PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rony Jason was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Camatta
vs
Jason

172 cm
27
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
146 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Spartan Nutrition

Spartan Nutrition
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rony Jason!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason moves out of range as Camatta strikes.
Jason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camatta to score with a decent uppercut.
Camatta slips a jab from Jason.
Jason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jason throws a body kick that misses

and Camatta counters with a shoot takedown. Jason fights it but they end up in guard.
Camatta stands up over Jason, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Camatta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jason told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Camatta throws a big elbow that misses.
Camatta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Camatta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jason wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta throws a big elbow that misses.
Camatta looking to pass the guard.
Jason working a defensive guard here.
Jason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jason circles away quickly and effectively.
Jason wants to slow Camatta down by chopping away at his legs.
Camatta tries to counter with a takedown but Jason is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jason gets caught flat footed, as Camatta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camatta postures up in Jason's guard and throws a big left but Jason blocks it.
Camatta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Camatta working some strikes from top position.
Jason trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camatta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camatta stops Jason from standing up.
Camatta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camatta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camatta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camatta stays in close to Jason's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason misses with a few strikes there.
Jason misses with a low kick as Camatta jumps back.
Jason leaves Camatta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Camatta throws a head kick that misses.
Camatta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jason.
Jason lands a leg kick that knocks Camatta off balance momentarily.
Jason throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camatta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jason can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jason.
Jason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camatta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jason.
Camatta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camatta throws a poor cross that misses
and Jason counters with a straight right hand.
Camatta avoids the body shot from Jason.
Camatta attempts a counter takedown but Jason avoids it well and moves away.
Jason scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jason.
Jason misses with a lunging right hand

and Camatta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Camatta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Camatta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jason trying to keep a closed guard but Camatta is proving a slippery customer.
Camatta with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Camatta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jason as he jumps to the side.
Camatta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jason can do to turn this around?
Camatta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Camatta throws the left hand but Jason avoids the punch easily.
Jason looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good work by Camatta as he checks the leg kick.
Camatta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jason connects with a leg kick. Camatta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camatta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camatta.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Camatta checks a leg kick.
Jason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta misses with a looping left.
Camatta connects with the punch.
Jason slips a straight right by Camatta.
Camatta throws a poor cross that misses
and Jason counters with a low kick, right behind Camatta 's knee.
Jason feints and then cracks Camatta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camatta down.
Jason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jason throws a leg kick that is checked

so Camatta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Camatta looking to pass the guard.
Camatta throws a big right hand that misses.
Camatta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason pulls Camatta in close to his closed guard and prevents Camatta from doing any damage or advancing position.
Camatta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camatta slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camatta drops an elbow to the side of Jason's head.
Nice strikes from Camatta there.
Camatta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Camatta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Camatta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jason defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camatta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Camatta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camatta wants to take a breather but Jason is having none of it.
Camatta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jason is trying to get back to full guard.
Jason is trying to maintain the position but Camatta is very close to passing his half guard.
Camatta trying to mount his opponent but Jason defends it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jason is trying to maintain the position but Camatta is very close to passing his half guard.
Camatta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jason keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Camatta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rony Jason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Camatta blocks the low kick.
Camatta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camatta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Camatta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jason shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camatta tries to counter with a takedown but Jason is quick to defend against it.
Jason throws a leg kick which misses Camatta's front leg but catches the back leg as Camatta tries to avoid it.
Jason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jason lands a nice looking kick to the body. Camatta takes a step back to recover.

Jason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camatta blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camatta is struggling to control the position.
Jason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camatta lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Camatta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camatta pushes Jason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camatta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camatta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camatta trying to land knees to the body.
Jason misses with a body punch.
Jason blocking some punches.
Jason misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jason blocks an uppercut.
Jason stalling in the clinch but Camatta improves position.
Camatta stalling in the clinch.
Jason looking to slow down the pace here.
Jason misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camatta tries to throw a body punch but Jason avoids it by throwing Camatta back against the cage.
Jason lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camatta's elbow.
Jason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camatta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camatta stalls.
Jason dodges an elbow strike from Camatta.
Camatta tries to work over Jason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camatta stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camatta.
Rony Jason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is trying to stall.
Camatta blocks a body shot from Jason.
Camatta tries to pull guard but Jason forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jason swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jason stalling the fight.
Jason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Jason as the two fighters clinch.
Jason misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jason as Camatta tries to tie him up.
Camatta has a couple of punches blocked by Jason.
Jason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camatta jumps guard but Jason turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jason tries to stall but Camatta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jason fails to land.
Jason misses with a punch on the inside.
Jason trying to stall but Camatta improves his position.
Camatta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jason backwards.
Jason lands with a left to the head.
Camatta trying to control the position but instead, Jason has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camatta into the cage.
Jason swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Camatta pulls guard successfully.
Jason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camatta wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camatta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rony Jason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Camatta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
After winning the bout, Antonio Camatta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.