PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 937 p4p, 1688 weight class) and Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 101 p4p, 173 weight class). Sershurrapal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smoking Snakes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Camara
vs
Sershurrapal

160 cm
23
147
13 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
145
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdelrahman Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sershurrapal dodges the punch combination from Camara.

Camara clinches with his opponent.
Sershurrapal lands with a right to the head.

Sershurrapal gets control of Camara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sershurrapal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Camara wants to control from the top but Sershurrapal keeps moving.
Sershurrapal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sershurrapal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal managing to control the position.
Sershurrapal's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camara controls the pace.

Camara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Camara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Sershurrapal is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sershurrapal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Camara passes into half guard.

Sershurrapal looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Camara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sershurrapal is just riding it out for now. Camara eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sershurrapal is trying to control but can't.
Sershurrapal is staying active underneath Camara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sershurrapal trying to control but Camara postures up.
Camara trying to control the pace.
Camara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal is not content to let Camara control the position.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Camara is keeping busy.

Camara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Camara is keeping busy.
Sershurrapal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sershurrapal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Camara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sershurrapal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Camara trying to control but Sershurrapal is working from the bottom.

Camara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Sershurrapal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sershurrapal keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Camara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Camara looking to sit in guard and control but Sershurrapal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sershurrapal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sershurrapal wants to pass to mount but Camara is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ibasour Sershurrapal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Camara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sershurrapal throws out the jab.
Sershurrapal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sershurrapal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.

Camara clinches up with Sershurrapal and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Camara stalls.
Camara blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Sershurrapal.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sershurrapal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara has Sershurrapal pressed against the cage.
Sershurrapal misses with some punches.
Camara prevents a body shot from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sershurrapal can turn it around.
Sershurrapal swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sershurrapal drags the fight down to the ground.
Sershurrapal can't keep his opponent in guard - Camara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sershurrapal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camara's back!
Camara is really stuck here.

Sershurrapal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Camara defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Camara rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sershurrapal passes to side control.

Sershurrapal goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Camara rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sershurrapal's guard! Nice work there by Camara!
Ibasour Sershurrapal has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camara advances to half guard.
Sershurrapal manages to get to full guard.
Camara's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to control but Sershurrapal is working from the bottom.
Sershurrapal controls Camara momentarily but Camara frees himself.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Sershurrapal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara is really struggling to control Sershurrapal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Camara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sershurrapal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Camara is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Camara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sershurrapal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sershurrapal is on top in guard.

Sershurrapal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Camara manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Camara advances position into side control!

Camara tries for a kimura but Sershurrapal is defending well.
Sershurrapal can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdelrahman Camara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Camara scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Sershurrapal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara scores with a nice head shot.
Sershurrapal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sershurrapal takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.

Sershurrapal moves into the clinch.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal lands an uppercut.
Sershurrapal lands a right hand.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sershurrapal misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sershurrapal fails to land.
Camara effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sershurrapal.
Camara is struggling to control the position.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdelrahman Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sershurrapal misses with a punch on the inside.
Sershurrapal blocking some punches.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sershurrapal avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara stalling in the clinch but Sershurrapal improves position.
Sershurrapal scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sershurrapal.
A short right from Sershurrapal on the inside.

Camara pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal tries to free his leg and advance position but Camara is retaining full guard.
Sershurrapal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sershurrapal is still trying to improve position.
Camara seems keen to control Sershurrapal's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal throws the left hand but Camara avoids the punch easily.
Sershurrapal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sershurrapal moves away.
A nice side step and Sershurrapal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camara throws a shot to the body.
Sershurrapal misses with a wild combination.
Camara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sershurrapal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibasour Sershurrapal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara with a nice cross.
Camara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sershurrapal under the eye.

Camara looking to score a takedown here. Sershurrapal is defending well but Camara drives through and ends up in Sershurrapal's guard.
Camara looking to sit in guard and control but Sershurrapal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal wants to pass the guard but Camara is keeping the position.
Camara trying to control the position here.
Sershurrapal trying to move into half guard but instead Camara has managed to sweep!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abdelrahman Camara.
I think Camara 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdelrahman Camara!
An out of breath Abdelrahman Camara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.