PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Montell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montell's choice of entrance music: I Get Money. Fabian Cameron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cameron
vs
Montell

176 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

183 cm
33
180 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Montell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron misses with a body shot.
Cameron misses with a wild body shot.
Montell lands a jab to the nose.
Montell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Montell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cameron.
Montell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Montell.
Cameron tries to move into range but Montell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cameron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cameron.
Cameron stuns Montell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cameron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montell manages to avoid it.
Montell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Montell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montell. Cameron does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cameron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montell as he avoids it easily.
Cameron misses with a lunging right hand
and Montell counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montell misses with a wild body shot.
Montell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cameron lands a jab to Montell's midsection.
Montell stuffs the takedown.
Montell throws a looping overhand right but Cameron ducks down to avoid it.
Montell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cameron moves away.
Cameron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montell.
Cameron throws a hook to the side of Montell's head but Montell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cameron closes the distance and clinches up with Montell, looking for a takedown. Cameron pushes Montell against the cage but Montell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cameron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cameron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montell swings for the body but Cameron moves out of range.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Cameron missing with a left hand there. Montell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cameron looks to score with a jab to the body but Montell is just out of range.
Cameron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cameron throws out the jab.
Cameron throws a looping overhand right but Montell ducks down to avoid it.

Cameron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Montell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cameron lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cameron throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Cameron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montell, who protects the arm well.
Montell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cameron 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Cameron is trying to get an arm triangle but Montell is defending well.
Cameron working away.
Cameron scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cameron working the ground and pound but Montell is defending the strikes.

Cameron thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cameron working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Montell is looking for a sweep.
Cameron working the strikes but Montell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cameron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Cameron is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Cameron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cameron shoots in and gets a takedown into Montell's guard.
Montell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cameron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cameron stops Montell from standing up.
Montell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cameron controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron throws a big right hand that misses.
Cameron looking to pass the guard.
Montell controls Cameron momentarily but Cameron frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron pushing down on Montell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cameron is looking to advance position but Montell won't allow it.
Montell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cameron.

Cameron wants to work for an arm triangle but Montell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cameron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cameron is just content to waste time from the top position. Montell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cameron passes Montell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montell won't allow Cameron to pass to mount.
Fabian Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cameron throwing shots but Montell is blocking nicely.
Well, if Cameron is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Cameron is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Montell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Montell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cameron to his feet.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montell stuffs the takedown.
Cameron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Montell misses.
Montell throws a hook but Cameron avoids it easily.
Montell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cameron rather than just go for the knockout.
Montell connects with a body shot that sends Cameron's belly button to the back.
Cameron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Money Montell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Montell.
Montell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cameron avoids the head kick by Montell.
Cameron checks a low kick from Montell.
Cameron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montell under the eye.
Jab by Cameron.
Montell avoids the body shot from Cameron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron misses with a shot to the body
and Montell counters with a good low kick that Cameron was not able to check.
Cameron tries for a takedown but Montell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Montell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montell throws a low kick but Cameron moves out of range easily.
Montell throws a wild body kick that Cameron sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montell.
Montell throws a chopping leg kick but Cameron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Montell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Montell avoids the body shot from Cameron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Cameron dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cameron shoots for a takedown but Montell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cameron misses with a takedown attempt - Montell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cameron.
Montell with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Montell. Those never looked like landing.
Montell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montell throws a nice looking combination but Cameron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cameron.
Montell takes a swing at Cameron's ribcage but misses.
Cameron lands a nice looking body shot.
Cameron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cameron misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Montell. That snapped Cameron's head back.
Cameron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Montell.
A big left from Cameron misses.
Cameron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Montell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cameron swings for the body but Montell moves out of range.
Montell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cameron.
Cameron throws a right hand that misses
and Montell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cameron thinking.

Montell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cameron to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cameron trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Montell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Money Montell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cameron keeping moving, preventing Montell from controlling successfully.
Montell pushes down on Cameron's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montell wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Montell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Cameron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montell pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montell controlling the action here.
Montell tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cameron.
Cameron is trying to get back to full guard.
Cameron trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Cameron is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montell pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montell controlling the pace.
Cameron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Montell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cameron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montell.
Cameron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cameron taking some punishment here, with Montell in his half guard.
Montell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Montell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Montell throwing shots but Cameron is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Money Montell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cameron 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
Our winner, Fabian Cameron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.