PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Palm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cameron
vs
Palm

195 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiger Palm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cameron counters with a straight right hand.
Cameron drops his hands momentarily and Palm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palm misses with the combination.

Cameron shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cameron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Palm is looking for a triangle but Cameron pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Palm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cameron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Palm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cameron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cameron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cameron is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palm doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Cameron stands up and waves to Palm to follow him.
Palm misses with a takedown

so Cameron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Cameron gets to his feet - Palm follows without any prompting.
Palm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cameron counters with a nice body shot.
Palm looks gassed!
Palm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cameron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Cameron closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cameron scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cameron in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Cameron stands up and beckons Palm to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cameron gets the takedown into side control.
Palm tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cameron landing strikes from the mount and Palm is in trouble!
Palm wants to control but Cameron is having none of it.
Cameron controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cameron looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Palm is just holding on here. Cameron manages to take his back.
Cameron keeps control of the position easily here as Palm tries to buck him off.

Cameron is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Palm knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Palm for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is working the ground and pound. Can Palm escape?
Palm trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Palm is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cameron gets his way!
Cameron has the hooks in. Palm is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron throwing damaging strikes from the back! Palm could be in trouble here!

Cameron is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Palm knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Palm for a finish.
Good control from Cameron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cameron rushes Palm and presses him up against the cage.

Cameron turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Palm is trying to control Cameron's posture but Cameron avoids it.
Cameron passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Palm!
Cameron avoids the attempt from Palm to control.
Palm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cameron looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Palm wants to control but Cameron is having none of it.
Cameron landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cameron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peter Cameron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palm is breathing heavily.
Cameron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palm's face.
Palm is trying to reverse the position but instead Cameron has taken his back - oops!
Cameron slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cameron is punishing Palm with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cameron just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cameron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Palm preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cameron.
Cameron controlling the position well here. Palm rolled but Cameron kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cameron lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Cameron controls the position.
Cameron is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cameron gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cameron gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cameron apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Palm tries for a takedown but Cameron circles away easily

so Cameron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Palm keeping full guard, as Cameron tries to pass.

Palm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cameron passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cameron decides to stand back up. Cameron steps back and let's Palm get back to his feet.
Palm misses with a two punch combination.
Cameron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palm can do to turn this around?

Cameron decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Cameron decides to stand and escape the position.

Cameron gets a takedown into half guard.
Cameron blocks the strikes from Palm.
Cameron is thwarting Palm's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palm is bucking up trying to escape but Cameron cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Palm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palm is in a horrible position here. Cameron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cameron controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cameron avoids the attempt from Palm to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Cameron dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cameron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Palm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palm is looking to sweep but instead, Cameron has passed into half guard.
Cameron working Palm over with strikes.
Cameron moves into full mount! Palm won't be happy about that!
Palm wants to control but Cameron is having none of it.
Cameron looking to finish Palm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palm!
Cameron content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cameron looking to control and managing it successfully.
Palm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cameron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron controlling the pace for now.
Cameron punishing his opponent with strikes.

Cameron is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Palm has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cameron lands with some strikes.
Palm reaches up to try and control the position but Cameron seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Palm rolls and tries to escape and now Cameron has his back!
Palm is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Palm trying to control the hands but Cameron won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron controlling the position well here. Palm rolled but Cameron kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cameron lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Palm trying to control but not successfully.
Cameron throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Palm!
Palm wants to control his opponent's hands but Cameron gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Palm's body.
Palm trying to control the hands but Cameron breaks the grip.
Good control from Cameron.
Palm looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Cameron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cameron has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Cameron!