PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Samura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Samura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samura
vs
Falcao

167 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Elite Canadian Threads

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Samura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samura misses with a head kick.
Falcao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Samura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Falcao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Samura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch but Samura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcao with a poor takedown
and Samura finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Falcao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcao shoots in for a double leg but Samura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cameron Samura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esquiva Falcao.
Falcao fails with the takedown.
Falcao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samura but Samura pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Samura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Falcao.
That kick from Samura tenderised Falcao's leg. Falcao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falcao looks winded!
Falcao throws a body kick that misses
and Samura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcao looks for a takedown but Samura sprawls well.
Samura cracks the inside of Falcao's front leg.
Good leg kick by Samura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samura scores with a hook to the body. Falcao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Falcao looks to clinch
and Samura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcao fails with a takedown attempt.
Samura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samura throws a good cross that connects.
Falcao wants to clinch but Samura slips to the side
and Samura counters with a leg kick.
Samura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcao.
Samura thumps Falcao with a low kick.
Cameron Samura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Falcao's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Samura.
Falcao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Samura.
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!
Samura lands a jab to the head.
Samura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Samura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samura lands a big head kick that sends Falcao to the canvas! Samura follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Samura!
Cameron Samura made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.