PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 3186 p4p, 358 weight class) and Dixon Camara (ranked 1176 p4p, 150 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Ground Zero (MOP). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Alela
vs
Camara

180 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Camara!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela throws a hook but Camara blocks it.
Camara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Camara - the referee stops the clock and Alela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Camara. Alela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Camara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alela is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Camara moved out of range.
Camara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dixon Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
Camara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alela blocks the body kick.
Alela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara scores with a head kick.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Alela throws a hook but Camara avoids it easily.
Alela misses with a looping right.
Camara is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alela misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Camara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camara.
Camara throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Alela misses.
Camara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alela with a body shot.
Camara cracks the inside of Alela's front leg.
Camara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alela if he has to take too many more of those.
Alela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camara counters with a nice leg kick.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alela.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara scores with a nice head shot.
Alela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Camara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camara.
Alela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
Alela scores with a jab. Camara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alela is looking for a counter combo.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alela.
Camara throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara scores with a decent looking hook.
Alela takes one to the side of the head.
Camara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Camara had a free shot at his head there.
Camara slips a straight right by Alela.
Camara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camara.
Camara connects with a right hand. Alela shakes it off.
Camara scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch lands to the side of Alela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixon Camara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Camara thows a body kick. Alela tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alela misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Alela.
Camara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camara avoids the body shot from Alela.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
Alela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Camara.
Camara misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camara!
Camara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alela at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Camara blocks a jab.
Camara clobbers Alela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alela might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alela throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Camara.
Camara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camara throws a lazy body kick
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camara throws a nice head kick!
Alela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a head kick.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara throws a sloppy head kick
and Alela counters with an inside leg kick.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
Camara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alela connects with a nice looking jab.
Camara connects with a nice looking jab.
Alela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camara.
Camara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camara throws a lazy head kick
and Alela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camara looks for the body kick but Alela saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Alela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Camara misses with a body kick.
Dixon Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camara throws a head kick that half lands.
Alela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alela moves out of range as Camara throws a body kick.
Alela misses with an uppercut. Camara saw that one coming.
Alela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Camara is able to avoid easily.
Alela misses the jab.
Alela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alela there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camara.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camara throws a head kick but Alela moves out of range.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Camara.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Camara moves away and avoids it.
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!
Camara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alela is looking to counter punch.
Alela misses the jab.
Alela throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camara defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixon Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Camara there.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
Alela throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Crunch! Camara slams his shin into Alela's torso.
Alela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Camara lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela blocks a head kick by Camara.
Alela tries to bum rush Camara with a series of wild strikes but Camara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camara delivers a nice body kick.
Alela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alela missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Camara scores with a nice body kick.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Camara looks to move away, Alela throws a big counter combo but Camara just gets out of the way.
Alela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camara defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Sao Alela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camara lands a front kick.
Camara lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Camara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara misses with a kick to the body.
Camara looks for the body kick but Alela saw that one coming.
Alela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Camara.
Alela darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Camara.
Alela moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Alela.
Dixon Camara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Camara throws a head kick but Alela moves out of range.
Camara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alela's head.
Alela throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara throws a head kick that misses.
Alela appears to be looking for a big counter.
A jab from Alela misses.
Alela throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Camara - the referee stops the clock and Alela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Camara. Alela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alela.
Camara scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Alela misses.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Camara.
Alela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dixon Camara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Camara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixon Camara!