PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop. The crowd seem to be enjoying Talltree's choice of entrance music: Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood. 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.

Cama
vs
Talltree

203 cm
24
250 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

210 cm
31
280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pops Cama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talltree on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Cama as he connects with a hook.
Cama throws a low kick but Talltree avoids it.
Cama swinging wildly here.
Talltree fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talltree swings for the body but Cama moves out of range.
Cama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talltree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Cama does no damage.
Talltree throws a jab but it's blocked by Cama.
A jab from Cama misses.
Talltree throws a body punch but Cama moves out of range.
Cama lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talltree takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cama moves out of range as Talltree strikes.
Talltree swings for the body but Cama moves out of range.
Cama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talltree.
Cama lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cama tries to close the distance and clinch but Talltree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talltree throws an overhand right that lands on Cama's shoulder, as Cama tries to avoid the shot.
Cama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Cama's head coaches at Steel Penn Icon Training Grounds that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talltree sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talltree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Talltree misses.
Talltree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cama throws a push kick but Talltree slaps the foot to one side.
Cama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talltree.
Talltree throws a nice looking combination but Cama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talltree connects with the punch.
Talltree lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Talltree throws a looping overhand right but Cama ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Cama tenderised Talltree's leg. Talltree is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cama feints and then cracks Talltree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talltree down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama lands a nice looking body kick.
Talltree connects with a leg kick. Cama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cama wants to clinch.
Talltree blocks the body kick.
Good work by Talltree as he checks the leg kick.
Cama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talltree moves into range and connects with a jab.
Talltree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cama looks for the body kick but Talltree saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Cama.
Talltree moves out of range of the body kick.
Cama throws a nice looking combination but Talltree bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talltree.
Cama scoring well with a low kick there.
Cama cracks Talltree with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama lands with an overhand left.
Talltree connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talltree connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cama. Cama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Talltree throws the left hand but Cama avoids the punch easily.
Talltree cracks the inside of Cama's front leg.
Cama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Talltree on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cama. Cama obviously looking to wear him down.
Talltree paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talltree throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cama takes a swing at Talltree's ribcage but misses.
Cama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cama lands with a good body shot.
Talltree throws an overhand right that lands on Cama's shoulder, as Cama tries to avoid the shot.
Talltree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Cama has taken the fight to the clinch.

Talltree breaks the clinch.
Talltree throws out a loose jab but Cama uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree throws a shot from downtown. Cama moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Cama misses.
Cama throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Cama jabs at Talltree's body.
Cama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talltree throws a right hand that Cama ducks under and follows up with a left that Cama also avoids with ease.
Talltree buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talltree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cama manages to avoid it.
Cama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses.
Talltree looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Talltree if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Talltree there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cama throws a push kick but Talltree slaps the foot to one side.
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pops Cama dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cama misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cama as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Cama misses.
Talltree throws a head kick but Cama moves out of range.
Cama tries a low kick but Talltree avoids it.
Talltree takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talltree misses with a low kick.
Talltree sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talltree.
A clash of legs there as Talltree blocks the low kick.
Cama misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Talltree.
The fighters circle momentarily. Talltree darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Talltree takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talltree avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cama wants to clinch up but Talltree keeps it at a distance.
Cama takes a swing at Talltree's ribcage but misses.
Cama misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cama. Cama obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Cama.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cama tried to score with a low kick but Talltree checks it.
Cama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Talltree has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Talltree avoids a kick to the body.
Talltree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talltree scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Talltree takes a swing at Cama's ribcage but misses.
Pops Cama is winning the standup battle so far.
Cama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Talltree feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cama's calf.
Cama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talltree moves away.
Cama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talltree keeps the fight on the outside.
Talltree walks into a straight right hand from Cama.
Cama scores with a kick to the body.
Talltree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama scoring well with a low kick there.
Cama misses with a straight left.
Cama avoids the head kick by Talltree.
Cama fakes the leg kick and cracks Talltree in the body.
Cama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cama thuds his right hand into Talltree's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Talltree connects with a body shot that sends Cama's belly button to the back.
Talltree checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Talltree misses its intended target.
Talltree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cama defending well as Talltree loads up on a big left hand.
Cama looks to land a body kick but Talltree moved away.
Cama checks a low kick from Talltree.
Cama misses with a left hand
and Talltree counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Talltree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talltree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cama misses with a low kick.
Talltree looks to land a right hand but Cama moved out of range.
Cama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talltree slips under a jab.
Talltree lands with a hook. Cama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cama connects with a solid leg kick.
Cama tests Talltree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talltree moves out of range as Cama strikes.
Cama throws a low kick, looking for Talltree's leg but Talltree calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Cama misses.
Talltree takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Talltree changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talltree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Talltree.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Talltree misses its intended target.
Talltree drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talltree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talltree walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cama moves in looking to clinch but Talltree pushes him off.
Cama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talltree feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cama's calf.
Cama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talltree moves away.
Talltree lands a body shot.
Talltree lands a glancing blow to the side of Cama's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama walks into a stiff left hand from Talltree.
Talltree misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cama is looking to clinch.
Cama lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pops Cama dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Talltree avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cama looks to score with a jab to the body but Talltree is just out of range.
Cama blocks a leg kick.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cama misses the jab.
Cama lands with a straight right. Talltree didn't see that one coming.
Cama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talltree misses with a wild combination.
Talltree connects with a right hand. Cama shakes it off.
Talltree has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cama.
Cama is looking to chop away at Talltree's legs.
Talltree connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cama momentarily.
Talltree lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cama lands a head shot.
Talltree goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Cama is looking to land body kicks.
Cama scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cama misses with a body kick.
Cama throws a leg kick but Talltree sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Talltree moves away from the strike by Cama.
Talltree keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cama slips under a jab.
Talltree throws a poor cross that misses
and Cama counters with a nice body kick.
Cama misses with a wild combination.
Cama throws a body punch but Talltree moves out of range.
Talltree thuds his right hand into Cama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cama wants to clinch up but Talltree keeps it at a distance.
Cama swinging wildly here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cama. Talltree shrugs it off though.
Jaws Talltree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talltree scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Talltree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cama on the side of the head.
Cama lands a lovely overhand right.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talltree walks into a straight right hand from Cama.
Talltree misses with a head kick.
Talltree has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cama throws a body kick that misses.
Talltree moves out of range of the body kick from Cama.
Talltree bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talltree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talltree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cama.
Cama throws a hook but Talltree blocks it.
Cama throws a jab but it's blocked by Talltree.
Talltree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cama ducks under a wild hook from Talltree.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Talltree lands a jab.
Cama defending well as Talltree loads up on a big left hand.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Cama.
Cama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talltree missing with a left hand there. Cama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talltree scores with a leg kick.
Cama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talltree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talltree swings for the body but Cama moves out of range.
Cama misses with the body kick
and Talltree counters with an inside leg kick.
Talltree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talltree stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talltree misses with a hook.
Cama misses with an attempted mid kick.

Cama clinches up with Talltree and pushes him back against the cage.
Pops Cama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talltree prevents a body shot from Cama.
Talltree throws a head punch that misses.
Talltree throws a punch but it's blocked by Cama.
Talltree misses with some punches.
Cama lands a body shot.
Talltree throws a punch but it's blocked by Cama.
Talltree throws a punch but it's blocked by Cama.
Talltree wants to break free but Cama has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talltree misses with some punches.
Cama blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cama.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaws Talltree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Cama!
During a confident post fight interview, Pops Cama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.