PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera has chosen Hector as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leuka
vs
Cabrera

167 cm
22
153 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
156 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Cabrera
and Leuka counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Leuka.
Cabrera misses with the body kick
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Leuka.
Leuka throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Leuka is just out of range.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the body
and Leuka counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrera backing up. Cabrera nods at Leuka to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Hector Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka cracks Cabrera with a good jab.
Cabrera 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.
Leuka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leuka throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
A head kick by Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Cabrera with that takedown attempt.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera wants to clinch.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera throws a predictable looking body shot

so Leuka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Cabrera is looking for a triangle but Leuka pushes his legs off easily.
Leuka tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.
Leuka looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cabrera trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Cabrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leuka pulls Cabrera in close to his closed guard and prevents Cabrera from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka wants to get back to his feet but Cabrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Leuka throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera is looking to slow Leuka down with leg kicks.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Leuka moved away.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Leuka pushes him off.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Leuka moves his leg out of the way.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Leuka counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a combination that misses
and Cabrera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Cabrera avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Leuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leuka lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Leuka.
Cabrera dodges the punch combination from Leuka.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabrera on the side of the head.
Leuka throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leuka.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leuka's waist but Leuka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leuka rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leuka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Leuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Leuka counters with a low kick, right behind Cabrera 's knee.
Nice takedown defense from Leuka. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
Lasi Leuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leuka scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leuka misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabrera looks to clinch
letting Leuka counter with a right hand.
Leuka tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Leuka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera 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.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Leuka counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrera backing up. Cabrera nods at Leuka to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Leuka finish him?
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Cabrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabrera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leuka counters with a crisp one two that drops Cabrera! Leuka thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cabrera to his feet! Cabrera is in big trouble!
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera tries to clinch
and Leuka counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Cabrera! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Leuka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Leuka!