PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nouredine Youssef (ranked 6458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 6264 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Youssef
vs
Camara

172 cm
25
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nouredine Youssef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Camara catches Youssef right on the button with a cross.
Youssef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Youssef has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Youssef there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Youssef counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Camara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Youssef.
Camara connects with the punch.
Camara catches Youssef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camara misses the jab.
Youssef half committed to a counter leg kick.
Youssef ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Youssef lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Camara looks to move away, Youssef throws a big counter combo but Camara just gets out of the way.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara thuds a left hand into Youssef's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Youssef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara scores with a decent looking hook.
Camara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Youssef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Camara scores with a nice head shot.
Youssef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Youssef seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youssef went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Camara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Camara.
Camara misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Youssef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camara throws a jab when Youssef was well out of range.
A big right from Camara misses.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Youssef counters with a three punch combo that has Camara backing up. Camara nods at Youssef to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Camara misses.
Youssef half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youssef.
Youssef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Camara lands with a straight right. Youssef didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Camara misses.
Youssef tried to counter with a leg kick but Camara avoided it.
Youssef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camara.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a hook but Youssef blocks it.
Youssef takes a jab right on the kisser.
Youssef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camara throws a jab when Youssef was well out of range.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Youssef counters with a left and a right that stings Camara.
Youssef staying out of range there.
Youssef feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Youssef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara misses with an uppercut
and Youssef counters with a three punch combo that has Camara backing up. Camara nods at Youssef to acknowledge the strikes.
Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Youssef misses its target.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youssef blocks a jab.
Youssef seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Youssef on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youssef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Youssef throws a quick counter kick to the body but Camara avoids it.
Camara 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.
Youssef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Youssef's head but Youssef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Youssef's shoulder, as Youssef tries to avoid the shot.
Youssef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Youssef throws a counter high kick but Camara was just alert enough to avoid it.
Camara throws a combination that misses
and Youssef counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camara dips to his left and cracks Youssef with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Youssef appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Camara misses the shot to the body.
Youssef feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nouredine Youssef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Camara misses.
Youssef fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camara just manages to avoid it.
Camara throws a poor cross that misses
and Youssef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Youssef blocks a jab.
Youssef is looking to counter with head kicks.
Camara throws a body punch but Youssef moves out of range.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Youssef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Youssef was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Youssef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Nice defenses there by Youssef.
As Camara looks to move away, Youssef throws a big counter combo but Camara just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara throws a jab but it's blocked by Youssef.
Camara scores with a jab. Youssef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Camara misses
and Youssef counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Youssef is looking to wear down Camara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Camara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Youssef throws a quick counter kick to the body but Camara avoids it.
Camara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Youssef was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Camara missing with a left hand there. Youssef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youssef tried to counter with a leg kick but Camara avoided it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Youssef might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Youssef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youssef thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Camara.
A combination from Camara does no damage.
Youssef tries to move into range but Camara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Youssef defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Youssef went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Youssef staying out of range there.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youssef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camara.
Youssef was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Youssef counters with a series of strikes. Camara will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara misses the jab.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camara throws a hook to the side of Youssef's head but Youssef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Youssef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Youssef went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara takes a swing at Youssef's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youssef feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Camara throws a right hand that Youssef ducks under and follows up with a left that Youssef also avoids with ease.
Youssef appears to be looking for a big counter.
Camara is breathing heavily.
Camara throws the left hand but Youssef avoids the punch easily.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Youssef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youssef thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Camara misses.
Youssef appears to be looking for a big counter.
Camara lands with a cross.
Youssef ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Youssef is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Youssef saw that one coming.
Youssef fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camara just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camara.
Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Youssef counters with a quick kick to the body but Camara blocks it.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Youssef is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Youssef slips under a jab from Camara.
Youssef throws a big counter combination but Camara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Camara misses.
A quick step to the side and Youssef tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youssef slips under a jab from Camara.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youssef manages to avoid it.
Youssef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Youssef half committed to a counter leg kick.
Camara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Youssef counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Youssef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Youssef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Youssef fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camara just manages to avoid it.
Camara takes a swing at Youssef's ribcage but misses.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youssef.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Youssef's shoulder, as Youssef tries to avoid the shot.
Camara just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYoussef.
Youssef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Youssef avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Youssef appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Camara catches Youssef right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youssef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Youssef appears to be looking for a big counter.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youssef.
Youssef went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Youssef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Youssef was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camara.
Camara misses with a hook.
As Camara backs away, Youssef returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Youssef blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Youssef misses its target.
A jab lands there for Camara.
Camara misses with a right hand
and Youssef counters with a two punch combo.
Camara swings widly with a right hand
and Youssef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Youssef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Youssef misses its target.
Camara swinging wildly here.
Youssef throws a big counter combination but Camara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Camara misses with a double jab.
Nouredine Youssef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a nice looking body shot.
Camara fails to land with a series of punches.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Youssef moved out of range nicely.
Youssef jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Youssef.
Camara throws a body punch but Youssef moves out of range.
Youssef throws a big counter combination but Camara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youssef seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Youssef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camara misses with a hook.
Youssef seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Youssef moved out of range nicely.
Youssef tried to counter with a leg kick but Camara avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Camara.
Camara just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYoussef.
Camara misses with a hook. Youssef ducked under it nicely.
Youssef was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Youssef looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws an overhand right that lands on Youssef's shoulder, as Youssef tries to avoid the shot.
Camara just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYoussef.
Youssef takes one to the side of the head.
Camara connects with a jab.
Youssef takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camara throws a hook but Youssef blocks it.
It appears Youssef was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ibrahim Camara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Camara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Youssef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Youssef fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camara just manages to avoid it.
Camara throws a shot from downtown. Youssef moves away and avoids it.
Youssef appears to be looking for a big counter.
Camara misses with a straight right.
Youssef throws a quick counter kick to the body but Camara avoids it.
Camara clobbers Youssef with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camara connects with a right hand. Youssef shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Youssef counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Camara falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nouredine Youssef!