PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Camarano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camarano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holyday-Greenday. Camarano has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Royce Ronaldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Camarano
vs
Ronaldo

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camarano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Camarano closes the distance and pushes Ronaldo back into the cage.

Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Ronaldo fails to land the takedown.
Camarano stuffs the takedown attempt from Ronaldo. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Camarano as Ronaldo shoots in.
Miguel Camarano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Ronaldo.

Ronaldo gets caught flat footed, as Camarano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ronaldo pulls Camarano in close to prevent any damage.
Camarano works over Ronaldo with some ground and pound from guard.
Camarano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ronaldo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camarano postures up in Ronaldo's guard and throws a big left but Ronaldo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to stand and escape but Camarano is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camarano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ronaldo looks gassed!

Camarano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Camarano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Camarano trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Ronaldo has momentary wrist control but Camarano slips an elbow through the middle.
Camarano looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camarano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camarano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camarano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ronaldo has Camarano pulled in close to control his posture.
Camarano trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Camarano won't allow Ronaldo to sweep him here.
Camarano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Camarano in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camarano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Camarano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camarano lands a couple of digs.
Camarano scoring with some ground and pound.
Camarano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ronaldo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Camarano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camarano won't allow Ronaldo to get back to his feet.
Camarano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Camarano lands a couple of elbows.
Ronaldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camarano trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Camarano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ronaldo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camarano lands a couple of digs.
Camarano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camarano looking to pass the guard.
Camarano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Camarano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Camarano has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Camarano is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo trying to control here.
Camarano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Camarano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Camarano closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo keeps control of Camarano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Camarano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ronaldo did well to prevent Camarano getting side control.
Camarano misses with a head shot. Ronaldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Camarano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camarano preventing the sweep.
Miguel Camarano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camarano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camarano throwing strikes from guard but Ronaldo blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronaldo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camarano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to stand and escape but Camarano is having none of it.
Camarano throwing strikes from guard but Ronaldo blocks nicely.
Camarano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Camarano throws a big elbow that misses.

Camarano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ronaldo scores with a nice body kick.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Ronaldo with that takedown attempt.

Camarano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ronaldo, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camarano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camarano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camarano won't allow Ronaldo to sweep him here.
Ronaldo wants to stand and escape but Camarano is having none of it.
Camarano preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camarano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ronaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camarano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Camarano is in close to Ronaldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Camarano stands and steps away. Ronaldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Camarano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Camarano shoots in and gets a takedown into Ronaldo's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo looking for a guillotine here but Camarano defends easily.
Ronaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camarano postures up and lands a big shot to Ronaldo's brow.
Camarano stands and throws Ronaldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ronaldo is looking to reverse the position.
Ronaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camarano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camarano tries to score with some ground and pound. Ronaldo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Camarano fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Camarano scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camarano throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Camarano is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ronaldo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camarano working away.
Camarano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ronaldo taking a bit of punishment here - Camarano scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camarano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Camarano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camarano misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Camarano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ronaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Camarano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Camarano avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ronaldo!

Ronaldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Camarano is looking to escape.

Camarano actively working from the bottom here.
Ronaldo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Ronaldo stands up from mount. Strange move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camarano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ronaldo pinned against the cage. Ronaldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miguel Camarano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camarano dives in and grabs Ronaldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ronaldo pushes down on Camarano's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Camarano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camarano shoots and misses
and Ronaldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Camarano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ronaldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camarano somewhat.
Ronaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camarano defends it nicely.
Camarano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ronaldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wanted to stand there but Camarano had control of the position.
Ronaldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Camarano is looking to stand up but Ronaldo isn't so interested in that idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Camarano looking for a triangle here. Ronaldo is fighting it but it looks tight! Camarano pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ronaldo is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Miguel Camarano!
Our winner, Miguel Camarano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.