PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Camoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Pidasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pidasso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lollipop Remix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stu Pidasso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camoes
vs
Pidasso

170 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

176 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Pidasso!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camoes lands with a straight right. Pidasso didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Stu Pidasso has been cut.
Pidasso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pidasso fails to land the takedown.

Pidasso gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Camoes tries to roll over but Pidasso keeps him under control.
Pidasso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camoes wants to get back to his feet.
Camoes is looking for a sweep. Pidasso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camoes striking from the bottom.
Pidasso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camoes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camoes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pidasso tries to free his leg and advance position but Camoes is retaining full guard.
Camoes wants to get back to his feet but Pidasso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pidasso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camoes is keeping the position for now.
Camoes looking for a sweep. Not yet Camoes, not yet.
Pidasso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pidasso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Camoes down.
Camoes tries to bench press Pidasso off him but Pidasso keeps the position.
Pidasso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camoes keeps working.
Camoes is trying to get back to half guard.

Pidasso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Camoes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Camoes is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camoes is working hard here to advance position.
Pidasso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camoes keeps working.
Pidasso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camoes sneaks back into half guard.
Pidasso works his way into side control.
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!
Camoes is trying to get back to half guard.
Pidasso wants to control but Camoes is keeping him busy.
Pidasso landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camoes wants to improve his position but Pidasso is controlling well.
Camoes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camoes keeping full guard, as Pidasso tries to pass.
Pidasso won't allow Camoes to sweep him here.
Pidasso wants to control from the top but Camoes keeps moving.
Camoes striking off his back but it's not causing Pidasso any problems.
Pidasso wants to pass the guard but Camoes is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camoes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pidasso manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camoes postures up.
Pidasso looking for a sweep. Not yet Pidasso, not yet.
Pidasso keeping full guard, as Camoes tries to pass.
Camoes throwing strikes but missing.

Pidasso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camoes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camoes is pushing down on Pidasso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pidasso is fighting to maintain full guard but Camoes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camoes thows a huge punch but Pidasso dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pidasso actively working from the bottom here.
Camoes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pidasso's head.

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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Camoes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stu Pidasso's cut.
That's time! Camoes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Camoes misses with a looping left.
Camoes misses with a double jab
and Camoes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camoes missing with a left hand there. Pidasso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camoes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camoes misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camoes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camoes misses with a body shot.
Pidasso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camoes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pidasso circles away quickly and effectively.
Camoes throws a nice looking combination but Pidasso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fabricio Camoes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camoes misses with an uppercut. Pidasso saw that one coming.
Pidasso avoids the body shot from Camoes.
Camoes thows a body shot but no joy.
Camoes misses with a hook.
Camoes fails to land with a series of punches.
Camoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camoes. Pidasso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camoes missing with a left hand there. Pidasso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camoes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pidasso.
Camoes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camoes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camoes misses with a two punch combination.
Pidasso ducks under a wild hook from Camoes.
Camoes throws a nice looking combination but Pidasso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pidasso connects with a right hand. Camoes shakes it off.

It looks like Fabricio Camoes has been cut.
Pidasso fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camoes misses with a looping right.
Camoes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camoes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pidasso shoots for a takedown but Camoes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pidasso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camoes.
Camoes jabs at Pidasso's body.
Pidasso throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camoes misses with a body shot.
Pidasso moves forwards but Camoes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Camoes misses with a body shot.
Pidasso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camoes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pidasso counters with a stiff right hand.
Pidasso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camoes.
Camoes misses with a looping left.
Pidasso connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camoes thuds a left hand into Pidasso's body.
Camoes takes a swing at Pidasso's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Camoes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Camoes misses with a right hand
and Pidasso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fabricio Camoes is winning the standup battle so far.
Camoes misses with an uppercut. Pidasso saw that one coming.
Pidasso slips under a jab.
Pidasso throws a head kick but Camoes moves out of range.
Camoes throws a combination. Pidasso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Camoes throws a hook to the side of Pidasso's head but Pidasso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pidasso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camoes.
Pidasso takes one to the chin there.
Pidasso ducks under a wild hook from Camoes.
Fabricio Camoes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camoes misses with a combination
and Pidasso counters with a good low kick that Camoes was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camoes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pidasso looks to land a combination but Camoes avoids it well.
Camoes thuds his right hand into Pidasso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camoes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camoes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pidasso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pidasso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camoes has time to react.
Camoes looks to land a combination but Pidasso avoids it well.
Pidasso walks into a jab.
Camoes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camoes swinging wildly here.
Camoes swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pidasso moves away from the strike by Camoes.
Camoes misses with a looping left.
Camoes thows a body shot but no joy.
Camoes throws a right hand that misses
letting Pidasso counter with a right hand.
Camoes jabs Pidasso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camoes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pidasso is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camoes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pidasso lands a nice looking body shot.
Fabricio Camoes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camoes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pidasso counters with a leg kick.
Pidasso takes one to the chin there.
Camoes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fabricio Camoes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pidasso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camoes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pidasso scrambles back to his feet.
Camoes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Camoes misses.
Camoes misses with a series of wild punches.

Pidasso forces Camoes back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camoes stops a takedown attempt from Pidasso.
Stu Pidasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pidasso scores with a shot to the side of Camoes's head.
Camoes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pidasso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Pidasso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pidasso rushes Camoes and presses him up against the cage.

Pidasso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pidasso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camoes.
Camoes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pidasso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camoes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camoes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Camoes!