PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blue Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Sr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Gotta Feeling. John Blue Sr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nino Cabreros's chin.

Blue Sr
vs
Cabreros

179 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Blue Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabreros shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blue Sr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blue Sr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cabreros off and has taken his back!
Blue Sr throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blue Sr scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Blue Sr has good solid back control here.
Blue Sr struggling to keep hold of the position.
Blue Sr misses with a punch to the head.
Cabreros trying to control the hands but Blue Sr won't let him.
Cabreros manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blue Sr's guard. Nice work there by Cabreros.
Blue Sr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabreros is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros lands a couple of elbows.
Blue Sr controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
Cabreros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blue Sr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blue Sr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blue Sr is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabreros content to stall in guard here.
Blue Sr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cabreros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cabreros throwing strikes from guard but Blue Sr blocks nicely.
Blue Sr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blue Sr fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue Sr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabreros throws the kick towards the body but Blue Sr avoids it.
Cabreros tries to work over Blue Sr's front leg with a kick but Blue Sr checks it.
Blue Sr throws a combination. Cabreros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cabreros scores with a leg kick.
Cabreros connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.

Blue Sr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cabreros with a nice head shot there.
Blue Sr has his hands on Cabreros's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros content to stall in guard here.
Blue Sr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blue Sr has momentary wrist control but Cabreros slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabreros stops Blue Sr from standing up.
Blue Sr is breathing heavily.
Cabreros sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cabreros makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cabreros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cabreros scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabreros postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabreros looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabreros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cabreros trying to control but Blue Sr is working from the bottom.
Cabreros seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cabreros working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blue Sr's head.
Cabreros trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabreros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cabreros's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blue Sr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Cabreros dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blue Sr misses with a leg kick.
Cabreros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabreros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blue Sr avoids it really well and circles away.
Cabreros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabreros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blue Sr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Cabreros - just one landing.
Blue Sr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabreros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue Sr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue Sr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blue Sr cracks Cabreros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Cabreros shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cabreros was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cabreros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr tries to hold on but Cabreros postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabreros lands a big elbow.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the head.
Cabreros working Blue Sr over with strikes here.
Cabreros lands a big shot there that rocks Blue Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blue Sr working to try and regain half guard.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the head.
Cabreros wants to control the pace but Blue Sr is squirming around nicely.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Cabreros lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blue Sr wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blue Sr working to try and regain half guard.
Cabreros lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cabreros cracks Blue Sr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cabreros landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabreros with good strikes from the mount here!
Cabreros scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cabreros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros landing punches.
Cabreros scoring with strikes but Blue Sr is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Cabreros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cabreros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabreros unloading with bombs!
Cabreros content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabreros lands a heavy elbow.
Cabreros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cabreros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cabreros wants to control the pace but Blue Sr is squirming around nicely.
Cabreros controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cabreros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blue Sr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cabreros lands a big shot there that rocks Blue Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabreros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cabreros working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabreros with the ground and pound from mount.
Cabreros landing strikes from the mount.
Cabreros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Cabreros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cabreros shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cabreros working over Blue Sr with some ground and pound. Blue Sr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cabreros prevents Blue Sr from improving his position.
Blue Sr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Cabreros is looking for a kimura but Blue Sr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cabreros to get the leverage.
Cabreros wants to take a breather but Blue Sr is having none of it.
Blue Sr trying to control but Cabreros postures up.
Blue Sr is trying to stand back up but Cabreros is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabreros slips a nice elbow through Blue Sr's hands, connecting with Blue Sr's forehead.
Nice strikes from Cabreros there.
Nice strikes from Cabreros there.
Cabreros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr trying to control but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Cabreros has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blue Sr is not content to let Cabreros control the position.
Blue Sr pushes Cabreros off looking to stand but Cabreros dives back in and keeps control.
Cabreros is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cabreros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cabreros takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nino Cabreros just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blue Sr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue Sr slips a straight right by Cabreros.

Cabreros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cabreros controls the position.
Cabreros lands some shots froms side control.
Cabreros trying to control the position but Blue Sr is working away.
Cabreros lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cabreros slows the pace down.
Cabreros lands a nice forearm strike.
Blue Sr wants to get back to his feet.
Cabreros lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr is not content to let Cabreros control the position.
Cabreros grinds an elbow into Blue Sr's temple.

Cabreros tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cabreros has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blue Sr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
John Blue Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue Sr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cabreros is looking to take a break and control but Blue Sr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Cabreros's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blue Sr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blue Sr tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Cabreros has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cabreros controlling his opponent.
Cabreros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blue Sr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabreros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cabreros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blue Sr is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Cabreros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cabreros winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Cabreros!