PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Camara (ranked 361 p4p, 1363 weight class) and Crixus The Gaul (ranked 50 p4p, 157 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Camara
vs
The Gaul

202 cm
34
265
20 - 4 - 0

199 cm
32
228
16 - 13 - 0

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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abubakar Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crixus The Gaul!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara is looking to slow The Gaul down with leg kicks.
The Gaul throws a lazy head kick
and Camara counters with a low kick, right behind The Gaul 's knee.
Camara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Gaul looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Camara blocks a jab.
The Gaul throws a hook but Camara blocks it.

Camara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Gaul is trying to defend but Camara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Camara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Gaul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Gaul is adopting a defensive guard.
Camara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camara passes The Gaul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Gaul has his hands clasped together around Camara's back. He's all about the action.
Camara controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Camara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Gaul has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Camara seems to be working for a kimura but The Gaul defends the submission attempt.

Camara is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camara is trying to work for a kimura but The Gaul is defending well.
The Gaul wants to control but Camara is keeping busy.
Camara sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Gaul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Gaul throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
The Gaul throws a leg kick that misses.
The Gaul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Gaul connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camara's hands.
Camara throws out a powerful jab.
The Gaul throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
It looked like Camara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Gaul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camara.
Camara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Gaul throws a head kick but Camara moves out of range.
The Gaul throws a lazy head kick

and Camara counters with a single leg into guard. The Gaul didn't expect that.
Camara wants to pass the guard but The Gaul is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abubakar Camara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Gaul throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Camara sizes up The Gaul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Gaul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camara counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Gaul's knee momentarily.
The Gaul thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Gaul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Gaul tries to bum rush Camara with a series of wild strikes but Camara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Gaul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Camara avoids the head kick by The Gaul.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul misses with a few strikes there.
The Gaul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Camara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Gaul. That one must have hurt.
The Gaul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul misses the body punch
and Camara counters with a straight right hand.
Camara moves away from the strike by The Gaul.
The Gaul takes one on the button.

Camara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Gaul's guard.
The Gaul can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camara controls the pace.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Gaul trying to control the position here.
Camara is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara looking to sit in guard and control but The Gaul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Camara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The Gaul tries to free his leg and advance position but Camara is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul passes into half guard.
Camara keeping control of the position.
Camara wants to improve his position but The Gaul is controlling well.
The Gaul controlling the action here.
The Gaul is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Camara tries to roll over but The Gaul keeps him under control.
Camara trying to control but The Gaul postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Gaul throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Gaul misses with a head kick.
The Gaul looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Camara blocks a head kick by The Gaul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crixus The Gaul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Camara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Gaul.
An attempted straight right counter from Camara misses the target.

Camara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abubakar Camara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camara wants to control from the top but The Gaul keeps moving.
Camara is really struggling to control The Gaul but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Gaul is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camara sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looking to sit in guard and control but The Gaul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Camara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camara is controlling The Gaul's posture.
Camara looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Gaul is one step ahead there.
Camara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The Gaul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Camara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Gaul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Camara wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul being controlled here momentarily.
Camara wants to sweep here but The Gaul controlling him for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from The Gaul. No joy for Camara on that attempt.
A head kick by The Gaul misses
and Camara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Gaul loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Camara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Abubakar Camara has been cut.
The Gaul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul misses with a hook
and Camara counters with an outside leg kick.

Camara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Camara wants to pass to mount but The Gaul is defending the position.
The Gaul is staying active underneath Camara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Camara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Camara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abubakar Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abubakar Camara!
Our winner, Abubakar Camara, 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.