PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Cabrera has chosen Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bruyne
vs
Cabrera

175 cm
27
155 lbs
21 - 4 - 3

169 cm
30
158 lbs
24 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 3, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne scores with a jab. Cabrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruyne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bruyne lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Bruyne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Bruyne moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruyne clobbers Cabrera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruyne staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Bruyne blocks the body kick.
Bruyne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabrera, as that shot connected.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Cabrera throws out a counter right but Bruyne avoids it with no problem.
Bruyne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Bruyne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cabrera jabs at Bruyne's body.
Cabrera throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Cabrera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cabrera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruyne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruyne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.

Cabrera decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bruyne wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Cabrera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruyne's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cabrera lands a big shot there that rocks Bruyne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cabrera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cabrera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bruyne can't escape the position.
Cabrera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabrera thowing shots but they're missing.
Cabrera looking to ground and pound but Bruyne is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controlling from mount.
Cabrera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bruyne because Cabrera loaded up on that one.
Cabrera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bruyne wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera tries to control but Bruyne wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a solid leg kick but Cabrera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruyne moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Bruyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera defending well as Bruyne loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Bruyne throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Bruyne moved away.

Cabrera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruyne is staying active underneath Cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cabrera winds up and cracks Bruyne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne is trying to maintain the position but Cabrera is very close to passing his half guard.
Cabrera lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Cabrera seems content to control.
Helix Cabrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabrera tries to pass to full mount but Bruyne defends it.
Bruyne is not content to let Cabrera control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control from Bruyne's half guard. Bruyne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cabrera throwing strikes from guard but Bruyne blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera throws a strike but Bruyne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Cabrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruyne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cabrera trying to control the position.
Cabrera can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruyne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to roll over but Bruyne keeps him under control.
Cabrera is staying active underneath Bruyne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cabrera manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cabrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruyne is aware though and is defending well.
Bruyne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cabrera's guard.

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.

Cabrera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Cabrera looking for submissions off his back.
Cabrera wants to improve his position but Bruyne is controlling well.
Bruyne tries to pass to full mount but Cabrera defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrera is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helix Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruyne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Bruyne.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bruyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Bruyne tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruyne tries for a takedown but Cabrera circles away easily
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera scores with a nice strike.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrera lands with a nice combination. Bruyne backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne slips a jab from Cabrera.
Bruyne tries to counter by clinching up but Cabrera breaks away and moves out of range.
Cabrera tries a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne throws a front kick that sends Cabrera stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera walks into a jab.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bruyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Cabrera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Bruyne finds it's way through Cabrera's defenses.
The fighters circling - Bruyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Bruyne delivers a nice body kick.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Cabrera catches Bruyne right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
Bruyne throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
Helix Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera slips a jab from Bruyne.
Cabrera tests Bruyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrera. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Bruyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera misses with the body kick
and Bruyne counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruyne lands with an uppercut that bounces Cabrera off the cage and back into range.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabrera 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.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Bruyne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with a solid body kick.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabrera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabrera connects with a looping right hand.
Cabrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruyne on the side of the head.
Bruyne fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bruyne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range and Bruyne settles back down.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruyne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruyne throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruyne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruyne as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Cabrera there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helix Cabrera really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cabrera scores with a jab. Bruyne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Bruyne.
Cabrera takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruyne.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruyne.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera cracks Bruyne with an open hand slap.
Bruyne throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera moves out of range as Bruyne throws a body kick.
Bruyne lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Bruyne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabrera throws a right hand that Bruyne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruyne also avoids with ease.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruyne counters with a nice body kick.
Bruyne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Bruyne's legs.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the body.
Bruyne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruyne, right into the meat.
Bruyne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Cabrera does no damage.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cabrera cracks Bruyne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Bruyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruyne walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera.
Nice takedown defense from Bruyne. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
A big right from Bruyne misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruyne slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Bruyne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne lunges at Cabrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrera's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cabrera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruyne.
Cabrera throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabrera with a poor takedown
and Bruyne counters with a straight right hand.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Bruyne throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne looks to land a combination but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cabrera feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Bruyne slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Bruyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruyne tries to avoid it.
Cabrera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Bruyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helix Cabrera.
Bruyne throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruyne tries for a takedown but Cabrera circles away easily
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabrera.
Bruyne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Bruyne's legs.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cabrera avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne misses with a looping right.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruyne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cabrera scrambles back to his feet.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Cabrera tries to get set, Bruyne tries to push him back and clinch up but Cabrera manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruyne throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
It looked like Bruyne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. Bruyne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruyne connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
Bruyne lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrera off balance momentarily.
Bruyne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cabrera shoots in and bounces Bruyne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne has his hands on Cabrera's head, controlling the position.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is keeping the position.
Cabrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a strike but Bruyne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bruyne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruyne wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Bruyne won't allow Cabrera to sweep him here.
Cabrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cabrera wants to control the position but Bruyne says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Cabrera is looking for a triangle but Bruyne pushes his legs off easily.
Bruyne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruyne manages to get himself to full guard.

Cabrera wants to control from the top but Bruyne keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabrera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera! Helix Cabrera retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Helix Cabrera rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.