PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Camacho (ranked 1916 p4p, 4697 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 109 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ville Valo enters the cage!

Camacho
vs
Valo

209 cm
21
300
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
30
300
5 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valo avoids it really well and circles away.
Valo throws a counter combo.
Camacho looks for the body kick but Valo saw that one coming.

Valo drops Camacho with a right and a left! Valo comes rushing in but Camacho regains his composure and manages to keep Valo in guard.

It looks like Toni Camacho has been cut.
Valo wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.

Camacho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Camacho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valo passes into side control.
Camacho can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Camacho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Camacho trying to control here.
Camacho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valo scores with a couple of nice shots.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back.

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

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.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back.
Camacho trying to control from the bottom.
Valo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Valo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Camacho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho wants to control but Valo is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Camacho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Camacho tries to hold on but Valo pushes him away.
Camacho is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Valo working for a triangle but Camacho defends it easily.

Valo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Camacho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valo has momentary wrist control but Camacho slips an elbow through the middle.
Camacho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camacho controls the pace.
Camacho throws an elbow that misses. Valo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Camacho's guard. Nice move by Valo!

Camacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Camacho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camacho seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Camacho working for a triangle but Valo defends it easily.

Camacho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.

Camacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Valo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toni Camacho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Valo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valo defends it nicely.
Valo swats away the attempt to clinch by Camacho.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked

and Valo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valo.

Valo pulls guard.

Camacho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo grinds an elbow into Camacho's temple.
Camacho tries to bench press Valo off him but Valo keeps the position.
Valo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Camacho tries to improve position but can't.
Camacho is working hard here to advance position.
Camacho is holding Valo down, trying to stall.
Camacho looking for a sweep but Valo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Camacho is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo avoids the attempt from Camacho to control.
Valo tries to control but Camacho wriggling away.
Valo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Camacho! More shots from Valo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Valo!
A relieved looking Ville Valo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.