PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Fabian Cameron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barretto
vs
Cameron

180 cm
31
175 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

176 cm
32
180 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition
Reaper Combatwear

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 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cameron!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Barretto misses.
Cameron misses with a shot to the body
and Barretto counters with a leg kick.
Cameron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barretto avoids it really well and circles away.
Cameron misses with a left hand
and Barretto counters with a thumping low kick.
Fabian Cameron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cameron scores with a hook to the body. Barretto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barretto moves away from the strike by Cameron.

Cameron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cameron lands in his opponent's guard.
Cameron sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barretto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cameron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cameron tries to free his leg and advance position but Barretto is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto wants to sweep here but Cameron controlling him for the moment.
Cameron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barretto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barretto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barretto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cameron tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto controlling his opponent.
Cameron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cameron is squirming around, avoiding Barretto's attempts to control the action.
Barretto controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roque Barretto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cameron misses with a body shot
and Barretto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cameron is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Cameron shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barretto pulls Cameron in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barretto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cameron slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barretto is looking for a sweep.
Cameron has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cameron controlling the position easily from mount.
Barretto can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto is working hard here to advance position.
Cameron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barretto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cameron has his foot on Barretto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barretto works his way back into a safe position though.
Cameron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barretto scores with a jab.
Cameron misses with a takedown attempt - Barretto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barretto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cameron just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto tries to clinch but Cameron is having none of it.
Barretto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cameron manages to avoid it.
Barretto lands a nice shot to the body.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barretto misses with a double jab
and Cameron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cameron misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cameron misses with a body shot.
Cameron swings widly with a right hand
and Barretto counters with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cameron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cameron avoids the head kick by Barretto.

Barretto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cameron to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barretto looking for a sweep. Not yet Barretto, not yet.
Cameron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barretto is keeping the position for now.
Cameron is looking to work some ground and pound but Barretto has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cameron trying to move into half guard but instead Barretto has managed to sweep!
Barretto trying to control the position from guard on top but Cameron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cameron is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cameron keeping moving, preventing Barretto from controlling successfully.
Cameron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cameron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barretto is trying to get back to full guard.
Cameron keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cameron works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cameron dominating with strikes here.
Barretto is trying to reverse the position but instead Cameron has taken his back - oops!
Barretto is taking damage to the body and head.
Barretto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Cameron looking to break Barretto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Barretto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cameron will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cameron is landing with strikes. Barretto can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cameron looking to hold on to the position here but Barretto rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Cameron stands and throws Barretto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barretto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cameron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto struggling a bit here.
Barretto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cameron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barretto is trying to control Cameron's posture but Cameron avoids it.
Barretto tries to buck Cameron off but Cameron is having none of it.
Cameron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barretto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cameron tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cameron working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cameron lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Cameron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Barretto throws out a leg kick but Cameron moves out of range and Barretto only half commits.
Barretto tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Barretto.
Barretto blocks a jab.
Barretto cracks the inside of Cameron's front leg.
Cameron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barretto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cameron thinking.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barretto throws a nice looking combination but Cameron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barretto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cameron.
Barretto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cameron misses with a hook.
Barretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cameron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barretto's waist but Barretto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cameron off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cameron misses with a wild body shot.
Barretto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from Cameron.
Barretto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Cameron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fabian Cameron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barretto is looking for a sweep. Cameron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cameron trying to control from half guard but Barretto is working away.
Barretto is controlling Cameron's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Cameron looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barretto is adopting a defensive guard.
Cameron seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cameron landing with the ground and pound.
Barretto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cameron on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto is looking to stand up but Cameron isn't so interested in that idea.
Barretto trying to keep a closed guard but Cameron is proving a slippery customer.
Cameron slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cameron tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cameron lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron is looking to take a break and control but Barretto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cameron working the head and body with strikes.
Cameron tries to move to mount but Barretto blocks the move with his legs.
Barretto wants to control but Cameron postures up.
Cameron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barretto keeps working.
Cameron cracks Barretto with a big right hand but Barretto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cameron is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barretto has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Barretto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Cameron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cameron has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabian Cameron!
An out of breath Fabian Cameron thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.