PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leto Camille (ranked 1971 p4p, 220 weight class) and Grumpy Bastard (ranked 2485 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camille
vs
Bastard

177 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

186 cm
23
154 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Hot Spunk

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leto Camille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grumpy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Camille explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bastard takes one on the button.
Camille digs a good body shot into Bastard's ribs.
Camille misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camille throws a leg kick which misses Bastard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastard tries to avoid it.
Bastard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camille.
Bastard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Camille misses.
Camille throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
Bastard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camille.
Camille stuns Bastard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Camille throws the left hand but Bastard avoids the punch easily.
Bastard slips a straight right by Camille.
And Bastard tries to counter it with a takedown but Camille pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camille throws a leg kick but Bastard checks it.
Camille misses with a low kick as Bastard jumps back.
Camille misses the jab.
Bastard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camille defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Camille tries to avoid it but Bastard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Camille to the ground. Camille escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Camille throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camille lands the left hand.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camille swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camille looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard with the counter takedown but Camille avoids it easily.
Camille is looking to chop away at Bastard's legs.
Bastard avoids the body shot from Camille.
Camille lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bastard takes a step back to recover.
Camille misses with an uppercut.
Camille scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Camille.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Camille but Camille pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Camille is looking for a counter combo.
Bastard blocks a head kick by Camille.
Bastard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Camille.
Camille is looking to slow Bastard down with leg kicks.
Leto Camille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camille shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camille closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Camille is fending him off so far but Bastard persists. Nope, Camille circles away and we're back to standing.
Leto Camille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grumpy Bastard.
Bastard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Camille pinned against the ropes. Camille gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Camille throwing a counter right hand but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Camille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Donk. Camille catches Bastard right on the button with a cross.
Bastard shoots in looking for a takedown but Camille manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bastard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Camille fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camille connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camille throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bastard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camille!
Bastard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bastard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Camille manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bastard trying to control from the bottom.
Bastard is trying to get back to full guard.
Bastard is pressing down on Camille's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camille is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Camille knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastard on the ground.

Bastard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Camille controlling from the top position.

Bastard looking for a guillotine here but Camille defends easily.
Bastard managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leto Camille dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Camille with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Camille throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camille ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Camille scores with a four punch combination!
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Camille. Those never looked like landing.
Camille tries to land a body kick

and Bastard counters with a single leg into guard. Camille didn't expect that.
Camille keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camille not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bastard working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard stands up over Camille, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard works over Camille with some ground and pound from guard.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Camille keeps moving.
Bastard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Camille haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bastard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bastard lands a couple of elbows.
Bastard landing some decent shots from guard.
Bastard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Camille's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camille working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Bastard cracks Camille with a solid left hand.
Bastard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bastard throws an elbow that misses. Camille uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bastard's guard. Nice move by Camille!

Bastard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camille's guard.

Bastard with a nice head shot there.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camille utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Camille keeps moving.
Bastard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camille is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastard can do to turn this around?
Bastard wants to control from the top but Camille keeps moving.
Bastard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Camille keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
Bastard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Camille's guard.
Bastard tries to pass to full mount but Camille defends it.
Camille has hold of Bastard's hands but Bastard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bastard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grumpy Bastard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastard wants to pass to mount but Camille is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camille is looking for a sweep. Bastard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bastard thows a huge punch but Camille dodges it nicely.
Bastard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bastard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camille's head.
Bastard thows a huge punch but Camille dodges it nicely.
Bastard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Camille blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bastard.
Camille on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Camille tries to get out of the position.
Camille keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bastard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Bastard.
Bastard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bastard in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grumpy Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bastard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Camille.
A big left from Camille misses.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Bastard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Camille scores with a jab. Bastard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camille misses with a low kick as Bastard jumps back.
Bastard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bastard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches up with Camille, looking for a takedown. Bastard pushes Camille against the ropes but Camille circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Camille moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Camille getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camille misses with a lunging right hand

and Bastard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camille's guard.

Camille wriggles free and stands up.
Leto Camille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camille is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but Camille shows good takedown defense.
Camille connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Bastard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Camille scores with a jab. Bastard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard fails with the takedown.
Leto Camille has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grumpy Bastard.
Camille scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Camille throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bastard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camille throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bastard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throwing strikes from guard but Camille blocks nicely.
Camille working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastard won't allow Camille to sweep him here.
Bastard cracks Camille with a solid left hand.
Bastard landing with the ground and pound.
Bastard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bastard looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Camille avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bastard with a nice head shot there.
Bastard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Camille is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bastard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camille utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Camille tries to land a leg kick but Bastard saw it coming and moves away.
Bastard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Camille looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
And Bastard tries to counter it with a takedown but Camille pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camille chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camille throws a sloppy head kick and Bastard moves out of range easily.
And Bastard tries to counter it with a takedown but Camille pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camille dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bastard has a takedown stuffed.
Camille throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bastard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camille's guard.
Bastard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bastard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leto Camille showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camille 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leto Camille!
A victorious Leto Camille thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.