PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Camillo Samcjez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mos Def (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Def has chosen Mathematics as his entrance music. Camillo Samcjez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Samcjez
vs
Def

182 cm
32
170 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

179 cm
28
174 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Camillo Samcjez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mos Def!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Def is looking to land body kicks.

Samcjez has managed to clinch.
Def keeps control of Samcjez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Def.
Def landing knees to the body.
Def with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Def tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Def connects with a knee to the head.
Def tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Def is struggling to control the position.
Samcjez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Def looking to throw knees to the head but Samcjez is blocking nicely.
Def tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samcjez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Def connects with a nasty looking knee right to Samcjez's face.

Def jumps guard and drags Samcjez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Samcjez is looking to stand up but Def won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Def has his foot on Samcjez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samcjez works his way back into a safe position though.
Samcjez wants to stand and escape but instead Def has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Def is in close to Samcjez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Def content to stall in guard here.
Samcjez is looking to stand up but Def isn't so interested in that idea.
Samcjez keeping moving, preventing Def from controlling successfully.

Samcjez pushes Def off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Def fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Samcjez gets tackled into the cage by Def. Def maintains the clinch.
Samcjez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samcjez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Def has him pressed against the cage.
Samcjez wants to break free but Def has control.
Def tries to land knees in the clinch but Samcjez avoids the damage to the body.
Samcjez is trying to force a seperation but Def has the dominant position.
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Def keeps control of Samcjez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samcjez tries to break the clinch but Def is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Def scores with a knee to the head.
Samcjez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Def has him pressed against the cage.
Def landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Def landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Def keeps him there for the moment.
Samcjez is trying to force a seperation but Def has the dominant position.
Def tries a knee to the head but Samcjez blocks it.
Samcjez is trying to push Def away but Def has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Def with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Def landing knees to the head.
Def tries to pull guard but Samcjez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Def stalling in the clinch.
Def looking to throw knees to the head but Samcjez is blocking nicely.
Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samcjez.
Def tries a knee to the head but Samcjez blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Def taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Def misses with a knee strike.

Def decides to pull guard.
Def is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Samcjez preventing the sweep.
Samcjez wants to stand but Def is controlling his posture from full guard.
Samcjez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Def pulls Samcjez in close to his closed guard and prevents Samcjez from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mos Def dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Samcjez has closed the distance and engaged Def in a clinch.
Mos Def seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Def effectively controlling the action here.

Samcjez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Samcjez moves into range and clinches up with Def.
Samcjez is trying to break the clinch but Def has him pressed against the cage.
Def scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Def.

Def pulls Samcjez into guard.
Def controlling the position.
Def looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samcjez is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samcjez wants to stand but Def has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Def is on top in guard.
Def content to stall in guard here.
Def trying to control but Samcjez is working from the bottom.
Samcjez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Def content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mos Def hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Def scores with a leg kick.
Samcjez misses with a head kick.

Samcjez has managed to clinch.
Def missing with knees to the body.
Def controlling the action here for a moment.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Def keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Def lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Def.
Def lands a good knee to the midsection. Samcjez won't want to take too many of those.
Def using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Def tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Def prevents Samcjez from breaking the clinch.
Def with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Def.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Def with a knee to the head.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samcjez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Def manages to pull guard.
Samcjez being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez preventing the sweep.
Def pulls Samcjez in to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mos Def hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Def drives through and clinches with Samcjez against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samcjez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Samcjez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Def dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Def missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mos Def showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Def moves into the clinch.
Samcjez is trying to force a seperation but Def has the dominant position.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samcjez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Def in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Def lands a good knee to the midsection. Samcjez won't want to take too many of those.
Samcjez has had enough of the clinch but Def keeps him there for the moment.
Samcjez is trying to break the clinch but Def has him pressed against the cage.
Def misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Def to work.
Def misses with a knee to the head.
Def taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Def decides to pull guard.
Def is adopting a defensive guard.
Samcjez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Def is pulling down on Samcjez's head to control his posture.
Mos Def has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samcjez wanted to stand there but Def had control of the position.
Def looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Samcjez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Def is controlling Samcjez's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Def is looking to improve his position.
Def trying to hold on to Samcjez's head to control him but Samcjez postures up.
Def is trying to get back to full guard.
Def manages to get to full guard.
Samcjez wanted to stand there but Def had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Def bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samcjez's guard.
Def wants to pass the guard but Samcjez is keeping the position.
Samcjez wants to get back to his feet but Def is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Def 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.
Samcjez keeping moving, preventing Def from controlling successfully.

Def drops back looking for a leg! Samcjez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Samcjez manages to kick Def off! Def jumps back into Samcjez's guard.
Def not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Def stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samcjez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samcjez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Def on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Def accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Def sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Samcjez's guard.
Def has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samcjez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Def.

Samcjez is defending against the submission attempts here by Def.
Def missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mos Def comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Def has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mos Def!
Mos Def made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview.