PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 1385 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 163 p4p, 256 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shain
vs
Camacho

175 cm
35
165
26 - 19 - 0

175 cm
26
160
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Camacho.

It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
Shain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Shain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shain is looking to counter punch.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shain counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Camacho slips under a jab from Shain.
A good leg kick by Shain.
Camacho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shain counters with a big head kick but Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camacho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho lands with an overhand left.
Camacho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a leg kick.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Shain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jermaine Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shain has Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho trying to control the position but instead, Shain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camacho into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shain.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain scores with a shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Shain misses with some punches.
Camacho stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shain.
Camacho has Shain pressed against the cage.
Shain landing knees to the head.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Shain.
Shain lands a right hand.
I was talking to Shain's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Shain.
Shain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shain tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain misses with a knee strike.
Camacho avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
Camacho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shain.
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Shain moves away and avoids it.
Camacho moves out of range as Shain strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.

Camacho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shain was covering up waiting for the punch and Camacho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Camacho pushes down on Shain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camacho content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is looking to take a break and control but Shain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Camacho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Camacho is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shain controlling the position for now.
Camacho is looking to stall here but Shain recovers full guard.
Shain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camacho pushes down on Shain's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Camacho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shain has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is controlling Camacho's trapped leg to prevent Camacho from advancing to side control.
Shain is trying to control but Camacho manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camacho prevents Shain from getting the reversal.
Shain is squirming around, avoiding Camacho's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Camacho is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shain has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shain!
Shain's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Shain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Camacho is looking for a triangle but Shain pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shain controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Camacho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Camacho throws out a leg kick but Shain moves out of range and Camacho only half commits.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shain counters with an inside leg kick.
Shain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camacho just manages to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a combination
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
Shain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
Shain throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shain counters with an outside leg kick.
Shain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camacho.

Shain closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Shain on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shain prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Shain misses with some punches.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sampson Shain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shain lands a shot to the body.
Shain missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Shain has him pressed against the cage.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho'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.
Shain tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain misses with an elbow over the top.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain misses with some punches.
Shain lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Shain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho is defending well for now.
Shain working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Shain missing with knees to the body.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shain obliges.
Shain tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain gets through Camacho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shain throws an elbow but it misses.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Shain improves position.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho.
Shain tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho blocks with his arms.
Shain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sampson Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shain 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sampson Shain!