PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes into the arena with Hector blaring out of the sound system. Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. Shelton Harrell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cabrera
vs
Harrell

165 cm
34
154 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

180 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrell.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrell. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Harrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Harrell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Harrell misses with a looping left.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Harrell.
Nice body kick from Harrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrell.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cabrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrell checks it well.
Harrell throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera works Harrell's body with a nice hook.
Harrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Harrell misses.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Harrell.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Harrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrell tries to avoid it.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Harrell takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera defending well as Harrell loads up on a big left hand.
Harrell lands with a cross.
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 low kick from Harrell is predictable there
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrell takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Harrell's leg. Harrell is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cabrera.

It looks like Shelton Harrell has been cut.
Harrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harrell misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabrera rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrell.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrell.
Cabrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabreras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harrell swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera digs a good body shot into Harrell's ribs.
Harrell takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Shelton Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell looks winded!
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrell throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harrell misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Cabrera.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Harrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
Harrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cabrera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cabrera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrell keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrell's head.
Harrell is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera is keen to just control but Harrell is a slippery customer.
Harrell tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Cabrera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shelton Harrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Harrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Harrell scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrell.
Harrell slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Harrell.
Harrell takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Harrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Hector Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrell throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Harrell.
The crowd cheers as Harrell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the temple. Harrell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Harrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harrell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrell misses with the combination.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera slips a jab from Harrell.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrell is breathing heavily.
Harrell throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrell.
Harrell swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Harrell's front leg.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrell takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Harrell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrell. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Harrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Harrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrell down.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrell throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harrell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrell off the cage and back into range.
Cabrera feints a jab promting Harrell to slip. Cabrera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harrell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrell manages to avoid it.

Cabrera clinches.
Harrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the side of Harrell's head.
Cabrera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cabrera gets control of Harrell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cabrera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cabrera trying to keep a closed guard but Harrell is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hector Cabrera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Harrell misses its intended target.
Harrell misses with a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Harrell moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera takes a swing at Harrell's ribcage but misses.
Harrell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera cracks Harrell with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shelton Harrell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cabrera drops Harrell with a naaaaasty hook - Harrell is in real trouble here! Cabrera dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Cabrera!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Cabrera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.