PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 253 p4p, 34 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 557 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Camacho
vs
Kuznetsov

178 cm
36
162 lbs
42 - 18 - 0

182 cm
35
170 lbs
25 - 19 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov scores with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camacho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Camacho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Camacho misses.
Camacho scores with a shot to the body.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Camacho has time to react.
Kuznetsov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho throws a solid leg kick but Kuznetsov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camacho.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
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!
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
Camacho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Camacho saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camacho tried to counter with a leg kick but Kuznetsov avoided it.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov wants to counter the offense by Camacho and move into the clinch position.

Kuznetsov closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the cage.
Camacho wants a takedown but no success here.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Camacho looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuznetsov cracks Camacho with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov has Camacho pressed against the cage, preventing Camacho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuznetsov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Camacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
It looked like Camacho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Camacho.

Camacho drives through and clinches with Kuznetsov against the cage.
Kuznetsov digs a right hand underneath Camacho's ribcage. Camacho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov lands with a light punch inside.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Camacho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.

Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camacho takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Camacho avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov jabs at Camacho's body.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov lands a jab.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Camacho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuznetsov - the referee stops the clock and Camacho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuznetsov. Camacho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuznetsov scores with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Kuznetsov settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camacho wants to break free but Kuznetsov has control.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuznetsov into the cage.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuznetsov, right into the meat.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Camacho.
Camacho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuznetsov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Camacho will feel that in the morning.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kuznetsov connects with a solid leg kick.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Kuznetsov looks to land a body kick but Camacho moved away.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexandr Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Camacho rushes Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Camacho breaks from the clinch.
Camacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Kuznetsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camacho missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.

Camacho moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov has Camacho pushed against the cage.
Kuznetsov is looking to control Camacho's arms but Camacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuznetsov has his back to the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camacho is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
It looked like Camacho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznetsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camacho is looking to land body kicks.
Kuznetsov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
Camacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Camacho takes one to the side of the head.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuznetsov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Camacho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Camacho.
Camacho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Camacho tries to move into range but Kuznetsov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Camacho scores with a jab to the body.
Camacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuznetsov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuznetsov catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camacho throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Camacho moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A jab lands there for Camacho.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho connects with a looping right hand.

Camacho has managed to clinch.
Camacho just leaning against Kuznetsov, taking a breather.
Camacho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuznetsov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Kuznetsov throws a series of strikes that have Camacho backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Camacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Kuznetsov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Camacho's calf.
Camacho misses with a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Camacho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Camacho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Kuznetsov pushes Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuznetsov.
The referee calls for Kuznetsov to work.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camacho looking to stall.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Hector Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow.
Kuznetsov being controlled against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Camacho half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand

and Camacho counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Kuznetsov!

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Camacho scores with a big shot! Kuznetsov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kuznetsov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Camacho!
Hector Camacho took some time post fight to say the following; 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, Cortes, its time bro, I'm coming for that belt.'.