PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Correa
vs
Camacho

174 cm
29
164 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
33
162 lbs
37 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

House of Valor
Aspire Nutrition

Aspire Clothing

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa throws a right hand that Camacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Camacho also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Camacho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa connects with a right hand. Camacho shakes it off.
Correa throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camacho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Correa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Correa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Correa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Camacho eats them both and turns towards Correa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Correa connects with a looping right hand.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Correa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correa lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Correa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Correa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Correa jabs at Camacho's body.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
Correa throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camacho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Camacho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hector Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Correa slips a straight right by Camacho.
Correa lands a nice shot to the body.
Camacho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Correa to score with a decent uppercut.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Correa moved out of range.

Camacho gets a clinch.

Camacho breaks the clinch.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa is looking to wear down Camacho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correa throws a one two combo.
Correa lands an overhand right.
Correa lands the left hand.
Correa cracks Camacho with a good jab.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Correa.
Correa lands an overhand right.
Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Correa misses with a wild combination.
Correa takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Correa tries to counter with a takedown but Camacho is quick to defend against it.
Camacho motions for Correa to come forward. Camacho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Correa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Correa misses with a body shot.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camacho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Correa takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
Camacho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
Camacho feints and then cracks Correa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Correa down.
Correa misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa blocks a jab.
Correa lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho digs a good hook to Correa's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correa throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correa backing away here, and Camacho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
Correa misses with an uppercut

and Camacho counters by clinching up.
Correa has a couple of punches blocked by Camacho.
Correa lands a nice uppercut.
Correa misses with the head strike.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Correa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho gets through Correa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Camacho throws a jab when Correa was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Camacho wants to slow Correa down by chopping away at his legs.
Camacho moves away from the strike by Correa.
Jose Correa is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Camacho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Correa is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Correa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camacho thumps Correa with a low kick.
Camacho connects with a single shot there.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho tries a quick counter leg kick but Correa is wise to it.

Camacho has managed to clinch.
Correa throws a head punch that misses.
Correa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Camacho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Camacho is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Camacho breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correa.
No joy there for Correa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Correa coming out on top.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Correa misses with a body shot
and Camacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot by Correa.
Camacho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Correa misses with a body shot.
Camacho looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Correa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Correa misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa checks a leg kick.
Camacho wants to land a leg kick but Correa is out of range.
Correa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Camacho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Correa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Camacho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Camacho misses.
Correa ducks right into an uppercut from Camacho.
Correa walks into a jab.
A big left from Correa misses.
A big right from Correa misses.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.
Correa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Correa lands a nice shot that snaps Camacho's head back.
Correa scores with a hook to the body. Camacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Correa misses with a looping left.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
Camacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Camacho takes one to the chin there.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Correa misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Correa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho slips under a jab.
Correa throws a hook to the side of Camacho's head but Camacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Correa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camacho throws a solid leg kick but Correa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camacho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho jabs Correa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Correa digs a good hook to Camacho's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correa with a hook.

Camacho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Correa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Correa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Correa looking to pass the guard.
Camacho managing to control the position.
Correa is looking to work some ground and pound but Camacho has wrist control.
Correa trying to control but Camacho is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Correa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Correa fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correa. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Correa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camacho can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camacho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Correa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Camacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Correa. That snapped Camacho's head back.
Correa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Camacho.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Correa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Correa.
Camacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Correa does no damage.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camacho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Correa's sensitive parts.
Correa blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Camacho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Correa lands a really nice looking cross but Camacho seems unphased.
Camacho thumps Correa with a low kick.
Camacho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Correa throws a good cross that connects.
Correa takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Camacho takes a swing at Correa's ribcage but misses.
Correa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Correa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hector Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Correa. That snapped Camacho's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Correa moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Correa misses.
Camacho blocks a jab.
Correa takes one on the button.
A cross from Correa lands.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Correa throws a right hand that Camacho ducks under and follows up with a left that Camacho also avoids with ease.
Correa swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Correa cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Correa checks it well.
Correa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camacho sprawls and moves away.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
Camacho lands a really nice looking cross but Correa seems unphased.

Correa is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camacho.

Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Correa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Camacho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Correa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Correa wants a takedown but no success here.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Correa controls his hands.
Correa misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Correa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correa.

Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camacho wants to clinch up but Correa keeps it at a distance.
Jose Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camacho blocks a jab.
Camacho tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a shot to the body.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Camacho tries to score with a low kick but Correa moves his leg out of the way.
Correa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Correa looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Good shot there by Correa.
Correa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Correa connects with a looping right hand.
Camacho lands a slapping body shot.
Correa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Correa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho misses with a kick to the body
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
Correa lands a nice looking body shot.
Correa seems to have got his legs back now.
Correa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
Camacho swings for the body but Correa moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Camacho.
I think Correa 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Correa!
Jose Correa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Hector Camacho spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck it's going to shit fast'.