PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Lester is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cabral
vs
Lester

188 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabral as he avoids it easily.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cabral wants to stall.

Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Bryan Lester has been cut.
Cabral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabral misses with a takedown attempt - Lester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabral circles away.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabral.
Lester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cabral as he jumps to the side.
Mauricio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabral closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lester to the mat! Lester manages to get full guard.
Cabral passes Lester's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lester looks winded!
Cabral tries to pass to full mount but Lester defends it.
Cabral is controlling the pace.
Cabral is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cabral 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.
Cabral trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cabral is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lester wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to roll over but Cabral keeps him under control.
Cabral stalling.
Cabral is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabral slows the pace down in half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabral escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lester throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cabral's waist but Cabral gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lester off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails with the takedown.
Lester avoids the head kick by Cabral.

Cabral throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lester tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabral is in Lester's guard.
Cabral's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cabral pushing down on Lester's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabral trying to mount his opponent but Lester defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Cabral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Lester's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cabral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cabral closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lester counters with a leg kick.
Lester shoots for a takedown but Cabral saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cabral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lester stalling the fight.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Lester is breathing heavily.
Cabral takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Cabral tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lester just stands there and leans against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cabral fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Cabral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lester prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cabral jumps guard but Lester turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cabral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cabral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Cabral tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lester tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cabral smiles and moves away.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lester slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabral, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Cabral forces Lester back against the cage and clinches.
Cabral drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lester gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lester breaks from the clinch.
Cabral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cabral scrambles back to his feet.
Cabral closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lester circles away.
Cabral tries to clinch up.
Lester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabral falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lester is looking to clinch.

Cabral closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lester's guard.
Cabral looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a couple of elbows.
Lester is trying to control the position but Cabral postures up.
Cabral's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lester trying to control the position.
Lester looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cabral puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely 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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabral content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Cabral stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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 Mauricio Cabral will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Lester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

No joy there for Cabral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lester shoots and misses

and Cabral decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lester's guard.
Cabral controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cabral trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabral connects with a couple of short punches.
Cabral advances position into side control!
Lester is trying to get back to half guard.
Lester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral scoring with punches and elbows.
Lester is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cabral in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral advances to full mount.
Lester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cabral looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mauricio Cabral overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral working the ground and pound effectively.
Cabral is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lester can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cabral stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabral.
Lester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauricio Cabral is winning the standup battle so far.

Cabral shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lester napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Cabral is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lester is trying to escape and Cabral transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lester is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cabral! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauricio Cabral!