PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Cavallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cabral
vs
Cavallo

177 cm
22
177 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

183 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renan Cavallo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavallo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cavallo missing with a left hand there. Cabral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Cavallo misses.
Cavallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabral is just out of range.
Cavallo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Cabral moves into the clinch successfully.
Cabral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabral landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabral landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cavallo looks winded!
Cabral lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cabral.
Cavallo misses with the head strike.
Cavallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabral.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cavallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.
Cavallo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cabral shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cabral landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavallo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral lands a nice knee to the body.
Cavallo can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral lands a knee to the body.
Cabral scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cabral obliges.
Cabral connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cavallo's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Cabral.
A right hand to the body from Cabral.
Cabral lands an elbow that stopped Cavallo in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cavallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cavallo tries a body shot but Cabral blocks it.
Cabral prevents a body shot from Cavallo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is working Cavallo over against the cage.
Cavallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Cabral.
Cabral works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabral digs a right hand underneath Cavallo's ribcage. Cavallo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cabral scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cabral.
Cabral putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cavallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabral lands a body punch.
Cabral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.
Cabral lands an elbow that stopped Cavallo in his tracks for a moment.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cabral gets through Cavallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabral lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cavallo misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Cavallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.
Cabral prevents a body shot from Cavallo.
Cavallo misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral pushes Cavallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cabral obliges.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Cabral lands a right hand.
Cavallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.
Cabral scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabral connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cavallo's face.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cavallo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cabral fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rogerio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Cavallo.
Cavallo misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral lands an elbow that stopped Cavallo in his tracks for a moment.
Cabral with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cavallo working aggressively here.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cavallo tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabral digs a right hand into Cavallo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cavallo's gas tank.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cabral unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cabral lands a knee to the body.
Cabral pushes Cavallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Cavallo misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cavallo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cabral landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cabral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabral works on Cavallo's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabral crunches a lovely knee into Cavallo's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Cabral dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cabral gets a clinch.
Cavallo misses with the head strike.
Cabral prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cavallo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cavallo misses with a punch to the body.
Rogerio Cabral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Cavallo working hard to break the clinch.
Cavallo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cabral gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral is pressed up against the cage. Cavallo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cabral down to the mat. Cabral avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rogerio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Cavallo.
Cabral throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabral connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabral thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cavallo if he has to take too many more of those.
Cabral misses with a head kick.
Cavallo is breathing heavily.
Cabral lands a glancing blow to the side of Cavallo's head.

Cabral darts in and clinches Cavallo up against the cage.
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 hook to the body from Cabral.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabral.
Nice body punch from Cabral - that landed with a thud.
Cabral cracks Cavallo with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Cabral.
Cabral scores with a knee to the head.
Cabral lands a left hand.
Cabral cracks Cavallo with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cavallo or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cavallo can do to turn this around?
Cabral lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabral.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabral.
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabral with a knee to the head.
Cabral crunches a lovely knee into Cavallo's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cavallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cabral obliges.
Cavallo takes a shot to the head.
Cabral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabral lands a shot to the body.
Cavallo wants to take the fight to the mat but Cabral manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Cabral is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cavallo or not.
Cavallo takes a shot to the head.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cavallo backwards.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cavallo.
A knee to the head by Cabral.
Cabral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cabral.
Cabral is leaning against Cavallo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cavallo is working for takedown but Cabral is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cabral lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cabral obliges.

Cabral has Cavallo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cabral pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cavallo tumbling to the mat - Cabral dives into Cavallo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cabral trying to control but Cavallo is working from the bottom.
Cavallo wants to sweep here but Cabral controlling him for the moment.
Cabral is fighting to break Cavallo's control of his arms but Cavallo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Cavallo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cabral stacks Cavallo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cabral!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavallo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Cavallo manages to get one leg in to regain 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!
Cabral is trying to control the action in half guard but Cavallo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cabral is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cavallo has a hand on Cabral's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cabral takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cabral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Cabral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Cabral dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cabral gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cavallo.
Cavallo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cavallo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cavallo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cabral avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabral lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral lands a good knee to the midsection. Cavallo won't want to take too many of those.
Cabral comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cabral gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cabral.
Cabral lands a shot to the body.
Cabral lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabral lands an elbow just above Cavallo 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cavallo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabral with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cavallo is rocked!
A short uppercut from Cabral.
Cavallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cabral - that landed with a thud.
Cabral cracks Cavallo with a nice body shot.
Cabral lands a shot to the body.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cabral.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cabral.
Cavallo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cabral pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabral.
Cabral putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cavallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cavallo seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cavallo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cavallo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogerio Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Cavallo.
Cavallo wants a takedown but no success here.
Rogerio Cabral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral scores with a knee to the head.
Cavallo misses with a body punch.
Cavallo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabral walks away with a smile on his face. Cavallo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Renan Cavallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cavallo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cavallo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cabral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cavallo somewhat.
Cavallo misses with a looping left.
Cabral lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cavallo's sensitive parts.
Cavallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cabral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cavallo, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavallo tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabral prevents the takedown attempt.
Cavallo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cabral lands an elbow inside that Cavallo shrugs off.
Cavallo is trying to force a seperation but Cabral has the dominant position.
Cavallo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cavallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renan Cavallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabral as Cavallo tries to tie him up.
Cavallo throws a head punch that misses.
Cavallo throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavallo is trying to pull guard but Cabral turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cavallo is trying to drag Cabral to the mat but Cabral just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cavallo misses with some punches.
Cavallo tries to throw a body punch but Cabral avoids it by throwing Cavallo back against the cage.
Cavallo is trying to break free.
Cabral prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cabral gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cavallo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Cabral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabral has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Cabral!
Our winner, Rogerio Cabral, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.