PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 6517 p4p, 24486 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 575 p4p, 608 weight class). Macho Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Braddock
vs
Camacho

180 cm
18
208
1 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
210
6 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camacho connects with a high kick.
Camacho cracks a nice hook into Braddock's ribs.
Braddock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Braddock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Braddock's head.
Braddock misses with the combination.
Braddock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
Camacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Braddock misses.
Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho scores with a one two! Braddock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camacho with a nice calf kick.
Camacho thows a body kick. Braddock tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Braddock works Camacho's body with a nice hook.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Camacho has closed the distance and engaged Braddock in a clinch.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho landing knees to the head.

It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Camacho slowing the pace effectively.
Braddock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Camacho with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Camacho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Braddock wants to stall.
Braddock can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Camacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Camacho lands with a cross.

Camacho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Camacho digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Braddock looking to stall.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho leaning against his opponent.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Camacho keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Knees to the body from Camacho.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw!

James Braddock's cut is getting worse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macho Camacho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Braddock is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.

Braddock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho stalling against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Camacho lands a nice knee to the body.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Oh Braddock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Camacho.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Camacho darts in and clinches Braddock up against the ropes.
Camacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braddock seems to have got his legs back now.
Braddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Camacho gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
The referee calls for Camacho to work.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Braddock takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Camacho creates a bit of distance and cracks Braddock with a big uppercut! Braddock goes down! The referee pushes Camacho away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Braddock make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Camacho takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho!