PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 897 p4p, 969 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 103 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cabrera
vs
Aalto

177 cm
24
145
10 - 5 - 1

177 cm
26
149
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Some wild striking there from Cabrera.
Aalto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Cabrera finds it's target.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aalto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Cabrera cracks Aalto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aalto throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Aalto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Aalto's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aalto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aalto defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabrera. That snapped Aalto's head back.
Aalto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrera. That's going to slow Aalto down.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aalto ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrera.
Aalto throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera takes a swing at Aalto's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Aalto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aalto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
Aalto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
Cabrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aalto throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Aalto throws a fast counter high kick but Cabrera manages to duck under it in time.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A clash of legs there as Aalto blocks the low kick.
Aalto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aalto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera lands a head kick. Aalto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aalto throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Aalto counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
Cabrera works the jab nicely.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aalto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Aalto counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aalto.
Aalto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera lands a head shot.
Cabrera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aalto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Aalto drops Cabrera with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cabrera looks back up at him and smiles so Aalto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Cabrera is rocked!
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
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!

Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrera.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aalto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabrera thuds his right hand into Aalto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera takes a swing at Aalto's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera connects with a body shot.
Aalto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Aalto sends Cabrera crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Aalto is motioning to the referee to let Cabrera up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
Aalto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabrera momentarily.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Aalto scores with a counter punch that sends Cabrera to the canvas! Aalto smells blood - he's punishing Cabrera with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cabrera has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Aalto!
After winning the bout, Michael Aalto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.