PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 1669 p4p, 2574 weight class) and Seth Mansour (ranked 247 p4p, 367 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cabrera
vs
Mansour

185 cm
22
185
5 - 1 - 1

201 cm
22
185
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mansour scores with a jab. Cabrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mansour.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Mansour.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabrera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mansour throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Cabrera closes the distance and pushes Mansour back into the cage.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mansour's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansour lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Mansour.
Mansour misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Cabrera digs a right hand into Mansour's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mansour's gas tank.
Mansour lands a shoulder strike.
Cabrera lands a right hand.
Mansour scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabrera working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabrera manages to break the clinch.
Mansour misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Mansour counters with a nice body shot.
Mansour missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Mansour moves out of range easily.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Mansour's front leg but catches the back leg as Mansour tries to avoid it.
Mansour lands a jab.
Mansour waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Mansour moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Mansour pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Mansour's head but Mansour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera cracks Mansour with a good jab.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera sizes up Mansour with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mansour tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cabrera clinches with his opponent.
Cabrera digs a right hand underneath Mansour's ribcage. Mansour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to work over Mansour's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Mansour.
Mansour throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabreras head.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
Mansour has Cabrera pressed against the cage, preventing Cabrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mansour lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mansour misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mansour.
Cabrera pushes Mansour back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Mansour lands a shoulder strike.
Mansour is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Mansour avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Mansour blocks an uppercut.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mansour lands an uppercut.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansour is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mansour blocks a leg kick.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Mansour moves out of range.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Mansour circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Mansour throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansour manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Mansour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Mansour slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Mansour throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Mansour is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mansour was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mansour lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Cabrera finds it's way through Mansour's defenses.
Mansour throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a sloppy body shot
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour slips under a jab.
Mansour avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hendrix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mansour blocks a jab.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mansour scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Mansour.
Mansour darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mansour appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mansour sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mansour is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
Mansour swinging wildly here.
Cabrera looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mansour fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mansour can pounce on him.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Cabrera misses
and Mansour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Mansour off the cage and back into range.
Mansour throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mansour's hands.
Cabrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mansour.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the body.
Cabrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mansour.
Mansour ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabrera doesn't seem bothered though.
Mansour moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Mansour misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansour throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mansour.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Mansour.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Mansour.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the body
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Mansour moves out of range easily.
Mansour missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mansour tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansour.
Mansour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansour.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mansour moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Mansour takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour scores with a leg kick.
Mansour misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Mansour checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mansour! But no joy.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.

Cabrera has Mansour up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mansour.
Mansour keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cabrera's efforts to push away.
Mansour prevents a body shot from Cabrera.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mansour lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mansour fails to land.
Mansour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mansour.
Mansour lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
Mansour scores with a shot to the side of Cabrera's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendrix Cabrera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mansour struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Mansour throws a head punch that misses.
Mansour lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.

Cabrera manages to break the clinch.
Mansour looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seth Mansour seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera lands with a cross.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansour throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Mansour.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Mansour scores with a four punch combination!
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mansour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cabrera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mansour has time to react.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Mansour throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera slips a jab from Mansour.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansour throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Mansour lunges at Cabrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrera's hand.
Mansour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansour thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera digs a good body shot into Mansour's ribs.
Mansour keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mansour's head.
Cabrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera throws a wild body kick that Mansour sees coming a mile off.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mansour fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera cracks Mansour with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Mansour.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Mansour misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Mansour takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mansour.

Cabrera has managed to clinch.
Mansour gets through Cabrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansour lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mansour fails to land.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Mansour.
Mansour lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Mansour tries to throw a body punch but Cabrera avoids it by throwing Mansour back against the cage.
A short right from Mansour on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mansour fails to land.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mansour connects with a body shot that sends Cabrera's belly button to the back.
Mansour 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.
Cabrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mansour lands a nice looking body shot.
Mansour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Mansour throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mansour slips a jab from Cabrera.
Mansour is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but Mansour checks it
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Mansour's head but Mansour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Mansour does it's job there.
Mansour jabs Cabrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mansour misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mansour tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera keeps Mansour at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansour checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansour.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
Cabrera motions for Mansour to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mansour scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera 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.
A shot to the liver by Mansour. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mansour appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Mansour.
Well Mansour 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seth Mansour!
Seth Mansour decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.