PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund May (ranked 23929 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Camillus (ranked 8872 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

May
vs
Camillus

200 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmund May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Camillus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Camillus clinches.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
May tries to pull guard but Camillus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Camillus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May just leaning against Camillus, taking a breather.
May working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camillus prevents a takedown attempt there.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camillus blocks a body shot from May.
May avoiding damage as Camillus throws knees to the body.
Camillus taking a breather.

Camillus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. May can't fight it off and eventually Camillus manages to take the fight to the floor. May looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camillus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
May is looking to stand up but Camillus isn't so interested in that idea.
May knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camillus on the ground.

May working for submissions but it's allowed Camillus to get to half guard.
Camillus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May wants to improve his position but Camillus is controlling well.
May is refusing to be controlled, as Camillus sits in half guard.

Camillus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
May misses with some strikes from the bottom.
May strikes from the bottom but Camillus uses the opportunity to move to side control.
May might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
May tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Camillus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Camillus cracks May with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camillus blocks May's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
May can't escape the position.
Camillus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of May's face.

May tries to improve his position but Camillus has taken his back! Camillus has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will May tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Camillus pushes May away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kamil Camillus!