PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cabreros
vs
Knight

168 cm
21
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
153 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Knight!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Knight.
Knight throws a nice head kick!
Cabreros looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Cabreros swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Cabreros does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cabreros cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Nino Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight connects with a jab.
Cabreros scores with a decent looking hook.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Cabreros does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Cabreros scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
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!
Cabreros lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cabreros trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight wants to stand but Cabreros is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
Cabreros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Cabreros is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cabreros won't allow Knight to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Cabreros avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Knight moves out of range as Cabreros throws a body kick.

Cabreros feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cabreros trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight pulls Cabreros in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabreros from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cabreros 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.
Cabreros controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cabreros is controlling him.
Cabreros trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Cabreros throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros preventing the sweep.
Cabreros might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knight controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
Cabreros trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabreros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight is looking to slow Cabreros down with leg kicks.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cabreros sprawls well. Cabreros wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Cabreros scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Cabreros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cabreros seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Cabreros not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Cabreros in his half guard.
Cabreros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knight defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabreros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabreros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cabreros working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cabreros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cabreros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Cabreros getting side control.
Cabreros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cabreros prevents Knight from standing back up.
Cabreros is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cabreros is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position.
Knight tries to kick Cabreros off but Cabreros keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Knight manages to get to full guard.
Cabreros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight pulls Cabreros in close to prevent any damage.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros is really struggling to control Knight but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Knight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabreros fakes the leg kick and cracks Knight in the body.

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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabreros throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabreros fails with a takedown attempt.
Knight lands a high kick!
Cabreros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cabreros gets the takedown into side control.
Cabreros trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Knight tries to improve position but can't.
Cabreros controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight is looking to regain half guard here but Cabreros keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Cabreros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

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!
Knight working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cabreros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Knight takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Knight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cabreros landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
Knight tries to reverse the position but Cabreros maintains control.
Cabreros looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cabreros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.

Knight is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cabreros locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Knight is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nino Cabreros!