PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sahadat Camara (ranked 4545 p4p, 397 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 5639 p4p, 444 weight class). Papa Legba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camara
vs
Legba

178 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sahadat Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Legba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Legba not doing much here.
Legba is trying to control. Camara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Camara is looking for a sweep. Legba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camara is trying to maintain the position but Legba is very close to passing his half guard.
Camara is looking to improve his position.
Legba is thwarting Camara's attempts to control the position.
Camara tries to get to full guard but Legba has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara is looking to control Legba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Camara avoid being mounted?
Legba is looking to take a break and control but Camara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba prevents Camara from improving his position.

Legba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Camara defends it well.
Legba is taking a breather. Camara says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Legba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Camara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camara wants to control but Legba is keeping busy.
Legba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara is looking to control Legba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Camara avoid being mounted?

Legba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Camara could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Legba has cracked it and Camara is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Legba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Papa Legba!
A victorious Papa Legba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.