PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 630 p4p, 779 weight class) and Greg Connor (ranked 98 p4p, 111 weight class). Camacho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hero Of War - Rise Against. Connor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cherub Rock. Jermaine Camacho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Connor's chin.

Camacho
vs
Connor

175 cm
34
160
23 - 21 - 1

178 cm
30
158
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor lands a jab to the head.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Connor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Camacho lands a jab to Connor's midsection.
Connor blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho walks into a jab.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho with a jab.

It looks like Greg Connor has been cut.
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.
Connor throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho lands with a hook. Connor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Camacho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Connor manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camacho takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Connor misses.
Camacho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Connor throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Connor lands an overhand right.
Camacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho throws a leg kick but Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Connor walks into a jab.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Connor sprawls and moves away.
Connor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Camacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camacho tries to land a leg kick but Connor saw it coming and moves away.
Camacho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connor.
Connor stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connor.
Camacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Connor misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Connor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Camacho keeps Connor at a distance using the push kick.

Camacho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Camacho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Camacho is looking to stall here but Connor recovers full guard.
Camacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Connor is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Camacho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Connor dives on top into guard.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Camacho has a closed guard, preventing Connor from standing up.

Connor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Camacho is working an open guard so Connor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor slips under a jab.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Connor throws a front kick aimed at Camacho's knee but Camacho avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Greg Connor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Connor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Camacho. That's going to slow Connor down.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Connor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Greg Connor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connor lands with a nice combination. Camacho backs away looking to recover.
Connor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Camacho.
Camacho tries to score with a low kick but Connor moves his leg out of the way.
Connor blocks a leg kick.

Camacho manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Connor on his heels. He'll look to pass Connor's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor keeping full guard, as Camacho tries to pass.
Camacho throws an elbow that misses. Connor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Camacho's guard. Nice move by Connor!

Greg Connor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Camacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Connor wants to get up but he can't break Camacho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Camacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Connor wants to stand but Camacho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Camacho is trying to keep Connor in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Camacho has his foot on Connor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Connor works his way back into a safe position though.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Connor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Connor has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
Connor tries to stand but Camacho is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Camacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camacho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Connor looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Connor misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
Camacho misses with a two punch combination.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Camacho checks the leg kick.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Camacho or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Connor is looking to slow Camacho down with leg kicks.
Connor tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Connor throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Connor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camacho's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho swats away the attempt to clinch by Connor.
Connor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Camacho misses.
Connor swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Connor lands a jab to Camacho's midsection.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Connor throws a leg kick

and Camacho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Connor is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Connor's cut.
That's time! Camacho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camacho in his tracks.
Connor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Connor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Camacho digs a good hook to Connor's body.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camacho blocks a jab.
Camacho misses with a kick to the body
and Connor counters with an outside leg kick.
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Camacho takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Connor looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Connor catches Camacho right on the button with a cross.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Connor with a hook.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor 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.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick from Camacho.
Camacho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connor is out of range and Camacho settles back down.
Jab by Camacho.
Greg Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Connor's head.
Connor slips under a jab from Camacho.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
Camacho slips a straight right by Connor.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Connor counters with a leg kick.
Connor throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho throws a leg kick but Connor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connor scores with a punch to the head.
Jermaine Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camacho's sensitive parts.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Connor moved out of range.
Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camacho goes for a double leg but Connor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Connor continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Camacho is rocked!
Connor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Camacho to his knees! Connor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
Greg Connor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.