PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Ahwei is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Please Release Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camatta
vs
Al Ahwei

172 cm
35
158 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
King of Clothes

Urban Fighter
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ahwei throws a hook but Camatta blocks it.
Camatta misses with a looping right.
Al Ahwei checks a leg kick nicely.
Camatta dips to his left and cracks Al Ahwei with an uppercut!
Al Ahwei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camatta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Camatta throws a lazy right hand but Al Ahwei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Al Ahwei.
Camatta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Al Ahwei throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camatta misses with a body shot.
Camatta ducks right into an uppercut from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei lands a nice shot that snaps Camatta's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Camatta misses.
Al Ahwei misses with a wild body shot.
Camatta throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Al Ahwei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Camatta takes a step back to recover.
Camatta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Ahwei scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta throws out a loose jab but Al Ahwei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Ahwei scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Ahwei throws a right hand that misses

and Camatta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Camatta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Al Ahwei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Al Ahwei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camatta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Al Ahwei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Al Ahwei throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Camatta escapes and throws Al Ahwei's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Ahwei is looking for a sweep.
Camatta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Camatta landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei tries to bench press Camatta off him but Camatta keeps the position.
Al Ahwei regains half guard there - taking advantage of Camatta's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Camatta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Ahwei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Camatta is working away from the top position though.
Camatta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Ahwei tries to roll over but Camatta keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Al Ahwei manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Al Ahwei 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.
Camatta stands up over Al Ahwei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camatta stopping the sweep attempt from Al Ahwei.
Camatta lands a couple of elbows.
Camatta scoring with punches to the head and body.

Al Ahwei looking for subs off his back but Camatta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Al Ahwei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Camatta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al Ahwei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Camatta drops an elbow to the side of Al Ahwei's head.
Al Ahwei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Camatta seems content to control.
Camatta prevents Al Ahwei from improving his position.
Al Ahwei wants to get back to his feet.
Camatta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Ahwei has his hands clasped together around Camatta's back. He's all about the action.
Camatta wants to pass to mount but Al Ahwei is defending the position.
Al Ahwei is looking to control Camatta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Al Ahwei avoid being mounted?
Camatta is nestled in close to Al Ahwei, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta trying to pass the guard but Al Ahwei defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camatta controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Al Ahwei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camatta.
Al Ahwei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Al Ahwei needs to keep his hands up - Camatta had a free shot at his head there.
Camatta feints and then cracks Al Ahwei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Ahwei down.
Al Ahwei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Ahwei ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Camatta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Ahwei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Ahwei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camatta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Ahwei.
Camatta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Ahwei. Al Ahwei obviously looking to wear him down.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Ahwei was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Al Ahwei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta lands a nice hook to Al Ahwei's body. Al Ahwei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Camatta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Al Ahwei tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Camatta is in Al Ahwei's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Al Ahwei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Camatta 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.
Camatta trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Al Ahwei looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Ahwei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Camatta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Camatta working some strikes from top position.
Camatta trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.

Al Ahwei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camatta is aware though and is defending well.
Al Ahwei keeping moving, preventing Camatta from controlling successfully.

Al Ahwei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Farouk Al Ahwei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Al Ahwei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Camatta stands up over Al Ahwei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camatta is working Al Ahwei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Camatta stays in close to Al Ahwei's body and controls the position.
Camatta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camatta wants to control from the top but Al Ahwei keeps moving.
Al Ahwei is trying to control the position but Camatta postures up.
Camatta trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.
Antonio Camatta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta chips away with some ground and pound.
Camatta sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Al Ahwei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Camatta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Al Ahwei is looking for a triangle here but Camatta uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Camatta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Camatta cracks Al Ahwei with a big elbow.
Camatta scoring with punches from side control.
Al Ahwei is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Ahwei tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Camatta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Ahwei keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camatta working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Camatta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camatta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Antonio Camatta!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Antonio Camatta!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Antonio Camatta!

Antonio Camatta wins by unanimous decision!
Antonio Camatta bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Farouk Al Ahwei had this to say: 'Sorry boss. We tried. Good luck to the finalists.'.