PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaguncinho Cabramacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa comes to the cage accompanied by young wild and free. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khalifa
vs
Cabramacho

187 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wiz Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaguncinho Cabramacho!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabramacho.
Khalifa throws out a powerful jab.

Khalifa moves into the clinch.
Cabramacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabramacho blocks an elbow strike.
Cabramacho looking to throw knees to the head but Khalifa is blocking nicely.
Cabramacho avoids the elbow strike from Khalifa, against the cage.
Khalifa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khalifa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabramacho's defenses.

It looks like Jaguncinho Cabramacho has been cut.
Cabramacho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khalifa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cabramacho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabramacho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khalifa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabramacho can't break the clinch.
Khalifa throws an elbow that misses.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalifa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabramacho's defenses.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cabramacho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalifa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalifa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khalifa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.

Cabramacho has clasped his hands together around Khalifa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Khalifa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cabramacho's best efforts.
Khalifa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Khalifa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabramacho is aware though and is defending well.

Khalifa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabramacho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabramacho trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Cabramacho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Khalifa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khalifa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabramacho is aware though and is defending well.
Khalifa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cabramacho!
Cabramacho is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Khalifa goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cabramacho turns into him and now he's in Khalifa's guard.

Khalifa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabramacho defends it easily.
Cabramacho passes Khalifa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khalifa looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Cabramacho seems content to control.

Khalifa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabramacho prevents Khalifa from improving his position.
Cabramacho wants to take a breather but Khalifa is having none of it.
Khalifa moves into full guard.

Khalifa working for a triangle but Cabramacho defends it easily.
Cabramacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalifa is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khalifa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cabramacho stands and throws Khalifa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khalifa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Cabramacho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khalifa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Cabramacho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalifa is trying to control Cabramacho's posture but Cabramacho avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiz Khalifa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaguncinho Cabramacho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Khalifa clinches up with Cabramacho and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khalifa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabramacho's brow.
Khalifa pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabramacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cabramacho gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khalifa tries to get to full guard but Cabramacho has control of the leg.
Khalifa is trying to maintain the position but Cabramacho is very close to passing his half guard.
Khalifa gets back to full guard.

Cabramacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabramacho trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Cabramacho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabramacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabramacho wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jaguncinho Cabramacho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Cabramacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalifa lands an elbow inside that Cabramacho shrugs off.
Khalifa misses with an elbow over the top.
Khalifa throws an elbow but it misses.
Khalifa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabramacho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khalifa up against the cage.

Cabramacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Khalifa has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cabramacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Khalifa closes the distance and clinches.
Cabramacho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khalifa smiles and moves away.

Cabramacho gets a double leg takedown into Khalifa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Khalifa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa keeping full guard, as Cabramacho tries to pass.

Khalifa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Cabramacho frees his head nicely. Oh but Khalifa has switched to an armbar! Cabramacho is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wiz Khalifa!
After the fight, Wiz Khalifa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.