PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Camillus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Partridge
vs
Camillus

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Partridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Camillus!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camillus misses with an uppercut. Partridge saw that one coming.
Camillus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Partridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camillus tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Camillus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Steve Partridge has been cut.
Partridge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camillus in his tracks.
Camillus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partridge. Partridge obviously looking to wear him down.
Partridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Partridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Camillus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partridge misses with a low kick.
Camillus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camillus tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partridge misses with an uppercut. Camillus saw that one coming.
Camillus throws a push kick but Partridge slaps the foot to one side.
Partridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge thumps Camillus with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camillus. Partridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camillus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camillus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partridge is looking to chop away at Camillus's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camillus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partridge connects with the punch.
Partridge throws a hook but Camillus avoids it easily.
Partridge throws an overhand right that lands on Camillus's shoulder, as Camillus tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Partridge.
Camillus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Partridge's head.
Partridge looks to throw the jab but Camillus is out of range.
Partridge lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camillus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Partridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camillus thows a leg kick but Partridge checks it
letting Partridge counter with a right hand.
Partridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Partridge slips a jab from Camillus.
Partridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camillus was well out of range. Poor timing from Partridge.
Camillus checks a leg kick.
Camillus is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Partridge.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camillus - that will leave a mark!
Partridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camillus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Partridge throws a right hand that Camillus ducks under and follows up with a left that Camillus also avoids with ease.
Camillus wants to clinch.
Partridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camillus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partridge slips a jab and a cross from Camillus.
Partridge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Camillus checks it well.
Partridge throws a low kick, looking for Camillus's leg but Camillus calmly moves out of range.
Jab by Partridge.
Partridge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Partridge throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Camillus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Partridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camillus.
Camillus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partridge looks to land a left hand but Camillus moved out of range nicely.
Camillus closes the distance but Partridge moves to the side
and Partridge counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camillus, right into the meat.
Partridge lands with a hook. Camillus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camillus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Partridge catches Camillus right on the button with a cross.
Partridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camillus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camillus ducks right into an uppercut from Partridge.
Partridge misses with a low kick.
Camillus is looking to slow Partridge down with leg kicks.
Partridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partridge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camillus in his tracks.
Camillus ducks under a wild hook from Partridge.
Nice shot lands for Partridge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Partridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Partridge's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Camillus wants to clinch.
Steve Partridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Partridge throws a body punch but Camillus moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partridge. Camillus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partridge lands an overhand right.
Camillus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Camillus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Partridge is out of range and Camillus settles back down.
Partridge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Partridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camillus.
Some bone on bone action there as Partridge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partridge blocks a leg kick.
Camillus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partridge misses with a few strikes there.
Camillus ducks under a wild hook from Partridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge tests Camillus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Partridge misses.
Camillus staying out of range there.
Camillus doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Camillus wants to clinch
and Partridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Partridge.
Partridge looks to land a right hand but Camillus moved out of range.
Camillus slips a jab from Partridge.
Camillus throws the kick towards the body but Partridge avoids it.
Partridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partridge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Partridge loads up on a big right hand but Camillus slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Camillus takes the fight into the clinch.
Camillus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camillus misses with a punch on the inside.

Partridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Partridge misses
and Camillus counters with a thumping low kick.
Camillus throws a low kick, looking for Partridge's leg but Partridge calmly moves out of range.
Camillus tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.
Partridge throws an overhand right that lands on Camillus's shoulder, as Camillus tries to avoid the shot.
Camillus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partridge misses with a straight left.
Partridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partridge tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Camillus moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camillus breaks from the clinch.
Camillus wants to clinch
and Partridge counters with a left to the body.
Camillus misses with a looping right.
Camillus lands with a slapping head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camillus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camillus tries to clinch but Partridge moves away
and Partridge counters with a left and a right that stings Camillus.
Camillus slips a straight right by Partridge.
Camillus throws a shot from downtown. Partridge moves away and avoids it.
Camillus ducks under a wild hook from Partridge.
Camillus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camillus delivers a nice body kick.
Partridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Partridge misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camillus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partridge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camillus catches Partridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Partridge misses.
Partridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camillus.
Camillus tries a head kick but it misses.
Partridge thumps Camillus with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camillus, right into the meat.
Partridge missing with a left hand there. Camillus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partridge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Partridge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Camillus on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partridge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Camillus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camillus.
Camillus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camillus tries to clinch but Partridge is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Partridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Partridge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Camillus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camillus wants to clinch up but Partridge keeps it at a distance.
Partridge missing with a left hand there. Camillus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camillus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Partridge misses its intended target.
Camillus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camillus closes the distance but Partridge moves to the side
and Partridge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camillus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partridge throws a leg kick
enabling Camillus to counter with a crisp jab.
Camillus darts in trying to clinch
and Partridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camillus lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Camillus gets a clinch.
Camillus tries a body shot but Partridge blocks it.
Camillus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camillus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Partridge looking to stall.

Partridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camillus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Camillus.
Camillus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partridge.
Partridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partridge throws a wild body kick that Camillus sees coming a mile off.
Camillus ducks under a wild hook from Partridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Camillus thumps Partridge with a low kick.
Partridge tries to land a leg kick but Camillus saw it coming and moves away.
Partridge throws a good cross that connects.
Camillus throws a lazy right hand but Partridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Partridge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Partridge finds it's target.
Partridge throws the left hand but Camillus avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camillus.

Camillus drives through and clinches with Partridge against the cage.
Camillus lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camillus.
Camillus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Partridge's elbow.
Camillus can't find room to land a body shot as Partridge controls the action.
Partridge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camillus is leaning against Partridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camillus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Partridge is keeping busy.
Camillus working hard to break the clinch.
Camillus prevents Partridge from breaking the clinch.
Camillus misses with a punch to the body.

Camillus manages to break the clinch.
Partridge throws the left hand but Camillus avoids the punch easily.
Camillus is looking to clinch but Partridge is avoiding it.
Partridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camillus tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Camillus motions for Partridge to come forward. Camillus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camillus misses with a kick to the body
and Partridge finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Partridge misses with a wild body shot.
Camillus throws a jab when Partridge was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camillus tries to clinch up
letting Partridge counter with a right hand.
Camillus is looking to score with low kicks.
Marcus Camillus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partridge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Partridge misses with a straight right.
Camillus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Camillus checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Camillus.
Camillus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Camillus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partridge moves away.
Partridge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camillus's hands.
Partridge connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Camillus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Partridge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Partridge!