PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 898 p4p, 240 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 115 p4p, 33 weight class). Ibrahim Camara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lancaster
vs
Camara

180 cm
37
186
28 - 13 - 0

177 cm
32
204
32 - 16 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. Lancaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lancaster scrambles back to his feet.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster cracks Camara with a good jab.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Camara throws a leg kick
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.

It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Lancaster gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
A short right from Lancaster .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Camara lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.

It looks like Cedric Lancaster has been cut.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Lancaster cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
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!
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camaras head.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara working aggressively here.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
A short right from Camara.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara gets through Lancaster 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lancaster is rocked!
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Camara.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Lancaster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Camara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster blocks a leg kick.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Camara tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Camara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara digs a good body shot into Lancaster 's ribs.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara looks to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camara can pounce on him.
Camara scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster lands with an uppercut that bounces Camara off the cage and back into range.
That kick from Camara tenderised Lancaster 's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camara tries to clinch but Lancaster moves out of range.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster throws a wild body kick that Camara sees coming a mile off.
Camara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lancaster rather than just go for the knockout.
Lancaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster sets himself, and Camara steps forward looking for the clinch! Lancaster avoids it this time.
Camara wants to clinch up but Lancaster keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Camara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Camara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster punishes Camara's body with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Camara throws a leg kick but Lancaster checks it.
Lancaster throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Camara works on Lancaster 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Camara.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lancaster .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
I was talking to Lancaster 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike from Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Camara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Camara.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lancaster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Camara drops Lancaster with a big left hand! Lancaster is injured, injured bad! Camara jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
After the fight, Ibrahim Camara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.