PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cameron
vs
Creed

151 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Creed!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cameron, right into the meat.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Cameron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cameron tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Creed manages to circle out of the way.
Creed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cameron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cameron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Creed fakes the leg kick and cracks Cameron in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cameron scores with a leg kick.
Cameron stuffs the takedown attempt from Creed. Creed gets slowly back to his feet.
Creed throws a body kick that misses

and Cameron counters by moving into the clinch.
Cameron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Cameron really is a fat lump.
Creed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cameron pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cameron blocking some punches.
Cameron jumps guard but Creed stands there with Cameron around his waist. Cameron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Creed jumps guard but Cameron stands there with Creed around his waist. Creed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcelo Cameron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Creed.
Cameron tries a knee to the head but Creed blocks it.
Creed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creed blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed checks the leg kick.
Creed is looking to clinch but Cameron is avoiding it.
Creed checks a leg kick nicely.

Oooooh!!! Creed has knocked Cameron down with a huge combo! Creed steps away and waves a wobbly Cameron back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cameron is rocked!

It looks like Marcelo Cameron has been cut.

Creed has Cameron up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Cameron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Creed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Creed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Creed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cameron defends well.
Cameron seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cameron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cameron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cameron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cameron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creed's head.
Cameron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cameron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creed looking to control.
Cameron throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Creed has momentary wrist control but Cameron slips an elbow through the middle.
Cameron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cameron cracks Creed with a solid left hand.
Cameron throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Cameron working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the position.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.

Creed is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
Cameron postures up.
Creed looks winded!
Cameron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creed's head.
Cameron scoring with some ground and pound.
Cameron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cameron.
Creed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cameron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Cameron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Cameron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Creed throws a right hand that Cameron ducks under and follows up with a left that Cameron also avoids with ease.
Creed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cameron paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cameron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cameron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cameron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cameron wants to stand and escape but instead Creed has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Cameron seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creed throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed prevents Cameron from getting back to his feet.
Creed trying to control but Cameron is working from the bottom.
Creed is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cameron throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cameron trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Cameron.
Creed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cameron bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creed's guard.

Cameron postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cameron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Creed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cameron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Creed is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
Cameron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cameron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cameron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Cameron is proving a slippery customer.
Cameron stands up over Creed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cameron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cameron connects with a couple of short punches.
Cameron with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cameron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cameron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cameron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
Cameron throws an elbow that misses. Creed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cameron's guard. Nice move by Creed!

Creed wants to get up but he can't break Cameron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cameron is keeping the position for now.
Cameron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creed can do to turn this around?
Creed is breathing heavily.
Cameron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creed is one step ahead there.
Creed won't allow Cameron to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cameron is controlling Creed's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cameron wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Cameron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Cameron's cut.
That's time! Cameron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Creed tries a head kick but it misses.
Kevin Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cameron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Creed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cameron avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed loads up on a big right hand but Cameron slips the punch.
Cameron is looking to chop away at Creed's legs.
Creed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cameron misses with a low kick.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cameron was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Creed or perhaps it was just good defense by Cameron, which made it look bad.
Marcelo Cameron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Creed.
Creed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cameron feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cameron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt

and Cameron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cameron manages to break the clinch.
Cameron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Creed.
Creed looks for a takedown but Cameron sprawls well.
Creed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Creed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron wants to slow Creed down by chopping away at his legs.

Cameron dives in and scores a takedown into Creed's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cameron postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Cameron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cameron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cameron is in close to Creed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cameron postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Cameron distracts Creed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cameron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Cameron stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Creed tries to keep at a distance but Cameron has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cameron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cameron lands with a right hand.
Creed fails with a takedown attempt.
Cameron throws out a leg kick but Creed moves out of range and Cameron only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Creed blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Creed blocks the low kick.
Cameron avoids a kick to the body.
Cameron tries to land a leg kick but Creed saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed checks a low kick from Cameron.
Cameron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Cameron drives through and clinches with Creed against the cage.

Cameron jumps into guard, dragging Creed to the mat.
Creed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cameron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cameron lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Cameron controlling Creed's posture.
Kevin Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcelo Cameron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cameron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Cameron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cameron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Cameron!
Kevin Creed spoke after the fight, saying 'Nothing... I just wanna say this is no my end. Thanks'.