PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dier (ranked 1422 p4p, 1647 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 175 p4p, 194 weight class). Jaco Camden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dier
vs
Camden

185 cm
34
185
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
200
11 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Dier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camden moves out of range of the strikes.
Dier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Camden lands with a slapping head kick.
Camden throws a poor cross that misses
and Dier counters with a thumping low kick.
Dier misses with a left hand

and Camden counters by moving into the clinch.
Dier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dier content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Dier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Camden is doing well to control the position and prevent Dier from advancing to side control.
Dier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camden is looking to improve his position.
Camden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dier's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dier looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dier tries to roll but Camden sticks to his back.
Good control from Camden.
Camden is continuing to stall.
Camden struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dier tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Camden gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaco Camden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camden blocks the body kick.
Camden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camden cracks Dier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camden scores with the left hand. Dier knows he should have avoided that one.
Dier shoots and misses
enabling Camden to counter with a crisp jab.
Camden throws a poor cross that misses
and Camden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dier scores with a one two! Camden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Camden checks a leg kick.
Dier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dier.
Camden throws a leg kick but Dier sees it coming and moves out of range.

Camden moves into the clinch successfully.

Dier works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Camden has his feet on Dier's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Camden forces Dier back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden is pressed up against the cage. Dier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Camden down to the mat. Camden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Camden tries to clinch but Dier is having none of it.
Camden tries to clinch but Dier is having none of it.

Camden gets a clinch.
Camden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Camden misses with a punch on the inside.
Camden swings wildly with an uppercut but Dier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dier has a couple of punches blocked by Camden.
Camden prevents Dier from breaking the clinch.
Dier goes for a takedown attempt but Camden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Dier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dier misses the jab.
Dier feints and then cracks Camden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camden down.
Camden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dier misses the shot to the body.
Dier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Camden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dier.
Camden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Camden stuffs the takedown.
Camden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camden.
Dier misses with a leg kick

and Camden counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Dier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Camden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Camden misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Dier misses its target.
Camden lands a really nice looking cross but Dier seems unphased.
Camden scores with a sloppy right hand. Dier should have avoided that one.
Dier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaco Camden 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.

Camden misses with a hook. Dier ducked under it nicely.
Camden throws a hook to the side of Dier's head but Dier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dier scrambles back to his feet.
Camden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camden lands a really nice looking cross but Dier seems unphased.
Dier swats away the attempt to clinch by Camden.
Dier throws out a leg kick but Camden moves out of range and Dier only half commits.
Camden throws a lazy right hand but Dier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dier misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dier misses with a leg kick.
Camden ducks right into an uppercut from Dier.
Camden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Camden misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden looks to land a right hand but Dier moved out of range.

Camden clinches.
Camden working Dier over with knees to the body.
Camden lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dier manages to break the clinch.
Camden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dier manages to avoid it.
Camden throws a body shot but no joy.
Camden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Camden tries to clinch there but Dier circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Camden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dier slips under a jab.
Dier walks into a jab.
Dier throws a leg kick but Camden moved away.
Camden moves out of range of the strikes.
Dier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dier takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden moves away from the strike by Dier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dier misses with a straight left.
Camden misses with an uppercut. Dier saw that one coming.
Camden moves out of range as Dier strikes.
A clash of legs there as Camden blocks the low kick.
Camden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dier to score with a decent uppercut.
Dier just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dier.
Camden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dier misses the jab.
Camden tries to clinch but Dier is having none of it.
Dier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eric Dier is winning the standup battle so far.
Camden connects with a body shot.
Camden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dier under the eye.
Dier misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dier is looking to score with low kicks.
Dier lands with an overhand left.
Dier misses with a wild body shot.
Camden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Camden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Dier misses the target.
Camden misses with a low kick as Dier jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Dier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camden loads up on a big right hand but Dier slips the punch.
Dier throws a leg kick that misses.
Camden cracks Dier with a good jab.

Camden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dier, pushing him back against the cage.
Dier blocks the elbow strike.
Camden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dier.
Camden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dier.
Camden misses with an elbow over the top.
Dier managing to block the knees to the body from Camden.
Jaco Camden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dier.
Camden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Camden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dier fails to land.
Dier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dier misses with a body punch.
Camden is pressed up against the cage. Dier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Camden down to the mat. Camden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Camden moves out of range as Dier strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dier.
Dier swings for the body but Camden moves out of range.
Camden throws a counter combo.
Camden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dier punishes Camden's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaco Camden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Camden misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Camden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Camden tries to clinch up.
Dier slips a straight right by Camden.
Dier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Dier darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Camden kicks off Dier and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camden tries to clinch but Dier is having none of it.
Dier thuds a left hand into Camden's body.
Dier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camden.
Camden is looking to clinch but Dier is avoiding it.
Dier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camden defending well as Dier loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dier.
Camden checks a low kick from Dier.
Dier throws the left hand but Camden avoids the punch easily.
Dier blocks a low kick nicely.
Dier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dier circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Dier misses the target.
Dier throws a good cross that connects.
Camden loads up on a big right hand but Dier slips the punch.
Dier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Camden coming out on top.
Camden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Camden slips under a jab from Dier.
Camden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Camden misses with an uppercut. Dier saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Dier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camden. Dier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eric Dier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dier misses with a hook.
Dier misses with a leg kick
and Camden counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Camden is trying to defend but Dier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dier is thwarting Camden's attempts to control the position.
Dier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dier drops an elbow to the side of Camden's head.
Dier drops an elbow to the side of Camden's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden tries to roll over but Dier keeps him under control.
Dier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Camden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Camden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dier works his way to full guard. Good work.
Camden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dier looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Camden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Camden wants to stand up but Dier is controlling the position.
Dier holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Camden stands up out of the half guard.
Camden throws a hook but Dier blocks it.

Camden moves into range and clinches up with Dier.
Camden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Eric Dier has been cut.
Camden blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Dier on the inside.
Dier working aggressively here.
Camden missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaco Camden.
I've got Camden winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaco Camden!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jaco Camden waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.