PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 594 p4p, 863 weight class) and Anthony Camacho (ranked 90 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Outback
vs
Camacho

188 cm
24
193
10 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
187
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Outback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho wants to clinch up but Outback keeps it at a distance.
Camacho tries to clinch up.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outback.
Anthony Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Outback misses.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Outback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Outback staying out of range there.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Outback counters with a good low kick that Camacho was not able to check.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a nice body kick.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Outback.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Camacho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Camacho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been told by Outback's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outback was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho moves to clinch but Outback breaks away
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Outback misses with a hook.
Camacho wants to counter the offense by Outback and move into the clinch position.
Camacho with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Outback has time to react.
Outback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Outback.
Camacho lands a jab to Outback's midsection.
Camacho throws a right hand that misses
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Outback stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
Outback swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho throws an off balance right hand
and Outback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback with the inside leg kick.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback avoids it easily.
Outback was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Macca Outback will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick lands for Outback.
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.
Outback misses with a double jab.
Outback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Outback lands a body shot.
Outback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Outback moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Outback scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Macca Outback is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho throws a jab but it's blocked by Outback.
Camacho misses the body punch
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Camacho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Outback has got the better of the exchanges.
Camacho tries to clinch
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Outback sends Camacho crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Outback is motioning to the referee to let Camacho up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Anthony Camacho has been cut.
Camacho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outback throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Outback ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Outback slips under a jab.
Outback appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho slips a jab from Outback.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Outback on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
It looked like Outback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Camacho closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Outback smiles and moves away.
Outback misses with a lunging right hand
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback just misses with a punch to the body.
Outback slips a jab from Camacho.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Outback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback with a nice cross.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho wants to counter with a clinch but Outback pushes him away.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Outback half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camacho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Macca Outback dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Camacho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Outback cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses

and Outback counters with a crisp right hand that drops Camacho! Outback lets Camacho back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Camacho is rocked!
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Outback finish him?
Outback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Camacho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a leg kick.
Outback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camachos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Camacho throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Outback on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Outback.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a looping right.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Outback scores with the left hand. Camacho knows he should have avoided that one.
Outback throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho lands a right hook to the body.
Outback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Outback drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses the jab.
Outback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Outback.
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a nice uppercut.
Outback throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Outback scores with a jab to the jaw.
Outback misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
An attempted straight right counter from Outback misses the target.

Camacho has Outback up against the cage in a clinch.

Outback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Camacho walks into a stiff left hand from Outback.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anthony Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho throws a hook but Outback blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macca Outback showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Outback, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
Macca Outback tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.