PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Camacho (ranked 975 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 147 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Camacho
vs
Diego

182 cm
25
187
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
195
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego blocks a jab.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Camacho.

It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Diego swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Camacho misses with a hook
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Camacho clinches.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Camacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Camacho jumps guard but Diego turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Camacho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diego uses from the top position.
Camacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho looking to control.

Diego gets to his feet - Camacho follows without any prompting.
Diego throws a series of punches but Camacho moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Diego.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
Camacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diego. That one must have hurt.
Camacho slips a jab and a cross from Diego.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Diego.
Camacho misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Camacho throws a hook but Diego blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego scores with the left hand. Camacho knows he should have avoided that one.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diego's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diego!
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
A jab from Diego misses.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Diego is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camacho with a body shot.
Good work by Camacho as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Diego.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!

Camacho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Diego.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Diego's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diego throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camacho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho counters with a huge left! Diego is in big trouble! He's backing up but Camacho isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Diego from any more damage. A dominating finish by Camacho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Camacho!
Our winner, Anthony Camacho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.