PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 2796 p4p, 289 weight class) and Kaiji Inoue (ranked 2491 p4p, 266 weight class). Inoue has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Camacho
vs
Inoue

175 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaiji Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inoue circles away quickly and effectively.
Camacho throws a combination that misses
and Inoue counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inoue lands with a cross.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Inoue slams his shin into Camacho's torso.
Inoue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Inoue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Camacho walks into a stiff left hand from Inoue.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Camacho.
Inoue tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Inoue looks to clinch
and Camacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Camacho misses with a few strikes there.
Inoue connects with a crisp jab.

Inoue clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho can't break the clinch.
Inoue lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inoue lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Inoue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inoue pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho is trying to push Inoue away but Inoue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Inoue.
Inoue keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Inoue lands with a left to the head.
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!
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho wants to get back to striking at distance but Inoue won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Inoue.
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Camacho in his tracks for a moment.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
Inoue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camachos head.
Inoue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Inoue pushes Camacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Camacho shrugs off.
Camacho can't break the clinch.
Camacho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inoue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Inoue on the inside.
Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Inoue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho is trying to break the clinch but Inoue is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Inoue.

Camacho is rocked!
Inoue lands a nice elbow.
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inoue throws a big uppercut that drops Camacho! More strikes from Inoue and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Camacho lies dazed against the cage as Inoue celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiji Inoue!
A determined Kaiji Inoue didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!