PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Harris (ranked 1503 p4p, 181 weight class) and Heller Cabrera (ranked 356 p4p, 46 weight class). Tim Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Cabrera

177 cm
28
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Harris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Harris is working for takedown but Cabrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Harris decides to pull guard.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Harris trying to control the position.
Cabrera prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera passes Harris's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris wants to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Cabrera is controlling him well.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrera but Cabrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Heller Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Cabrera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrera is defending well.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabrera is keeping busy.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but Cabrera stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrera.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabrera walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cabrera sprawls and moves away.
Cabrera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Cabrera leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cabrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cabrera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Harris shoots in and bounces Cabrera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Cabrera is adopting a defensive guard.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heller Cabrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cabrera counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cabrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Cabrera misses.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.

Harris darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries to pull guard but Cabrera holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Heller Cabrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cabrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cabrera is defending well.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cabrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cabrera throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Cabrera. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris staying out of range there.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heller Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrera stuffs the takedown.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.

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

Harris is rocked!
Harris fails with the takedown.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera cracks Harris with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harris falls to his knees and Cabrera doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heller Cabrera! Heller Cabrera retains his featherweight title!
Heller Cabrera 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.