PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barnes
vs
Camacho

170 cm
31
166 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

178 cm
33
162 lbs
37 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho slips under a jab.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes with a hook.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot.
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Brady Barnes has been cut.
Camacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camacho lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Camacho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Camacho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Camacho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Camacho cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes cracks the inside of Camacho's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Camacho moves into range and connects with a jab.

Camacho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Camacho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Camacho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Camacho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camacho controls the pace.

Barnes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Barnes has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Camacho has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!

Barnes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Camacho is trying to keep an underhook but Barnes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camacho wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Camacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camacho gets full guard.
Barnes connects with a couple of short punches.
Camacho wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Camacho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes passes Camacho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Camacho is controlling Barnes's trapped leg to prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
Barnes throwing shots but Camacho is blocking nicely.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camacho keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Barnes prevents Camacho from improving his position.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Camacho defends it.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Camacho tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Camacho is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Camacho tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Camacho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Camacho is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho wants to get back to full guard but Barnes has mounted him!
Camacho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Camacho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes looking to finish Camacho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Camacho!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Camacho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Barnes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Camacho is now in Barnes's guard. A big mistake from Barnes there, giving up the dominant position!
Camacho distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Camacho landing some decent shots from guard.
Camacho lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Camacho sprawls well.
Camacho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho swinging wildly here.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Camacho digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Camacho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camacho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camacho swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes slips under a jab from Camacho.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes feints and then cracks Camacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Camacho down.
Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Barnes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camacho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes tries to bum rush Camacho with a series of wild strikes but Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Camacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Barnes is rocked!
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Camacho is able to avoid easily.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Camacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camacho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Camacho avoids it well.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camacho defends it nicely.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes blocks a jab.
Camacho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Camacho. No joy for Barnes on that attempt.
Barnes checks the leg kick.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camacho counters with a thumping low kick.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a leg kick.

Barnes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camacho quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camacho's head.
Camacho wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Camacho keeps trying to improve his position.
Camacho felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barnes is thwarting Camacho's attempts to control the position.
Camacho is controlling Barnes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Camacho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Camacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is trying to control. Camacho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brady Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Camacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Camacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brady Barnes'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. This is the final round!

Barnes dips to his left and cracks Camacho with an uppercut!
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes slips a jab from Camacho.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Camacho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Camacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Camacho is out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barnes landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Camacho takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Camacho wants to control but Barnes postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Camacho some visible discomfort.
Camacho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Camacho is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Barnes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Barnes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Camacho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes landing strikes.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Camacho down.
Camacho taking a bit of punishment here - Barnes scoring with strikes.
Camacho is looking to reverse the position.
Camacho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
Camacho biding his time, controlling Barnes.
Camacho struggling to keep hold of the position.
Camacho gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho tries to get the hooks in deep but Barnes pushed the leg off.
Barnes trying to control but not successfully.
Barnes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Camacho is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Camacho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes looking to control.
Camacho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Camacho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Camacho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes is trying to keep Camacho in close.
Camacho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camacho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barnes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camacho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Barnes working for submissions but it's allowed Camacho to get to half guard.
Camacho slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.
Barnes is not content to let Camacho control the position.

Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camacho connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brady Barnes.
I think Barnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Camacho!
In his post fight interview, Hector Camacho gave a big smile as he said 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, Cortes, its time bro, I'm coming for that belt.'.
In defeat, Brady Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Didn't hurt'.