PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inya Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbat comes to the cage accompanied by U KNOW I GOT THAT. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cabbat
vs
Face

178 cm
33
185 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

190 cm
32
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inya Face!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat misses with a body shot.
Cabbat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Inya Face has been cut.
Cabbat shoots in but Face avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabbat is looking to clinch.

Cabbat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabbat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Face stalling.
Cabbat is looking to break free of the clinch but Face has double underhooks.
A short right from Face.

Face manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Cabbat misses with a double jab.
Cabbat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Face looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabbat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cabbat looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Eleomar Cabbat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabbat misses with an uppercut.
Cabbat tries to clinch up
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Face lands a left and a right that send Cabbat crashing to the mat, dazed. Face thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabbat moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabbat fails to land the takedown.
Cabbat throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Cabbat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabbat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabbat misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabbat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face misses with a left hand

and Cabbat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cabbat is trying to break the clinch but Face is controlling him.
Cabbat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Face is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Face prevents Cabbat from breaking the clinch.

Face breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat misses with a low kick.
Cabbat misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a left and a right that stings Cabbat.

It looks like Eleomar Cabbat has been cut.

Face gets tackled into the cage by Cabbat. Cabbat maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat is trying to force a seperation but Face has the dominant position.
Face has Cabbat pressed against the cage.

Cabbat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabbat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Face swinging wildly here.
Cabbat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inya Face dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabbat.
Face jabs Cabbat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabbat throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face thuds a left hand into Cabbat's body.
Face jabs Cabbat right on the nose. Cabbat blinks but takes it well.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabbat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Face lands a big right hand that sends Cabbat crashing to the mat! Face stays standing though and waves Cabbat back to his feet!

Cabbat is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat closes the distance but Face moves to the side
and Face counters with a crisp right that sends Cabbat to the canvas! Face follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inya Face!