PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neo Rebl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christine Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rebl kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Skrillex-Bangarang. Neo Rebl looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rebl
vs
Cabrera

175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neo Rebl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christine Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebl throws a combination that misses

so Cabrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rebl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera won't allow Rebl to sweep him here.
Cabrera with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera trying to control but Rebl is working from the bottom.
Cabrera looks winded!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cabrera working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rebl lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cabrera!
Rebl trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebl tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

Rebl looking to secure an arm triangle but Cabrera defends it well.
Rebl is looking to stand but Rebl has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebl looking to control but Cabrera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabrera wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rebl connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cabrera is trying desperately to improve position.

Rebl moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cabrera has worked his arm free - good work by Cabrera!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebl advances to mount.
Cabrera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rebl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabrera is squirming around, avoiding Rebl's attempts to control the action.
Rebl lands a couple of good shots and Cabrera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Rebl has got one arm under Cabrera's chin. This could be trouble... Cabrera trying to control the other hand but Rebl gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Cabrera has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neo Rebl!
A victorious Neo Rebl thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.