PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 281 p4p, 812 weight class) and Matteo Bottura (ranked 39 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLIND SPOTS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamara
vs
Bottura

180 cm
26
177
18 - 3 - 0

183 cm
30
170
17 - 6 - 0

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Granite chin

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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Kamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bottura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamara closes the distance but Bottura moves to the side
and Bottura counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bottura rushes Kamara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kamara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Bottura.
Bottura working aggressively here.
Kamara lands a good knee to the midsection. Bottura won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura lands a shoulder strike.
Bottura tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kamara.
Bottura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bottura fails to land.
Kamara blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottura.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottura's elbow.
Kamara pushes Bottura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Bottura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bottura.
Kamara lands with a light punch inside.
Bottura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Bottura misses with the head strike.
Bottura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bottura lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottura.
Bottura tries to throw a body punch but Kamara avoids it by throwing Bottura back against the cage.
Kamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottura controls his hands.
Kamara lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Bottura tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamara lands a shoulder strike.
Kamara tries a body shot but Bottura blocks it.
Kamara lands an uppercut.
Bottura lands a shoulder strike.
Kamara lands a nice uppercut.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Bottura.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bottura is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bottura.
Bottura misses with a punch to the body.
Bottura prevents a body shot from Kamara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottura.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bottura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottura has a couple of punches blocked by Kamara.
Bottura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottura's elbow.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Bottura avoids the damage to the body.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamara.
Kamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bottura blocking some punches.
Bottura misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamara scores with a shot to the side of Bottura's head.
Bottura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamara tries to work over Bottura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bottura scores with a shot to the side of Kamara's head.
Bottura lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Bottura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottura throws a head punch that misses.
Bottura blocks a body shot from Kamara.
Bottura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Bottura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bottura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
Kamara trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matteo Bottura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bottura tries to land a body kick
and Kamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Bottura misses.
Bottura tries to clinch there but Kamara circles away.
Kamara misses with a left hand
and Bottura counters with a nice body shot.
Kamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bottura throws the left hand but Kamara avoids the punch easily.
Kamara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamara.
Kamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bottura cracks Kamara with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamara.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bottura.
Kamara misses with the body kick
and Bottura counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottura tries to score with a low kick but Kamara moves his leg out of the way.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
Kamara moves out of range of the body kick from Bottura.
Bottura throws a good cross that connects.
Bottura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Bottura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bottura tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bottura keeps Kamara at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bottura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bottura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamara counters with a body kick that stops Bottura in his tracks momentarily.
Kamara jabs Bottura right on the nose. Bottura blinks but takes it well.
Kamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamara tries to close the distance and clinch but Bottura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bottura.
Bottura misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kamara does it's job there.

That has opened up Matteo Bottura's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
Bottura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tagnarach Kamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kamara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bottura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamara.
Bottura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Matteo Bottura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kamara checks a leg kick.
Kamara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bottura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bottura.
Bottura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Bottura - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bottura.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Kamara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bottura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bottura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tagnarach Kamara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Kamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a straight right hand.
Kamara with a nice calf kick.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bottura in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Kamara misses.
Bottura throws a solid leg kick but Kamara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bottura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kamara - that will leave a mark!
Bottura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamara tries to clinch
enabling Bottura to counter with a crisp jab.
Bottura throws a right hand that misses
and Kamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bottura tries to clinch up but Kamara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bottura. That did some damage!
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
Bottura throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamara misses with a hook
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.

Kamara lands a left and a right that send Bottura crashing to the mat, dazed. Kamara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bottura is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Bottura misses.
Bottura is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamara finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamara.
Bottura seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bottura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a left to the body.
Bottura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bottura.
Kamara scores with a shot to the body.
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bottura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamara fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bottura misses.
Kamara throws a right hand that misses
and Bottura counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura misses with a wild combination.
Bottura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamara.
Bottura moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamara.
Kamara throws an overhand right that lands on Bottura's shoulder, as Bottura tries to avoid the shot.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamara counters with a stiff right hand.

Matteo Bottura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kamara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kamara counters with a nice right hand that sends Bottura toppling to the canvas! Bottura scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kamara finish him?!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.