PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Camacho (ranked 24503 p4p, 5600 weight class) and Zane Alcatraz (ranked 661 p4p, 606 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Camacho
vs
Alcatraz

190 cm
26
200
4 - 3 - 1

189 cm
25
196
2 - 1 - 0

Decent elbows
Experienced

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zane Alcatraz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Camacho moves into range and clinches up with Alcatraz.
Alcatraz can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcatraz looking to throw knees to the head but Camacho is blocking nicely.

Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Alcatraz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Alcatraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses with a hook.
Camacho moves out of range as Alcatraz throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Alcatraz

and Camacho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alcatraz is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Alcatraz is trying to break the clinch but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
Alcatraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Camacho won't allow it.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcatraz avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Alcatraz tries to clinch up.
Camacho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcatraz.
A quick step to the side and Camacho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcatraz scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz looks to land a body kick but Camacho moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alcatraz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zane Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcatraz misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho throws a lazy right hand but Alcatraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alcatraz punishes Camacho's body with a nice straight punch.
Alcatraz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camacho counters with a big head kick but Alcatraz shrugs it off.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.

Camacho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alcatraz is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Alcatraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Camacho.
Alcatraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcatraz looking to stall.
Alcatraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Alcatraz avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcatraz controls his hands.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alcatraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Camacho won't allow it.
Alcatraz is looking to break free of the clinch but Camacho has double underhooks.
Alcatraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Alcatraz is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Alcatraz into the ropes.
Alcatraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Alcatraz misses with some punches.
Camacho lands a knee to the head.
Alcatraz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcatraz dodges an elbow strike from Camacho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
Alcatraz misses with a knee to the head.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Alcatraz blocks an elbow strike from Camacho.
Alcatraz tries to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling the position.
Alcatraz working aggressively here.

Alcatraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Camacho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Alcatraz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcatraz looking to stall.

Alcatraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alcatraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcatraz lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Camacho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
Camacho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Alcatraz tries to clinch but Camacho moves out of range.
As Alcatraz tries to get set, Camacho tries to push him back and clinch up but Alcatraz manages to avoid the attempt.
Alcatraz just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alcatraz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camacho tries to clinch up.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz slips under a jab.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Alcatraz's body. Alcatraz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Camacho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alcatraz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zane Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alcatraz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camacho connects with a body shot.

Camacho clinches with his opponent.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Camacho working Alcatraz over with knees to the body.
Alcatraz unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Alcatraz misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alcatraz connects with a jab.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Alcatraz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Camacho throws a quick counter head kick but Alcatraz was just out of range.
Alcatraz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camacho walks into a jab.
Camacho misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcatraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcatraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Alcatraz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses.

Alcatraz throws out a head kick that Camacho doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Camacho crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Camacho's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Camacho is rocked!

Alcatraz cracks Camacho with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Camacho is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Camacho is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Oh Camacho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alcatraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho tries to clinch up.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses with a kick to the body.
Alcatraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Camacho seems to have got his legs back now.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcatraz throws a nice looking combination but Camacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Alcatraz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot.
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Camacho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Camacho.
Alcatraz throws a shot from downtown. Camacho moves away and avoids it.
Camacho with a nice calf kick.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcatraz tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
Alcatraz loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Camacho.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho slips under a jab from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alcatraz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz is looking to land body kicks.
Alcatraz cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Alcatraz misses its intended target.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Camacho sees coming a mile off.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alcatraz throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters with a nice body shot.
Alcatraz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho slips a jab and a cross from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz is breathing heavily.
Camacho moves out of range as Alcatraz strikes.
A head kick by Alcatraz misses
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
Alcatraz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alcatraz pushes Camacho away with a front kick.
Alcatraz misses the shot to the body.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcatraz avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Alcatraz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Camacho - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz blocks a head kick by Camacho.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alcatraz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Camacho throws the left hand but Alcatraz avoids the punch easily.
Camacho scoring well with a low kick there.

Camacho clinches with his opponent.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alcatraz working hard to break the clinch.
Alcatraz tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz can't find room to land a body shot as Camacho controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Camacho throws an elbow but misses.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcatraz avoids it.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Alcatraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Alcatraz will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
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. This is the final round!

Alcatraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz is looking to land body kicks.
Alcatraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alcatraz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
Camacho stuns Alcatraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alcatraz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Camacho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alcatraz tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Alcatraz tries to get set, Camacho tries to push him back and clinch up but Alcatraz manages to avoid the attempt.
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alcatraz throws a right hand that misses

and Camacho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Camacho.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Alcatraz avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho lands an elbow just above Alcatraz 's eye.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcatraz avoids it.
Alcatraz tries to break free but Camacho pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho prevents Alcatraz from breaking the clinch.
Camacho is looking to control Alcatraz's arms but Alcatraz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Camacho has his back to the ropes.
Alcatraz avoiding damage as Camacho throws knees to the body.
Camacho lands an elbow that stopped Alcatraz in his tracks for a moment.
Camacho presses Alcatraz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jesus Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcatraz controls his hands.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Alcatraz breaks from the clinch.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Alcatraz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alcatraz lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho lands a jab to Alcatraz's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Alcatraz. That snapped Camacho's head back.
Alcatraz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcatraz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcatraz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jesus Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho stuns Alcatraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick by Alcatraz misses

and Camacho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alcatraz tries a knee to the head but Camacho blocks it.
Alcatraz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alcatraz taking a breather.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
Alcatraz lands a body punch.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alcatraz's elbow.

Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcatraz throws the kick towards the body but Camacho avoids it.
Alcatraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcatraz throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.

Camacho gets tackled into the ropes by Alcatraz. Alcatraz maintains the clinch.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho is working Alcatraz over against the ropes.
Zane Alcatraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alcatraz blocks an elbow strike.
Alcatraz keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcatraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcatraz lands with a kick to the temple. Camacho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Camacho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alcatraz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the body kick.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho throws a head kick but Alcatraz moves out of range.

Camacho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alcatraz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Camacho wants to stall.
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Camacho wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a left hand.
Alcatraz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alcatraz prevents a body shot from Camacho.

Alcatraz breaks from the clinch.
Alcatraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcatraz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Alcatraz.
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!
Alcatraz connects with a leg kick.

Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alcatraz blocking some punches.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zane Alcatraz.
I've got Alcatraz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Alcatraz!
A relieved looking Zane Alcatraz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.