PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt has chosen Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Camatta
vs
The Hurt

172 cm
33
147 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

168 cm
34
145 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Conviction

Spartan Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt The Hurt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camatta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Camatta.
Camatta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Hurt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camatta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Hurt throws a right hand that misses
and Camatta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Hurt throws a body punch but Camatta moves out of range.
A big right from The Hurt misses.
Camatta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Hurt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camatta to score with a decent uppercut.
Camatta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Hurt moves in looking to clinch but Camatta pushes him off.
Camatta tries to score with a low kick but The Hurt moves his leg out of the way.
The Hurt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camatta.
Camatta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Hurt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Camatta pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Hurt is out of range and Camatta settles back down.
A big right from The Hurt misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Camatta misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt lands a high kick!

It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Camatta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Camatta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Hurt.
Camatta takes a swing at The Hurt's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Camatta misses.
The Hurt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Hurt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camatta.
A jab from Camatta does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camatta.
Camatta looks to throw the jab but The Hurt is out of range.
Camatta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hurt.
The Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camatta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt dodges the punch combination from Camatta.
Camatta moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThe Hurt.
The Hurt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camatta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Hurt scrambles back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Camatta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camatta misses with a looping left.
The Hurt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camatta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hurt.
Camatta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burt The Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camatta lands with a kick to the temple. The Hurt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Hurt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camatta takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Hurt takes a swing at Camatta's ribcage but misses.
The Hurt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hurt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Camatta misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camatta.
Antonio Camatta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camatta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Camatta just misses with a punch to the body.
Camatta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Hurt misses the shot to the body.
The Hurt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camatta shoots in for a takedown but The Hurt shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from The Hurt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Hurt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camatta throws a series of punches but The Hurt moves out of range.
The Hurt throws a hook but Camatta avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by The Hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camatta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from The Hurt does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hurt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camatta.
Camatta fails with the takedown.
The Hurt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Camatta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Camatta.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Hurt was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Left hook, right uppercut from Camatta.
Camatta staying out of range there.
Camatta circles away from the clinch attempt

and Camatta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Camatta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Camatta delivers a nice body kick.
Camatta misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camatta.
Camatta misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on The Hurt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Camatta cracks The Hurt with an open hand slap.
The Hurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Camatta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Hurt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camatta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Hurt throws a head kick but Camatta moves out of range.
The Hurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Camatta there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt defending well as Camatta loads up on a big left hand.
The Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camatta moves away.
Camatta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camatta scores with a nice body kick.
Camatta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Hurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Hurt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Camatta has got the better of the exchanges.
Camatta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Camatta cracks The Hurt with a good jab.
Camatta cracks The Hurt with an open hand slap.
The Hurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Camatta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Hurt digs a good hook to Camatta's body.
Camatta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hurt can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camatta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Hurt manages to avoid it.
The Hurt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Camatta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Camatta.
Nice defenses there by The Hurt.
The Hurt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Hurt throws a right and a left that Camatta avoids nicely.
Nice cross by The Hurt.
The Hurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camatta.
The Hurt throws a right hand that misses
and Camatta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Hurt thuds a left hand into Camatta's body.
Camatta feints and then cracks The Hurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Hurt down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Hurt slips a jab from Camatta.
Camatta lands a jab to The Hurt's midsection.
Camatta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camatta throws a combination that misses

and The Hurt moves into the clinch.
The Hurt lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Hurt has Camatta pressed against the cage, preventing Camatta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Hurt gets through Camatta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camatta blocks a body shot from The Hurt.
The Hurt trying to land knees to the body.
The Hurt crunches a lovely knee into Camatta's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camatta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Hurt swings wildly with an uppercut but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hurt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Hurt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camatta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camatta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camatta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Hurt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Hurt misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Camatta fails to land.
Camatta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Hurt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camatta throws a punch but it's blocked by The Hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Camatta misses with an uppercut.

The Hurt lands a big head kick that sends Camatta tumbling to the mat! The Hurt takes a step backwards and waves Camatta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The Hurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camatta.
The Hurt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Hurt tries to bum rush Camatta with a series of wild strikes but Camatta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camatta misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camatta throws a lazy right hand but The Hurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camatta slips under a jab.
Camatta is looking for a counter combo.
The Hurt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camatta scores with a body shot.
The Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camatta counters with a straight right hand.
Antonio Camatta is winning the standup battle so far.
The Hurt slips under a jab.
The Hurt throws a series of strikes that have Camatta backpedaling.

