PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Diprivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cabrillo
vs
Diprivan

187 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Diprivan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diprivan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diprivan misses with a low kick.
Cabrillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into Diprivan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cabrillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diprivan's head.
Cabrillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Diprivan is retaining full guard.
Cabrillo passes into half guard.

Cabrillo is working for a kimura but Diprivan is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diprivan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nice strikes from Cabrillo there.
Cabrillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo trying to control the action but Diprivan is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabrillo lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo working over Diprivan with some ground and pound. Diprivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diprivan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabrillo is looking to take a break and control but Diprivan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabrillo lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo tries to pass to full mount but Diprivan defends it.
Cabrillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diprivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrillo.
Diprivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diprivan wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
Diprivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrillo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprivan is trying to stand up here but Cabrillo is controlling him well.

Cabrillo is working for a kimura here but Diprivan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Cabrillo's guard.

Cabrillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diprivan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diprivan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Cabrillo looking for a guillotine here but Diprivan defends easily.
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Diprivan from controlling successfully.
Diprivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabrillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cabrillo is looking for a triangle but Diprivan pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cabrillo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diprivan wants to stand but Cabrillo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Diprivan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabrillo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diprivan has managed to get both his arms back between Cabrillo's legs - danger averted.
Diprivan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cabrillo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diprivan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cabrillo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diprivan!
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!
A nice elbow there by Cabrillo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Diprivan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cabrillo scoring with strikes but Diprivan is staying in there.
Cabrillo landing strikes from the mount.
Diprivan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cabrillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diprivan hang on?
Cabrillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diprivan looks gassed!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cabrillo! Diprivan is hurt baaadly! Cabrillo is firing away with more strikes - Diprivan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cabrillo!
After the big win, Juan Cabrillo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.