PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ac Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbat has chosen U KNOW I GOT THAT as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Barca
vs
Cabbat

187 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ac Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barca is looking to clinch.
Barca scores with a jab to the head.
Cabbat tries to work over Barca's front leg with a kick but Barca checks it.
Barca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Barca.
Barca scores with a jab to the head.
Barca wants to clinch.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabbat.
Cabbat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabbat doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabbat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca throws a shot from downtown. Cabbat moves away and avoids it.

Cabbat tries to keep at a distance but Barca has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabbat tries to break the clinch but Barca is controlling the position.
Barca missing with knees to the body.
Barca trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a knee strike.
Barca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabbat avoids it.
Barca stalling the fight.
Barca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cabbat is defending well for now.
Cabbat blocks an elbow strike from Barca.
Barca lands an elbow inside.

Cabbat manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cabbat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Barca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabbat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barca has managed to get both his arms back between Cabbat's legs - danger averted.

Barca stands and steps away. Cabbat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabbat has time to react.
Barca throws a right hand that Cabbat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabbat also avoids with ease.
Cabbat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barca jabs Cabbat to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Barca looks to land a left hand but Cabbat moved out of range nicely.
Cabbat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Barca as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Cabbat. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Barca.
Cabbat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barca scores with a nice head shot.
Barca lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cabbat backs up against the cage.
Cabbat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabbat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Barca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabbat doesn't seem phased though.
Cabbat misses with a double jab.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabbat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabbat slips under a jab.
Cabbat walks into a stiff left hand from Barca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabbat on the side of the head.
Cabbat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca misses with a hook.
Cabbat displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Barca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cabbat is looking to break free of the clinch but Barca has double underhooks.
Cabbat takes an elbow to the temple.
Cabbat wants to break free but Barca has control.
Barca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barca missing with knees to the body.
Cabbat avoiding damage as Barca throws knees to the body.
Barca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabbat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barca lands an elbow that stopped Cabbat in his tracks for a moment.
Barca throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabbat's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabbat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabbat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cabbat's efforts to push away.
Cabbat is trying to force a seperation but Barca has the dominant position.
Barca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Barca.
Cabbat looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabbat is trying to break the clinch but Barca has him pressed against the cage.
Cabbat avoids the elbow strike from Barca, against the cage.
Barca is pushing Cabbat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cabbat's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ac Barca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barca connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Barca.
Cabbat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabbat moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabbat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barca finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabbat's head.
Cabbat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barca.
Barca lands with a nice combination. Cabbat backs away looking to recover.
Barca is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cabbat throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Barca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabbats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabbat.
Barca catches Cabbat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabbat manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabbat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabbat. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabbat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ac Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabbat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cabbat walks into a stiff left hand from Barca.

Barca gets a clinch.
Barca misses with a knee strike.
Barca throws an elbow that misses.
Cabbat is trying to push Barca away but Barca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barca effectively controlling the action here.
Cabbat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barca lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabbat is breathing heavily.
Cabbat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barca walks away with a smile on his face. Cabbat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabbat tries for a takedown but Barca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ac Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eleomar Cabbat.
Barca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabbat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabbat swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barca!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cabbat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca sizes up Cabbat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cabbat slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
Cabbat looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Barca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barca lands a lovely overhand right.
Barca lands with a cross.
Barca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabbat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barca connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabbat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabbat in his tracks.
Cabbat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barca.
Ac Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabbat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Cabbat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barca shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cabbat eats them both and turns towards Barca to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cabbat swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat ducks right into an uppercut from Barca.
Barca scores with a jab.
Barca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barca throws a right hand that Cabbat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabbat also avoids with ease.
Barca scores with a shot to the body.
Cabbat tries for a takedown but Barca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barca thuds his right hand into Cabbat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barca tries to clinch up but Cabbat circles away and keeps his distance.
Barca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabbat misses with a double jab.
Cabbat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabbat shoots in and drives through. Barca sprawls well.

Barca has managed to clinch.
Barca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabbat can do to turn this around?
Cabbat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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!
Barca prevents Cabbat from breaking the clinch.
Barca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabbat's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands an elbow inside.
Barca lands a damaging elbow.
Barca lands an elbow that stopped Cabbat in his tracks for a moment.
Barca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cabbat avoids the elbow strike from Barca, against the cage.
Barca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cabbat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barca.
Cabbat is trying to push Barca away but Barca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca tries to stall but Cabbat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barca throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca with a knee to the head.
Cabbat blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ac Barca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cabbat shoots in but Barca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca slips a jab from Cabbat.
Barca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabbat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
A cross from Barca lands.
Barca lands a body shot.
Barca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barca clobbers Cabbat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eleomar Cabbat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabbat fails with the takedown.
Barca defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabbat.
Ac Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eleomar Cabbat.
Barca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabbat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabbat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabbat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands a jab to the head.
Cabbat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
Cabbat throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca lands the left hand.
Barca scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabbat should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Barca there.
Barca wants to clinch up but Cabbat keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Cabbat.
Barca scores with a jab to the head.
Barca lands with a cross.
Cabbat thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabbat misses the shot to the body.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca works over Cabbat's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Barca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barca works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabbat.
Cabbat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barca works Cabbat's body with a nice hook.
Cabbat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabbat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabbat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabbat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barca with a nice cross.
Barca connects with a looping right hand.
Barca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Barca forces Cabbat back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cabbat's face.
Barca lands a knee to the body.
Barca lands a knee to the head.
Cabbat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ac Barca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barca.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barca.
Barca pushes Cabbat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabbat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barca lands a nice knee to the body.
Barca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabbat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Barca.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barca takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cabbat blocks the elbow strike.
Eleomar Cabbat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabbat is trying to force a seperation but Barca has the dominant position.
Cabbat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabbat managing to block the knees to the body from Barca.
Cabbat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabbat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barca slows down the pace here.
Cabbat is trying to force a seperation but Barca has the dominant position.
Cabbat takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barca.
Barca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabbat blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabbat takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ac Barca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ac Barca!
Our winner, Ac Barca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.