PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Camacho (ranked 4916 p4p, 3081 weight class) and Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 554 p4p, 390 weight class). Camacho comes into the arena with Hammer Smashed Face blaring out of the sound system. Ruben Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camacho
vs
Chimaev

181 cm
18
187
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Bondi MMA

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khamzat Chimaev!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chimaev moves into the clinch successfully.

Chimaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Camacho sprawls well. He's pushed Chimaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Chimaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Camacho is trying to force a seperation but Chimaev has the dominant position.

Chimaev drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho tries to stand but Chimaev is controlling from the bottom.
Chimaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Chimaev, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho wants to stand and escape but instead Chimaev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Chimaev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chimaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Camacho wants to stand but Chimaev is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chimaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camacho wants to stand up but Chimaev is controlling him.
Chimaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chimaev slips nicely into half guard.
Camacho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Camacho tries to kick Chimaev off but Chimaev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chimaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chimaev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Camacho pushes Chimaev off looking to stand but Chimaev dives back in and keeps control.
Camacho is in trouble now - Chimaev has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Camacho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Ruben Camacho has been cut.
Chimaev is landing with some decent strikes but Camacho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Camacho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Ruben Camacho's cut is getting worse.
Chimaev breaks from Camacho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimaev lands a heavy elbow.

Ruben Camacho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chimaev is landing with some decent strikes but Camacho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jeez, Ruben Camacho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruben Camacho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Khamzat Chimaev!
Khamzat Chimaev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Ruben Camacho had this to say: 'Fuck.'.