PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cabral
vs
Joe

185 cm
25
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Leviathan Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Joe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a right hand that misses

and Cabral counters by clinching up.
Cabral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Joe taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
A short uppercut from Cabral.

It looks like Billy Joe has been cut.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabral.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
Cabral definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Joe looks winded!
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabral.
Cabral lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Billy Joe's cut even more.
Cabral leaning against his opponent.
Cabral is pushing Joe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cabral works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cabral taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.

The cut above Billy Joe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Cabral.

Joe is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Cabral.
Cabral dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Afonso Cabral.
Joe swings widly with a right hand

and Cabral counters by moving into the clinch.

Cabral drops Joe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Joe pressed against the cage. Cabral frees himself up and cracks Joe with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Joe crumples to the floor, out cold! Cabral jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afonso Cabral!
Afonso Cabral is the new super heavyweight champion!