PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Latrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Cayro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Latrell
vs
Cayro

166 cm
29
137 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

170 cm
27
135 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corbin Latrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Cayro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Latrell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cayro!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cayro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Latrell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Latrell 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.
Cayro is trying desperately to improve position.

Latrell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cayro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cayro is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Latrell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Latrell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cayro tries to reverse the position but Latrell maintains control.
Latrell breaks from Cayro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cayro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cayro wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cayro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Latrell.
Cayro is staying active underneath Latrell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cayro is looking to improve his position.

Latrell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cayro defends it well.

Cayro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cayro looking for submissions off his back.
Latrell uses his free foot to push down on Cayro's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cayro.
Cayro is looking to get to half guard.

Latrell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cayro is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cayro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Cayro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Latrell.

Latrell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cayro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Cayro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Latrell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cayro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cayro gets back to half guard.
Latrell is trying to control. Cayro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cayro gets back to full guard.

Cayro has his foot on Latrell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Latrell works his way back into a safe position though.
Latrell with a flurry of punches that miss.

Cayro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Latrell stands up and waves to Cayro to follow him.

Cayro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Latrell is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cayro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Latrell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Latrell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cayro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Cayro is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latrell gets back to full guard.

Cayro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cayro has gone for a leg lock! Latrell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cayro's guard.
Latrell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cayro's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cayro is looking for a sweep. Latrell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Cayro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cayro looks gassed!
Cayro is not content to let Latrell control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Corbin Latrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cayro slaps away a takedown attempt from Latrell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Latrell.
No luck for Latrell with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corbin Latrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cayro stuffs the takedown.
Cayro has a takedown stuffed.
Latrell closes the distance and clinches up with Cayro, looking for a takedown. Latrell pushes Cayro against the cage but Cayro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cayro fails with a takedown attempt.

Latrell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cayro gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Latrell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Latrell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Cayro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Latrell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cayro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cayro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Latrell is one step ahead there.
Cayro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cayro keeping moving, preventing Latrell from controlling successfully.

Cayro looking for a guillotine here but Latrell defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cayro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cayro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cayro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Latrell uses it to pass to side control.
Cayro tries to bench press Latrell off him but Latrell keeps the position.
Latrell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cayro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cayro manages to get back to half guard.

Latrell is looking for a kimura here.
Cayro has hold of Latrell's hands but Latrell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Cayro is defending against the submission attempts here by Latrell.
Cayro wants to get back to full guard.

Cayro actively working from the bottom here.

Cayro actively working from the bottom here.
Latrell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cayro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Cayro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Latrell pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Latrell is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cayro is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corbin Latrell!