PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hirons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Hirons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hirons
vs
Cabreros

170 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hirons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirons.

Cabreros decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hirons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cabreros's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cabreros's back!
Cabreros tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cabreros swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hirons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cabreros hang on?
Cabreros tries to reverse the position but Hirons maintains control.
Hirons lands a big shot there that rocks Cabreros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirons prevents Cabreros from getting the reversal.
Hirons lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabreros flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cabreros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hirons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabreros is trying desperately to improve position.
Hirons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cabreros can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hirons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cabreros hang on?

Cabreros is rocked!
Hirons has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cabreros's face.
Cabreros is still in real trouble! Can Hirons finish him?
Cabreros is trying desperately to improve position.
Cabreros seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabreros looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirons working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hirons with a couple of short strikes.
Cabreros is in a horrible position here. Hirons smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabreros is trying desperately to improve position.
Cabreros throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hirons. What's that going to do exactly?
Hirons unloading with bombs!
Cabreros is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hirons with a couple of short strikes.
Hirons scoring with strikes but Cabreros is staying in there.
Cabreros is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hirons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cabreros hang on?
Cabreros wants to hold on but Hirons pushes him away.
Cabreros is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Hirons.
Hirons prevents Cabreros from getting the reversal.
Hirons 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.
Hirons connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cabreros can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hirons is landing with some decent strikes but Cabreros is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabreros is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hirons punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hirons scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hirons landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Hirons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hirons putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hirons thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cabreros swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is working to get back to half guard.
Hirons blocks Cabreros's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hirons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cabreros?
Hirons prevents Cabreros from getting the reversal.
Cabreros slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hirons blocks the strikes from Cabreros.
Cabreros is looking to control Hirons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabreros avoid being mounted?
Hirons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabreros tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cabreros gets full guard.
Hirons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabreros lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hirons!
Hirons is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cabreros lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cabreros landing strikes from the mount.
Hirons can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cabreros.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Hirons is trying to escape the mount.
Cabreros lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabreros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cabreros landing punches.
Cabreros postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hirons looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirons tries to reverse the position but Cabreros maintains control.
Cabreros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hirons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hirons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cabreros looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cabreros working some strikes from top position.
Cabreros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hirons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabreros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cabreros chips away with some ground and pound.
Hirons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabreros's guard.
Hirons postures up in Cabreros's guard and throws a big left but Cabreros blocks it.
Cabreros is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hirons regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cabreros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hirons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabreros keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabreros manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros lands a decent shot there.
Cabreros scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Hirons wanted to stand there but Cabreros had control of the position.
Sam Hirons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabreros throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hirons takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Hirons with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cabreros shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cabreros showed some decent athleticism there.
Cabreros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hirons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cabreros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hirons is looking to improve his position.
Cabreros trying to pass the guard but Hirons defending well.
Cabreros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hirons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabreros.
Cabreros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hirons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cabreros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hirons manages to get back to half guard.
Cabreros wants to control but Hirons is keeping him busy.
Hirons is looking to escape.
Cabreros blocks the strikes from Hirons.
Hirons tries to roll over but Cabreros keeps him under control.
Cabreros slips a nice elbow through Hirons's hands, connecting with Hirons's forehead.
Cabreros works his way into full mount!
Cabreros with shots to the head and body - Hirons looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hirons is looking to improve his position but Cabreros isn't that keen on the idea.
Hirons is working hard here to advance position.
Cabreros scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hirons?
Cabreros with a couple of short strikes.
Cabreros lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cabreros lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabreros wants to control the pace but Hirons is squirming around nicely.
Cabreros cracks Hirons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hirons working to try and regain half guard.
Cabreros lands a big shot there that rocks Hirons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cabreros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hirons's face.
Hirons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabreros working Hirons over with strikes here.
Hirons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Cabreros landing shots from mount.
Hirons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabreros scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hirons?
Cabreros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cabreros with shots to the head and body - Hirons looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hirons is looking to improve his position but Cabreros isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nino Cabreros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cabreros shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cabreros was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Cabreros connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabreros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hirons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hirons swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hirons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabreros is landing with some decent strikes but Hirons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hirons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hirons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Hirons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cabreros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hirons's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cabreros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hirons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the head.
Hirons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the head.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cabreros landing punches.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cabreros landing punches.
Hirons throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cabreros. What's that going to do exactly?
Hirons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cabreros prevents Hirons from getting the reversal.
Cabreros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hirons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hirons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabreros breaks from Hirons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cabreros is landing with some decent strikes but Hirons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabreros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cabreros with shots to the head and body - Hirons looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cabreros connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hirons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cabreros scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hirons?
Cabreros working the ground and pound effectively.
Cabreros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hirons regains half guard.
Cabreros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hirons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hirons lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Cabreros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hirons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hirons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabreros scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabreros stops Hirons from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hirons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cabreros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hirons punching from the bottom.
Cabreros works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hirons is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros landing punches.
Hirons tries to reverse the position but Cabreros maintains control.
Cabreros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hirons's face.
Cabreros landing punches.
Cabreros pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hirons swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hirons is working to get back to half guard.
Hirons is bucking up trying to escape but Cabreros cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hirons is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Cabreros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabreros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Cabreros!