PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Dufva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dufva
vs
Cabrillo

189 cm
39
177 lbs
34 - 16 - 1

177 cm
40
186 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Tokyo United Fightwear

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 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dufva feints and then cracks Cabrillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrillo down.
Dufva connects with a body shot that sends Cabrillo's belly button to the back.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range.
Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dufva.
Dufva swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo lands a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Dufva.
Dufva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Cabrillo does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Cabrillo moved away.
Dufva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Dufva avoids it with no problem.
Cabrillo misses with a hook.
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cabrillo darts in and clinches Dufva up against the cage.
Cabrillo has Dufva pressed against the cage, preventing Dufva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dufva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufva lands a right hand.

Dufva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Dufva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cabrillo just manages to avoid it.
Dufva throws the left hand but Cabrillo avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dufva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot that snaps Dufva's head back.
Jab by Dufva.
Dufva lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrillo's shoulder, as Cabrillo tries to avoid the shot.
Dufva looks to land a combination but Cabrillo avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Cabrillo gets a clinch.
Cabrillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dufva breaks from the clinch.
Dufva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Sven Dufva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrillo.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrillo blocks the leg kick.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Cabrillo jumps back.
Dufva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrillo throws a one two combo.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrillo blocks a leg kick.
Dufva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dufva is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dufva counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrillo slips under a jab from Dufva.
Dufva lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Dufva is predictable there
and Cabrillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Cabrillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dufva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrillo.
Dufva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dufva slips under a jab from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.
Dufva cracks the inside of Cabrillo's front leg.
Dufva keeps Cabrillo at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva cracks Cabrillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Dufva misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabrillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dufva finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrillo's head.
Dufva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabrillo staying out of range there.
Dufva lands a head kick. Cabrillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Dufva misses.
Dufva throws a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
Cabrillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dufva cracks Cabrillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Cabrillo misses.
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Dufva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
Cabrillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufva is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dufva throws a body shot but no joy.
Dufva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dufva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrillo can do to turn this around?
Cabrillo checks a low kick from Dufva.
Dufva stuffs the takedown.
Dufva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrillo misses the shot to the body.
Cabrillo looks to land a left hand but Dufva moved out of range nicely.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrillo slips a jab from Dufva.
Dufva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrillo's sensitive parts.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Dufva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo tries to land a body kick
and Dufva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrillo wants to counter the offense by Dufva and move into the clinch position.
Dufva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dufva throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Dufva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Dufva.
Dufva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cabrillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dufva cracks the inside of Cabrillo's front leg.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Cabrillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Cabrillo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dufva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrillo is in Dufva's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva trying to control the position here.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dufva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing good reports from Dufva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cabrillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabrillo advances to half guard.
Dufva wants to get back to full guard but Cabrillo has passed into side control.
Cabrillo wants to control but Dufva is keeping him busy.
Dufva is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrillo keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Dufva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dufva is working hard here to advance position.
Cabrillo cracks Dufva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dufva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cabrillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dufva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Cabrillo working over Dufva with some ground and pound. Dufva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dufva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dufva has hold of Cabrillo's hands but Cabrillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabrillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dufva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrillo is working away from the top position though.
Dufva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dufva trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 Sven Dufva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dufva throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dufva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrillo tries to bum rush Dufva with a series of wild strikes but Dufva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrillo works Dufva's body with a nice hook.

Cabrillo clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Cabrillo - that landed with a thud.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dufva.
Dufva blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Dufva controls the action.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dufva.
Dufva wants to break free but Cabrillo has control.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike.

Dufva breaks the clinch.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Dufva.
Cabrillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sven Dufva is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range.
Cabrillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufva connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dufva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo throws a right hand that misses
and Dufva counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Dufva is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Cabrillo tries for a takedown but Dufva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Cabrillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with the combination.
Cabrillo moves out of range as Dufva strikes.
Cabrillo wants to clinch up but Dufva keeps it at a distance.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva avoids the body shot from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Dufva is avoiding it.
Cabrillo fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cabrillo has Dufva up against the cage in a clinch.
Dufva blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Dufva shrugs off.

It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dufva is pressed up against the cage. Cabrillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dufva down to the mat. Dufva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sven Dufva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Cabrillo.
Dufva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dufva lands with a slapping head kick.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Cabrillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dufva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dufva.
Cabrillo misses with a double jab.
Cabrillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dufva walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrillo.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabrillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dufva.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses. Dufva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabrillo's guard. Nice move by Dufva!

Cabrillo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dufva manages to get himself to full guard.

Cabrillo stopping the sweep attempt from Dufva.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dufva is on top in guard.

Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dufva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sven Dufva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.