PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camacho (ranked 1398 p4p, 193 weight class) and Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 988 p4p, 147 weight class). Mytilinaios has chosen Sanitarium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camacho
vs
Mytilinaios

185 cm
44
198 lbs
39 - 20 - 1

185 cm
38
197 lbs
21 - 14 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Aspire Clothing

Bullet Proof System
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Mytilinaios there.

It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mytilinaios checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mytilinaios looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mytilinaios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mytilinaios lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mytilinaios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mytilinaios with a nice cross.
Camacho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mytilinaios's sensitive parts.
Mytilinaios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Mytilinaios on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camacho thumps Mytilinaios with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mytilinaios misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mytilinaios fakes the leg kick and cracks Camacho in the body.
Mytilinaios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mytilinaios lands a really nice looking cross but Camacho seems unphased.
Camacho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mytilinaios. That one must have hurt.
Mytilinaios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
Mytilinaios cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Mytilinaios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mytilinaios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho is looking to counter punch.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Mytilinaios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Mytilinaios has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mytilinaios was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Camacho tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Camacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camacho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytilinaios tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Camacho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Mytilinaios looking for a guillotine from mount but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho is trying desperately to improve position.
Mytilinaios trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mytilinaios tries to control but Camacho wriggling away.
Mytilinaios seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Camacho is holding on tight.

Mytilinaios jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Camacho is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Camacho and Mytilinaios has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Mytilinaios tries for a kimura but Camacho is defending well.

Camacho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild body shot.
Mytilinaios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
It looked like Camacho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Camacho stuns Mytilinaios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mytilinaios moves out of range of the strikes.
Mytilinaios throws a body shot but no joy.
Mytilinaios looks for the body kick but Camacho saw that one coming.
Camacho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kostas Mytilinaios has been cut.
Mytilinaios throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Mytilinaios finds it's way through Camacho's defenses.
Mytilinaios misses with a double jab.
Camacho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Camacho.
Mytilinaios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mytilinaios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camacho.
Mytilinaios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mytilinaios there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mytilinaios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Mytilinaios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Camacho misses

and Mytilinaios counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Camacho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mytilinaios's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mytilinaios's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mytilinaios wants to escape the position.
What can Mytilinaios do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Mytilinaios's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is riding his opponent, not letting Mytilinaios buck him off.
Mytilinaios can't escape the position.
Mytilinaios prevents Camacho from getting a body triangle.
Kostas Mytilinaios has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mytilinaios is trying to break free.
Camacho is riding his opponent, not letting Mytilinaios buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mytilinaios is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Camacho is hanging on to Mytilinaios's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Camacho is looking to control Mytilinaios but Mytilinaios is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mytilinaios wants to escape the position.
Camacho biding his time, controlling Mytilinaios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camacho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mytilinaios tries to break free.
Camacho is riding his opponent, not letting Mytilinaios buck him off.
Mytilinaios turns into Camacho and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Camacho dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mytilinaios throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Mytilinaios shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mytilinaios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mytilinaios throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Camacho's head.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Camacho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mytilinaios slips a straight right by Camacho.
Mytilinaios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytilinaios checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mytilinaios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mytilinaios slips a jab from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Camacho to the canvas! Camacho doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mytilinaios keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Mytilinaios!
A very excited looking Kostas Mytilinaios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.