PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdelrahman Camara (ranked 1488 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 166 p4p, 215 weight class). Abdelrahman Camara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Camara
vs
Mendoza

160 cm
25
147
15 - 5 - 0

164 cm
25
135
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdelrahman Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendoza moves away.
Nice defenses there by Mendoza.
Camara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Certiﬁed Cave Gang in the buildup to the fight.
Camara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Mendoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camara is looking to land body kicks.
Mendoza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Camara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendoza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara lands a two punch combo.
Mendoza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camara.

Camara moves into the clinch.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza misses with the head strike.
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!
Mendoza swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Camara stalling in the clinch.
Camara cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendoza's defenses.
Camara misses with an elbow over the top.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendoza is trying to maintain a safe position but Camara gets an underhook and turns Mendoza into the cage.
Camara tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara just leaning against Mendoza, taking a breather.
Mendoza can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara is pushing Mendoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Mendoza looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Camara holds him up against the cage and eventually Mendoza drops back down to his feet.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Camara.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A short left from Camara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Camara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdelrahman Camara dominated that round.
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.

Camara throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Camara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Mendoza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Camara throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza feints the counter takedown.
Camara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Camara misses with a hook
and Mendoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendoza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
Camara misses with a double jab.

Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike.

Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camara.
A punch combination from Mendoza misses.
Camara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendoza in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Camara.
Camara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mendoza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendoza lands a nice hook to Camara's body. Camara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdelrahman Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Camara moves out of range.
Luiz Mendoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendoza in his tracks.
Camara fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendoza blocks the leg kick.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Camara wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Camara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Camara avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Camara with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
Mendoza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camara. That's going to slow Mendoza down.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Camara throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
It looked like Camara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camara can pounce on him.
Camara scores with a nice right hand.
Camara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendoza feints the counter takedown.
Mendoza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Camara instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camara tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to stall.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Camara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Camara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendoza misses with a body punch.
Camara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara has Mendoza pushed against the cage.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendoza.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdelrahman Camara dominated that second round.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Camara rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
Mendoza tries to work over Camara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mendoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Camara.
Mendoza letting Camara take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mendoza wants to stall.
Mendoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.

Mendoza jumps guard.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendoza is looking for a triangle here but Camara uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mendoza struggling a bit here.

Camara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Camara is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendoza is defending well.
Mendoza struggling a bit here.
Camara wants to control but Mendoza is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to control Camara's posture but Camara avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Camara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendoza is trying to improve his position.

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 in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mendoza is trying to control Camara's posture but Camara avoids it.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendoza stops Camara from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Camara is looking for a kimura but Mendoza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camara to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdelrahman Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Abdelrahman Camara!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Abdelrahman Camara!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Abdelrahman Camara!

Abdelrahman Camara wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Abdelrahman Camara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.