PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos has chosen Three Little Birds as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cabrillo
vs
Vos

177 cm
40
186 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

178 cm
29
172 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Vos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Vos misses.
A punch combination from Vos misses.
Vos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrillo moves away from the strike by Vos.
Vos misses with an uppercut.
Cabrillo throws a good cross that connects.
Vos tests Cabrillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vos misses with a jab to the body
and Cabrillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vos shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cabrillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cabrillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo postures up in Vos's guard and throws a big left but Vos blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vos's head.
Cabrillo trying to control but Vos is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vos is on top in guard.

Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.

Vos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cabrillo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cabrillo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cabrillo!

Vos is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrillo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo trying to control the position but Vos is working away.
Cabrillo working away.
Vos is trying to get back to half guard.
Vos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cabrillo working the head and body with strikes.
Vos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vos is keen to just control but Cabrillo is a slippery customer.
Vos is looking to advance position but Cabrillo won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos throwing shots but Cabrillo is blocking nicely.
Cabrillo tries to get to full guard but Vos has control of the leg.
Cabrillo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cabrillo's head.
Vos prevents Cabrillo from improving his position.
Vos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabrillo keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrillo is staying active underneath Vos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabrillo gets back to full guard.
Cabrillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabrillo, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrillo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vos wants to control from the top but Cabrillo keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Cabrillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cabrillo misses with an uppercut. Vos saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Cabrillo.
Vos lands with a good body shot.

Cabrillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vos is looking for a sweep. Cabrillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juan Cabrillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabrillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo slows the pace down in half guard.
Vos wants to get back to full guard but Cabrillo has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cabrillo's best efforts.
Vos is looking to improve his position.

Vos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cabrillo passes into side control!
Cabrillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vos tries to bench press Cabrillo off him but Cabrillo keeps the position.
Cabrillo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cabrillo looking to control but instead Vos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Vos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabrillo is looking to take a break and control but Vos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabrillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos trying to control here.
Vos moves into full guard.
Cabrillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo with a nice head shot there.
Cabrillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabrillo trying to control but Vos is working from the bottom.
Vos controls Cabrillo momentarily but Cabrillo frees himself.
Cabrillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cabrillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vos can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Vos keeping moving, preventing Cabrillo from controlling successfully.
Cabrillo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cabrillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Vos keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Vos has his foot on Cabrillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Vos looking for a sweep. Not yet Vos, not yet.
Cabrillo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cabrillo trying to control but Vos is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cabrillo has passed into side control.
Cabrillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Cabrillo dominated that second round.
That's time! Cabrillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cabrillo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vos tries to roll over but Cabrillo keeps him under control.
Vos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrillo is working away from the top position though.
Vos taking some punishment here, with Cabrillo in his half guard.

Vos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cabrillo pulls his head out easily.
Cabrillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabrillo lands a nice short elbow.
Cabrillo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos tries to get to full guard but Cabrillo has control of the leg.
Vos trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
Cabrillo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cabrillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vos's head.
Cabrillo is controlling the pace.
Cabrillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos taking some punishment here, with Cabrillo in his half guard.
Vos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vos trying to control here.
Cabrillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cabrillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vos has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cabrillo is trying to control the position but Vos postures up.
Juan Cabrillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Vos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vos preventing the sweep.
Cabrillo working a defensive guard here.
Jake Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrillo is keeping the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vos misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vos throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrillo swings for the body but Vos moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrillo, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
In his post fight interview, Juan Cabrillo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.