PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 83 p4p, 10 weight class) and Rohith Sharma (ranked 318 p4p, 45 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sharma's choice of entrance music: Do Your Thing. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Camara
vs
Sharma

177 cm
24
205 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

192 cm
23
212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rohith Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camara thuds a left hand into Sharma's body.
Camara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharma.
Sharma tries to move into range but Camara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sharma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Camara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Camara has closed the distance and engaged Sharma in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharma blocks a body shot from Camara.
Sharma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands a body shot.
Sharma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Camara.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharma controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Sharma.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Camara closes the distance and clinches.
Camara is working Sharma over against the cage.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sharma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sharma misses with a punch to the body.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Sharma avoiding damage.
Camara blocking some punches.
Sharma lands with a light punch inside.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sharma avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Sharma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a right hand.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sharma avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Sharma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharma's elbow.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Sharma avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara managing to block the knees to the body from Sharma.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharma.
Sharma misses with the head strike.
Camara working aggressively here.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara blocking some punches.
Sharma works on Camara's body with a couple of short punches.
Sharma lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sharma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara tests Sharma's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.
Camara jabs at Sharma's body.
Camara throws a shot from downtown. Sharma moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Sharma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sharma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sharma walks into a left hand.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharma takes one to the side of the head.
Camara takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Sharma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camara manages to avoid it.
Camara swings for the body but Sharma moves out of range.
Sharma ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Sharma moves away from the strike by Camara.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharma misses with an uppercut.
Camara tries to clinch up
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara misses the body punch
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara throws an off balance right hand
and Sharma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
Camara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Camara misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharma avoids the body shot from Camara.
Camara slips a jab from Sharma.
Camara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sharma is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Camara slips a jab from Sharma.
Camara slips under a jab.
Sharma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camara at a distance.
Sharma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Sharma. Beautiful body shot.
Sharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Camara misses with a lunging right hand
and Sharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camara tries to clinch but Sharma is having none of it.
Camara misses with a jab to the body
and Sharma counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara defending well as Sharma loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Camara misses its target.

Camara clinches up against the cage.
Camara lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sharma breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crunch! Sharma slams his shin into Camara's torso.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camara tries to clinch
and Sharma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharma can do to turn this around?
Camara connects with a jab.
Sharma catches Camara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camara lands with a right hand.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Sharma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camara.
Ibrahim Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camara throws a body punch but Sharma moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Camara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sharma swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Camara walks into a left hand.
Camara jabs at Sharma's body.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Sharma misses.
Camara lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Sharma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharma defending well as Camara loads up on a big left hand.
Sharma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Camara. Those never looked like landing.
Camara swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sharma to counter with a crisp jab.
Camara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sharma doesn't seem bothered though.
Camara misses with a left hand
letting Sharma counter with a right hand.
Camara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharma.
Sharma is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camara, as that shot connected.
Sharma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Sharma is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Sharma avoids the body shot from Camara.
Sharma tries a quick counter leg kick but Camara is wise to it.
Camara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharma.
Camara looks to land a right hand but Sharma moved out of range.
Sharma is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sharma seems to have recovered his senses.
Camara misses with a shot to the body
and Sharma counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharma walks into a straight right hand from Camara.
Camara cracks Sharma with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sharma falls to his knees and Camara doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.