes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chucro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chucro misses with a shot to the body

and Camoes counters with a single leg into guard. Chucro didn't expect that.
Chucro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chucro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chucro controls Camoes momentarily but Camoes frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Camoes has gone for a leg lock! Chucro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Camoes's guard.
Chucro with a nice head shot there.
Camoes keeping moving, preventing Chucro from controlling successfully.
Chucro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camoes's head.

Camoes has his foot on Chucro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chucro works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chucro throwing strikes from guard but Camoes blocks nicely.
Chucro is working Camoes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chucro landing some decent shots from guard.
Chucro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chucro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chucro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camoes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chucro's guard.
Chucro wants to sweep here but Camoes controlling him for the moment.

Camoes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Camoes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chucro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Camoes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chucro wants to sweep here but Camoes controlling him for the moment.
Chucro has momentary wrist control but Camoes slips an elbow through the middle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Chucro misses.
Padeiro Chucro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chucro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Chucro does no damage.
Camoes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chucro misses with a body punch

and Camoes counters with a shoot takedown. Chucro fights it but they end up in guard.
Camoes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camoes trying to control the position from guard on top but Chucro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chucro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fabricio Camoes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camoes passes into half guard.

Camoes is looking for a kimura but Chucro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camoes to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chucro is looking to escape.
Chucro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camoes.
Camoes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Camoes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chucro with a jab.
Fabricio Camoes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chucro misses the shot to the body.
Chucro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camoes swings for the body but Chucro moves out of range.
Camoes shoots in for a double leg but Chucro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chucro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chucro misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Camoes counters with a shoot takedown. Chucro fights it but they end up in guard.
Camoes won't allow Chucro to get back to his feet.

Camoes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Camoes looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camoes won't allow Chucro to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes wants to pass the guard but Chucro is keeping the position.
Camoes prevents Chucro from getting back to his feet.
Camoes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chucro's guard.
Chucro wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chucro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camoes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chucro thinking.
Chucro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Camoes counters with a nice body shot.
Camoes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chucro misses with a body punch

and Camoes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chucro!
Chucro trying desperately to get to his feet.
Camoes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Camoes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Camoes dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camoes landing punches.
Chucro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Chucro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Camoes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camoes unloading with bombs!
Camoes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Camoes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chucro is surviving well by controlling Camoes's body position as best he can.
Chucro tries to hold on but Camoes postures up.
Camoes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chucro can do to turn this around?
Camoes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chucro is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Camoes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chucro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Chucro bucks Camoes off and manages to get back to his feet!
Padeiro Chucro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chucro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camoes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fabricio Camoes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chucro swings away with a body shot that misses

and Camoes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Camoes.
Chucro wants to stand but Camoes is controlling the position.
Camoes is pushing down on Chucro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chucro is fighting to maintain full guard but Camoes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camoes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Camoes working Chucro over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camoes is keen to just control but Chucro is a slippery customer.
Chucro is trying to stand.

Camoes wants to work for an arm triangle but Chucro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Camoes wants to work for an arm triangle but Chucro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chucro tries to kick Camoes off but Camoes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Camoes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chucro keeps working.
Camoes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chucro is looking to improve his position.
Chucro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Camoes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Camoes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camoes, 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 for Fabricio Camoes!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Fabricio Camoes!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Fabricio Camoes!

Fabricio Camoes wins by unanimous decision!