PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 873 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 104 p4p, 360 weight class). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabrera
vs
Haa

177 cm
21
151
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
140
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Haa throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa misses with a body shot.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haa 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.
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haa misses the jab.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Haa tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Haa throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera cracks Haa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haa.
Haa scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Haa.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haa just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Haa misses its intended target.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Haa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera throws a hook but Haa blocks it.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera walks into a jab.
Haa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera clobbers Haa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haa slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera slips a jab from Haa.
Cabrera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Haa throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Haa connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Haa.
Nice uppercut lands for Haa. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera lands with a cross.
Cabrera slips a jab from Haa.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Haa misses.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa lands with a straight right. Cabrera didn't see that one coming.
Haa throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haa is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Cabrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haa finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrera's head.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haa's waist but Haa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Haa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heismann Haa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa misses with a leg kick.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Haa slips a jab from Cabrera.
Haa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cabrera blocks it well.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Haa's ribs.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Haa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haa throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Haa misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haa.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Haa manages to avoid it.
Cabrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabrera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haa.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haa pushes Cabrera away with a front kick.
Haa throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Haa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haa.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Cabrera looking to score a takedown here. Haa is defending well but Cabrera drives through and ends up in Haa's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Herve Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Haa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haa thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
Haa is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Haa.
Herve Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Haa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haa tries a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Haa ducks down to avoid it.
Haa throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Haa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cabrera has got the better of the exchanges.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haa can pounce on him.
Haa feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa misses the jab.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haa staying out of range there.
Haa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haa with a hook.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haa.
Haa thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haa blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haa manages to avoid it.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haa is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Haa looks for the body kick but Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haa as he avoids it easily.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haa throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
A jab from Haa does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haa.
Nice shot by Haa.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haa throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Haa looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
Haa slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Haa avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Haa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haa misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haa throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a left and a right that stings Haa.
Haa throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Haa thuds his shin into the meat of Cabrera's side.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haa.
Haa slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herve Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haa tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
A swing and a miss from Haa.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera throws a series of strikes that have Haa backpedaling.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heismann Haa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabrera lands with an overhand left.
Haa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Haa avoids it well.
Haa lands with a nice body kick.
Haa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haa scrambles back to his feet.
Haa lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Haa shows good takedown defense.
Haa misses with a body kick.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haa, as that shot connected.
Haa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera throws a big counter combination but Haa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Haa misses with a body shot.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Haa.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Haa moves out of range.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by Haa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haa. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Haa.
Haa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haa cracks Cabrera with a good jab.
Haa slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Haa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera backing away here, and Haa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haa throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera cracks Haa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haa throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haa scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haa moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haa throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Cabrera finds it's way through Haa's defenses.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Cabrera catches Haa right on the button with a cross.
Haa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Cabrera works the jab nicely.
Haa misses with a straight right.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Haa avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
A telegraphed right hand from Haa misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haa under the eye.
Haa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Cabrera misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Cabrera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
A low kick from Haa misses

so Cabrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Haa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haa trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabrera has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cabrera has tightened it up now! Haa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herve Cabrera!
In his post fight interview, Herve Cabrera started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.