PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2583 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 329 p4p, 373 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. Jermaine Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camacho
vs
Flair

175 cm
36
160
23 - 26 - 1

167 cm
30
155
13 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho is looking to counter with head kicks.
Camacho misses with a right hand
enabling Flair to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho cracks Flair with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Flair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Flair saw that one coming.
Flair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flair scrambles back to his feet.
Flair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Flair.
Flair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flair looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flair cracks Camacho with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Camacho catches Flair right on the button with a cross.
Camacho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Flair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Flair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Camacho rather than just go for the knockout.
Flair throws a body shot but no joy.

Flair lands a high kick to the side of Camacho's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Flair dives into guard, looking to finish.

Camacho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Flair uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flair controlling from side mount.
Camacho is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair staying calm.
Camacho is looking for a sweep.
Camacho manages to get back to half guard.
Camacho wants to get back to full guard but Flair has passed into side control.
Camacho sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Camacho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flair pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Camacho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Camacho trying to control from the bottom.
Flair slows the pace down in half guard.
Camacho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camacho.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Camacho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flair is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Camacho is trying to keep Flair in close.
Flair stays in close to Camacho's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Flair.
Flair misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rice Flair 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.

Camacho dips to his left and cracks Flair with an uppercut!
Flair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Flair misses with a body shot.
Flair moves forwards but Camacho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Camacho.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Flair.
Flair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho feinted with a counter takedown.
Flair misses the shot to the body.
Camacho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rice Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flair has time to react.
Flair blocks a head kick by Camacho.
The fighters circling - Flair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho slips under a jab.
Flair throws a lazy body kick
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Flair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camacho to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flair misses with a body shot.
Flair is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Camacho lands a big head kick that sends Flair tumbling to the mat! Camacho takes a step backwards and waves Flair back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Flair is rocked!
Flair looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Flair is still on wobbly legs! Can Camacho finish him?
Flair misses with a straight right.
Flair seems to have recovered his senses.
Flair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rice Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flair misses with a double jab

so Camacho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Camacho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair trying to keep a closed guard but Camacho is proving a slippery customer.

Camacho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Camacho trying to control but Flair is working from the bottom.

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

Camacho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Flair is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Camacho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair happy to just control the position for now.
Camacho is trying to improve his position.
Flair moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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.
Camacho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flair off and has taken his back!
Flair is really stuck here.

Camacho has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Flair felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Flair trying to control but not successfully.

Camacho is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Flair knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Flair for a finish.

Flair defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Camacho's arms.
Camacho is not going to allow Flair to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Camacho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camacho circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
Jermaine Camacho is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flair lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho cracks Flair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flair works over Camacho's head and body with a nice combination.
Flair throws a body shot but no joy.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Flair digs a good body shot into Camacho's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flair.
Camacho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camacho at a distance.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Flair counters with a good, hard body kick but Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Camacho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Flair lands with a good body shot.
Flair cracks Camacho with an open hand slap.
Flair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Flair.
Camacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Flair misses.
Flair swinging wildly here.
Flair misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho scoring well with a low kick there.
Flair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Flair scores with a shot to the body.
Flair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Camacho looks to land a left hand but Flair moved out of range nicely.
Flair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camacho.
Camacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flair circles away quickly and effectively.
Flair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flair scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Camacho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.

Flair drops Camacho with a nice combination! Flair dives into Camacho's guard, looking to finish!

Camacho is rocked!
Camacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flair is one step ahead there.
Oh Camacho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flair preventing the sweep.
Camacho seems to have got his legs back now.
Jermaine Camacho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho is trying to keep Flair in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Flair!