PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 3908 p4p, 4197 weight class) and Raymond King (ranked 481 p4p, 503 weight class). Raymond King has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cabal
vs
King

182 cm
20
213
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
207
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal closes the distance but King moves to the side
letting King counter with a right hand.
Cabal wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cabal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Cabal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Cabal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cabal clinches.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cabal just stands there and leans against the cage.
King blocking some punches.
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!
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabal misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabal.
Cabal throws a good cross that connects.
Cabal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Cabal instigates a clinch.
Cabal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cabal on the inside.
Good body shot from King.
King working aggressively here.
Cabal lands a hook to the side of the head.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King jumps guard but Cabal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cabal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cabal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Cabal as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.

Cabal manages to break the clinch.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Cabal moves into the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Cabal.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cabal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cabal.
King looks winded!
Cabal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cabal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

King breaks from the clinch.
Cabal connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Raymond King has been cut.
Cabal drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks King right on the button. King goes down! Cabal follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cabal gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
Santino Cabal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.