Antonio Camatta's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt is looking to clinch.
Camatta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camatta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Camatta lunges at The Hurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Hurt's hand.
A slow jab from The Hurt misses its intended target.
The Hurt fails to land with a series of punches.
Camatta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camatta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Hurt misses with a body punch
and Camatta counters with a low kick, right behind The Hurt 's knee.
Camatta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Hurt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt blocks a leg kick.
Camatta scores with the left hand. The Hurt knows he should have avoided that one.
The Hurt takes a swing at Camatta's ribcage but misses.
Camatta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camatta throws a body punch but The Hurt moves out of range.
The Hurt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camatta throws out the jab.
It seemed like The Hurt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camatta connects with a nice looking jab.
Camatta throws an overhand right that lands on The Hurt's shoulder, as The Hurt tries to avoid the shot.
Camatta throws a jab when The Hurt was well out of range.
Camatta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Hurt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Hurt tries to clinch there but Camatta circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camatta scores with a nice head shot.
Camatta thumps The Hurt with a low kick.
The Hurt misses with a double jab.
Camatta sizes up The Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Camatta misses with a body kick.
The Hurt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The Hurt throws out a loose jab but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camatta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Hurt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camatta.
Camatta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Hurt throws a jab when Camatta was well out of range.
Camatta lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hurt off the cage and back into range.
Camatta misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt misses the jab.
The Hurt walks into a left hand.
Camatta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camatta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Hurt counters with a head kick. That will keep Camatta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Camatta throws a push kick but The Hurt slaps the foot to one side.
Camatta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camatta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Hurt doesn't seem bothered though.
Camatta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Hurt.
Camatta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Antonio Camatta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Hurt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camatta scores with a nice head shot.
The Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Camatta counters with an inside leg kick.
The Hurt throws out a loose jab but Camatta uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Camatta was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Camatta feints and then cracks The Hurt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Hurt down.
The Hurt tries to clinch there but Camatta circles away.
A swing and a miss from The Hurt.
Camatta takes a swing at The Hurt's ribcage but misses.
The Hurt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from The Hurt.
The Hurt misses with a jab to the body
and Camatta counters with a stiff right hand.
Camatta misses with an uppercut.
Camatta works The Hurt's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Camatta throws a good cross that connects.
Camatta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Hurt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camatta fails to land with a series of punches.

Camatta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Hurt wants to control but Camatta is keeping busy.
The Hurt gets back to full guard.
The Hurt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camatta landing with the ground and pound.
The Hurt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Camatta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Hurt controlling the position.
Camatta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Hurt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camatta wants to control from the top but The Hurt keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hurt swings for the body but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta lands with an overhand left.
The Hurt walks into a left hand.
The Hurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camatta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Hurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Hurt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camatta with a body shot.
Camatta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Hurt doesn't seem bothered though.
Camatta misses with a looping right.
Camatta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Hurt tries to avoid it but Camatta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Hurt to the ground. The Hurt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Hurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camatta scores with a shot to the body.
Camatta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Hurt.
Camatta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Camatta with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hurt misses the jab.
The Hurt misses with a head kick.
Camatta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camatta throws a jab when The Hurt was well out of range.
The Hurt wants to counter with a clinch but Camatta pushes him away.
The Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camatta swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Hurt avoids the body shot from Camatta.
The Hurt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Hurt needs to keep his hands up - Camatta had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Camatta had his way with Burt The Hurt in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Camatta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Camatta tried to score with a low kick but The Hurt checks it.
The Hurt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Hurt just misses with a punch to the body.
The Hurt throws a series of punches but Camatta moves out of range.
Camatta connects with a leg kick. The Hurt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camatta ducks under a wild hook from The Hurt.

Camatta scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Hurt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Camatta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camatta scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Camatta stalls from top position.
Camatta advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camatta landing punches.
The Hurt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Camatta is nestled in close to The Hurt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Camatta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Hurt trying to control but Camatta postures up.
Camatta lands strikes from half guard.
Camatta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Hurt trying to control here.
Burt The Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camatta prevents The Hurt from improving his position.
The Hurt is staying active underneath Camatta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Camatta working over The Hurt with some ground and pound. The Hurt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Camatta there.
The Hurt is refusing to be controlled, as Camatta sits in half guard.
The Hurt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Antonio Camatta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is thwarting The Hurt's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Camatta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Hurt's head.
The Hurt looks to land a right hand but Camatta moved out of range.
The Hurt throws a jab when Camatta was well out of range.
Camatta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camatta lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Hurt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camatta.
The Hurt throws a looping overhand right but Camatta ducks down to avoid it.
Camatta throwing a counter right hand but The Hurt manages to avoid it.
The Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camatta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Hurt looks to land a left hand but Camatta moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camatta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Hurt walks into a left hand.
The Hurt walks into a stiff left hand from Camatta.
Nice uppercut lands for Camatta. That snapped The Hurt's head back.
A big left from The Hurt misses.
As The Hurt backs away, Camatta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hurt with a hook.
The Hurt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camatta. Camatta obviously looking to wear him down.
Camatta connects with a body shot.
The Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camatta.
Camatta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camatta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Camatta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camatta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Camatta!
Antonio Camatta decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.