PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qamar Hilal (ranked 25053 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Amadou Camara (ranked 144 p4p, 41 weight class). Amadou Camara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hilal
vs
Camara

182 cm
25
195
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
25
263
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Qamar Hilal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amadou Camara!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara tries to clinch but Hilal is having none of it.

Camara closes the distance and pushes Hilal back into the cage.
Camara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hilal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hilal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Camara decides to pull guard.

Camara is looking for a triangle but Hilal pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Camara is on top in guard.

Camara with a nice head shot there.
Hilal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hilal trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Camara working some strikes from top position.
Hilal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Camara lands a couple of digs.
Hilal wants to stand but Camara is controlling the position.
Camara working some strikes from top position.
Hilal wants to stand up but Camara is controlling him.
Hilal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara connects with a couple of short punches.
Camara chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilal wants to stand up but Camara is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Camara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hilal's head.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hilal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hilal tries to get out of the position.
Camara is in close to Hilal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camara postures up and lands a big shot to Hilal's brow.
Hilal wants to stand and escape but Camara is having none of it.
Camara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Camara scoring with some ground and pound.
Hilal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a couple of elbows.
Camara connects with a couple of short punches.
Hilal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hilal keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Hilal wants to stand but Camara is controlling the position.
Camara trying to control but Hilal is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Camara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Camara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hilal's head.
Camara scoring with some ground and pound.
Camara scoring with some ground and pound.
Camara scoring with some ground and pound.
Camara trying to control but Hilal is working from the bottom.
Hilal wants to stand but Camara is controlling the position.
Camara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hilal wants to get back to his feet but Camara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Camara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camara is working Hilal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Camara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hilal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camara is controlling him.
Camara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hilal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camara is controlling him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hilal's head.
Camara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hilal is looking to stand up but Camara isn't so interested in that idea.
Camara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camara lands a couple of elbows.
Hilal is looking to stand up but Camara isn't so interested in that idea.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Camara postures up and lands a big shot to Hilal's brow.
Hilal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camara is controlling him.
Camara distracts Hilal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hilal wants to stand and escape but Camara is having none of it.
Camara with a nice head shot there.
Camara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hilal's head.
Camara lands a couple of elbows.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hilal wants to get back to his feet but Camara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Camara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hilal has momentary wrist control but Camara slips an elbow through the middle.
Camara with a nice head shot there.
Hilal keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Hilal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Camara connects with a couple of short punches.
Camara working some strikes from top position.
Hilal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Camara on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Camara won't allow Hilal to get back to his feet.
Camara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Camara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Camara landing some decent shots from guard.
Camara stops Hilal from standing up.
Camara is in close to Hilal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camara is working Hilal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Camara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camara throws a big right hand that misses.
Hilal wants to get back to his feet but Camara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Camara trying to control but Hilal is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hilal fails to land with a series of punches.

Camara moves into range and clinches up with Hilal.

Camara pulls guard successfully.
Hilal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Camara's guard.

Camara looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hilal is defending well. Camara quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hilal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Camara celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amadou Camara!
During a confident post fight interview, Amadou Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.