PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benito Camela (ranked 4347 p4p, 4206 weight class) and Usman Magomedsharipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benito Camela has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Camela
vs
Magomedsharipov

183 cm
20
178
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
178
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Brachial Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benito Camela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Usman Magomedsharipov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camela shoots and misses

and Magomedsharipov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedsharipov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Camela wants to stand up but Magomedsharipov is controlling him.
Magomedsharipov throwing strikes from guard but Camela blocks nicely.
Camela being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov working some strikes from top position.
Camela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magomedsharipov on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camela is trying to hold Magomedsharipov in close to prevent damage but Magomedsharipov has managed to pass into half guard.
Camela wants to get back to full guard but Magomedsharipov has mounted him!
Camela gets back to half guard.
Camela tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Magomedsharipov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Magomedsharipov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Camela tries to reverse the position but Magomedsharipov maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedsharipov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magomedsharipov with a couple of short strikes.
Magomedsharipov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Camela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Camela is breathing heavily.
Camela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magomedsharipov landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedsharipov raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedsharipov controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov lands with some strikes.
Camela is bucking up trying to escape but Magomedsharipov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Magomedsharipov controlling from mount.
Magomedsharipov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Camela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Magomedsharipov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Magomedsharipov cracks Camela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magomedsharipov with a couple of short strikes.
Camela tries to hold on but Magomedsharipov postures up.
Camela is looking to improve his position but Magomedsharipov isn't that keen on the idea.
Magomedsharipov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Camela hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magomedsharipov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magomedsharipov punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Usman Magomedsharipov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Magomedsharipov misses with a body shot.

Camela closes the distance and pushes Magomedsharipov back into the cage.
Camela fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Magomedsharipov wants the takedown. Camela is fighting it off but Magomedsharipov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Camela's guard against the cage.
Magomedsharipov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Camela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Camela has momentary wrist control but Magomedsharipov slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov is in close to Camela's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Camela looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Magomedsharipov passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov looks up at the clock and then as Camela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magomedsharipov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magomedsharipov scoring with punches from side control.
Camela tries to control but Magomedsharipov manages to take his back.
Magomedsharipov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Camela's body.

Camela won't enjoy being in this position. Magomedsharipov looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Camela is tapping - it's over boys! Magomedsharipov picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Usman Magomedsharipov!
Usman Magomedsharipov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.