PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winford Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tahvon Sasskaliss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cameron
vs
Sasskaliss

193 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Helsinki, Winford Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tahvon Sasskaliss!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasskaliss misses with an uppercut. Cameron saw that one coming.

Cameron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cameron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sasskaliss defending well though.

Sasskaliss looking for subs from the bottom but Cameron mounts him!
Sasskaliss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cameron with good strikes from the mount here!
Cameron looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sasskaliss sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Cameron gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cameron shoots in and gets a takedown into Sasskaliss's guard.

Sasskaliss has his feet on Cameron's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Cameron tries to keep at a distance but Sasskaliss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sasskaliss misses with a body punch.
Cameron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sasskaliss stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Cameron tightens his grip and picks Sasskaliss up, before dumping him to the ground. Sasskaliss manages to land in guard.
Cameron has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sasskaliss is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron stands up over Sasskaliss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sasskaliss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cameron's guard.

Sasskaliss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cameron is keeping the position for now.
Cameron wants to get back to his feet but Sasskaliss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cameron keeping full guard, as Sasskaliss tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron pulls Sasskaliss in close to his closed guard and prevents Sasskaliss from doing any damage or advancing position.

Cameron pushes Sasskaliss off and scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Sasskaliss misses its intended target.
And Cameron counters with a quick kick to the body but Sasskaliss blocks it.

Sasskaliss gets a double leg takedown into Cameron's guard.
Sasskaliss controlling from the top position.
Sasskaliss looks winded!
Cameron wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron wants to sweep but no luck.
Cameron controlling the position.
Sasskaliss sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cameron holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sasskaliss or perhaps it was just good defense by Cameron, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Winford Cameron will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cameron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sasskaliss looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cameron tries to kick Sasskaliss off in order to stand up. Sasskaliss Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cameron is not content to let Sasskaliss control the position.

Sasskaliss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cameron has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cameron is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I wouldn't like to be where Cameron is right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cameron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cameron is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sasskaliss off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Sasskaliss right now.

Sasskaliss is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Cameron has locked on a rear naked choke here! Sasskaliss is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Winford Cameron!