PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Valo (ranked 2005 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Toni Camacho (ranked 114 p4p, 145 weight class). Ville Valo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toni Camacho's chin.

Valo
vs
Camacho

225 cm
30
300
6 - 9 - 0

209 cm
21
300
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Camacho connects with a solid leg kick.
Camacho with the inside leg kick.
Valo throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Camacho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valo's head.

Camacho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Valo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho winds up and cracks Valo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Camacho is trying to control. Valo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Camacho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valo defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camacho.

Camacho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Camacho controlling the pace.
Camacho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho drops an elbow to the side of Valo's head.

Camacho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Camacho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Camacho is trying to work for a kimura but Valo is defending well.
Camacho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camacho is stalling here. Valo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Camacho seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Valo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Valo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Valo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho dodges the ground and pound from Valo.
Camacho is trying to improve his position.
Camacho taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho is looking for a sweep.
Valo is trying to ground and pound but Camacho uses the momentary lack of control by Valo to regain half guard.
Valo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camacho.
Valo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Valo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valo has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
Camacho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Camacho throws a big elbow that misses.
Valo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Valo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Camacho has gone for a leg lock! Valo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Camacho's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Camacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Camacho cracks Valo with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Ville Valo has been cut.
Valo tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Camacho.
Valo is looking to score with low kicks.

Camacho darts in and clinches Valo up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho presses Valo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.

Camacho lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Camacho seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camacho connects with a nice short shot to Valo's temple.
Camacho is trying to control. Valo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Camacho is just content to waste time from the top position. Valo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Valo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camacho stands up over Valo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camacho passes Valo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valo is refusing to be controlled, as Camacho sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camacho lands a nice short elbow.
Camacho wants to free his trapped foot but Valo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo tries to get to full guard but Camacho has control of the leg.
Camacho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valo is trying to control but can't.
Camacho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Camacho seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camacho lands a nice short elbow.
Camacho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Camacho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Valo is just riding it out for now. Camacho eventually gives up the hold.
Camacho scores with a big shot! Valo's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Valo! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Camacho!
Toni Camacho bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Ville Valo had this to say: 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.