PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Istvan Schaviel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cabollaro's choice of entrance music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Javier Cabollaro enters the ring!

Schaviel
vs
Cabollaro

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
8 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Istvan Schaviel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabollaro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schaviel sprawls well initially but Cabollaro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cabollaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaviel keeps working.
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from standing back up.
Cabollaro is looking to take a break and control but Schaviel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaviel looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cabollaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schaviel is not content to let Cabollaro control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Javier Cabollaro.

Schaviel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cabollaro did well to prevent Schaviel getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaviel not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schaviel throws some wild stikes that Cabollaro manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Schaviel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cabollaro taking shots to the head.

Schaviel is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cabollaro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cabollaro!
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from getting back to his feet.
Cabollaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabollaro wants to control from the top but Schaviel keeps moving.
Schaviel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cabollaro dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schaviel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabollaro is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Schaviel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cabollaro is working the ground and pound. Can Schaviel escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schaviel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cabollaro is looking to control Schaviel but Schaviel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Cabollaro manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Schaviel is trying to stand back up.
Cabollaro trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Schaviel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Schaviel wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel is keeping busy.
Schaviel is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabollaro trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Cabollaro will probably get the nod.
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.

Cabollaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Schaviel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabollaro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cabollaro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schaviel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Cabollaro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Istvan Schaviel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schaviel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Cabollaro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schaviel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schaviel wriggles free and stands up.

Schaviel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cabollaro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaviel trying to control but Cabollaro is working from the bottom.
Cabollaro wants to stand and escape but Schaviel is having none of it.
Cabollaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schaviel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schaviel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schaviel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schaviel trying to control but Cabollaro is working from the bottom.
Istvan Schaviel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schaviel won't allow Cabollaro to get back to his feet.
Schaviel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabollaro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schaviel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schaviel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schaviel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schaviel looking to pass the guard.
Cabollaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schaviel lands a couple of digs.

Cabollaro uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Schaviel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cabollaro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cabollaro prevents Schaviel from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro trying to control but Schaviel is working from the bottom.

Schaviel has his feet on Cabollaro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cabollaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Istvan Schaviel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Cabollaro.

Schaviel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schaviel won't allow Cabollaro to get back to his feet.
Schaviel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro wants to stand up but Schaviel is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaviel pushes down on Cabollaro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cabollaro is trying to stand up here but Schaviel is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schaviel in particular looking to stall.
Schaviel prevents Cabollaro from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabollaro is refusing to be controlled, as Schaviel sits in half guard.
Cabollaro has hold of Schaviel's hands but Schaviel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schaviel working over Cabollaro with some ground and pound. Cabollaro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Istvan Schaviel dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cabollaro enables Schaviel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cabollaro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schaviel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabollaro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schaviel.
Schaviel connects with a couple of short punches.
Schaviel is looking to advance position but Cabollaro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabollaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Schaviel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabollaro is landing with some decent strikes but Schaviel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabollaro with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro unloading with bombs!
Cabollaro with the ground and pound from mount.
Cabollaro breaks from Schaviel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cabollaro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaviel squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Schaviel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cabollaro controlling the position easily from mount.
Cabollaro is landing with some decent strikes but Schaviel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Cabollaro working for a submission but Schaviel is keeping him at bay.
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaviel is in a horrible position here. Cabollaro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Schaviel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabollaro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schaviel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabollaro lands a big elbow.
Cabollaro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schaviel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cabollaro is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Schaviel is rocked!
Cabollaro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Schaviel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabollaro drops a big elbow. That's hurt Schaviel! More shots from Cabollaro and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Cabollaro!