PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kamara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vega
vs
Kamara

196 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Garcia Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega thuds a left hand into Kamara's body.
Vega throws a body punch but Kamara moves out of range.
A jab from Vega does it's job there.
Kamara blocks a head kick by Vega.
Kamara misses with a hook.
As Kamara tries to get set, Vega tries to push him back and clinch up but Kamara manages to avoid the attempt.
Vega throws a hook but Kamara avoids it easily.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kamara.
Kamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamara checks a leg kick nicely.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Kamara.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamara.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamara! But no joy.
Kamara misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara scores with a sloppy right hand. Vega should have avoided that one.
Kamara throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
Vega seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vega slips under a jab.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
Kamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Kamara.
Vega seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega moves away from the strike by Kamara.
Vega misses the jab.
Kamara swings widly with a right hand

and Vega counters by moving into the clinch.
Vega gets through Kamara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamara stalling in the clinch but Vega improves position.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Vega lands with a light punch inside.
Kamara looking for a takedown.
Kamara avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Kamara is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vega gets through Kamara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamara trying to stall but Vega improves his position.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kamara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Kamara.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Vega.
Vega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Vega.
Vega lands with a right to the head.
Kamara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vega tries to work over Kamara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamara tries to stall but Vega uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamara tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Vega.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Kamara taking a breather.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Kamara avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vega pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kamara.
Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vega throws out the jab.
Kamara might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kamara misses with an uppercut

and Vega counters by clinching up.
Vega tries to work over Kamara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vega.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamara avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamara looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamara trying to stall but Vega improves his position.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
Kamara trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamara into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vega.
Vega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garcia Vega dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kamara lands with a straight right. Vega didn't see that one coming.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
Kamara fails with a takedown attempt.
Vega takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamara looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Vega seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Kamara. Those never looked like landing.
Kamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vega.
Kamara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Vega moves into the clinch successfully.
Kamara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Vega to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Vega scores with a shot to the side of Kamara's head.
Vega has Kamara pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Vega.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kamara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vega to keep the fight standing.
Garcia Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kamara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamara.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vega is working Kamara over against the cage.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia Vega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamara trying to control the position but instead, Vega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamara into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Vega.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Kamara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vega is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vega.
Vega tries to work over Kamara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega avoiding damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vega for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kamara trying to stall but Vega improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Kamara tries to tie him up.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamara can do to turn this around?
Kamara taking a breather.
Kamara seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Kamara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vega walks away with a smile on his face. Kamara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kamara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vega backs up against the cage.
Kamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vega's head.
Kamara throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Kamara scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega tries to move into range but Kamara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Vega is rocked!
Kamara drops Vega with a naaaaasty hook - Vega is in real trouble here! Kamara dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Kamara!