PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Hector. Slick has chosen Careful With That Axe Eugene as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Hector Cabrera has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hector Cabrera seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cabrera
vs
Slick

165 cm
33
155 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

182 cm
34
159 lbs
29 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Slick circles away.
Cabrera thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Slick
and Cabrera counters with an outside leg kick.
Slick takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Slick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Slick wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.
Slick being controlled here momentarily.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Slick postures up.

Cabrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slick defends it easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slick with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slick won't allow Cabrera to get back to his feet.

Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cabrera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slick is one step ahead there.
Slick throws a strike but Cabrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Slick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabrera is aware though and is defending well.
Slick is trying to keep Cabrera in close.
Cabrera connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Slick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cabrera has passed into half guard!
Cabrera is trying to control the action in half guard but Slick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Slick is looking to improve his position.
Cabrera is stalling here. Slick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cabrera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slick.
Slick throwing strikes but Cabrera manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Slick gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slick is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera is just content to waste time from the top position. Slick takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Slick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oil Slick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slick throws a nice head kick!
Slick scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Slick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Slick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Slick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slick just misses with a punch to the body.

Slick gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Cabrera wants to improve his position but Slick is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to control but Slick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cabrera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cabrera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cabrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabrera is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slick looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cabrera trying to control but Slick is working from the bottom.
Slick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick trying to control the position.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Slick keeps moving.
Slick is adopting a defensive guard.
Cabrera chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slick looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cabrera has picked Slick up and slammed him! Slick can't keep hold of the triangle and Cabrera manages to pass to side control!
Cabrera scores with punches from side control.
Cabrera wants to control but Slick is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slick struggling a bit here.
Slick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cabrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera in side control lands a decent elbow.
Slick tries to buck Cabrera off but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slick keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cabrera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slick counters with an outside leg kick.
Slick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slick throws a quick inside leg kick.

Slick scores a takedown into full mount!
Slick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabrera?
Cabrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slick lands a nice shot to the head.
Slick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cabrera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cabrera holds on for dear life.
Slick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cabrera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slick tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Slick controlling his opponent.
Slick with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slick working Cabrera over with strikes here.
Oil Slick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slick landing strikes from the mount and Cabrera is in trouble!
Slick looking to finish Cabrera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cabrera!
Cabrera tries to reverse the position but Slick maintains control.
Slick dominating with strikes here.
Slick breaks from Cabrera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slick with the ground and pound from mount.

Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera wants to hold on but Slick pushes him away.
Slick controlling from the full mount.
Cabrera working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cabrera hang on?
Slick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cabrera flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slick landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Cabrera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slick prevents Cabrera from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Cabrera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cabrera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabrera?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slick controlling his opponent.
Slick unloads with some shots from mount but Cabrera bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slick lands a big shot there that rocks Cabrera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabrera tries to hold on but Slick pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slick lands a big elbow.
Slick wants to control the pace but Cabrera is squirming around nicely.
Cabrera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oil Slick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oil Slick!
After the big win, Oil Slick made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RSR Elite Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.