PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 457 p4p, 349 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 53 p4p, 40 weight class). Jihadi Joseph told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cabrera
vs
Joseph

169 cm
30
149
16 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
145
14 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Voodoo Nutrition

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Joseph lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph misses with a hook to the body
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Joseph feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Joseph on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joseph throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Heller Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Joseph avoided it.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera lands a jab.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to clinch
enabling Joseph to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph misses with a jab to the body
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabrera, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jihadi Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joseph scores with a body shot.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joseph in his tracks.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Joseph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scoring well with a low kick there.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph delivers a nice body kick.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cabrera moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Cabrera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cabrera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cabrera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
Joseph throws a combination that misses
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.

Cabrera clinches up against the cage.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Cabrera pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Cabrera as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.

Cabrera pulls guard.
Joseph wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is keeping the position.

Cabrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cabrera working for a triangle but Joseph defends it easily.
Cabrera working a defensive guard here.

Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabrera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joseph is aware though and is defending well.
Cabrera is trying to hold Joseph in close to prevent damage but Joseph has managed to pass into half guard.

Cabrera actively working from the bottom here.
Cabrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Cabrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Heller Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a good cross that connects.
Cabrera throws a wild hook but Joseph just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Cabrera gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Joseph raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi Joseph!
Jihadi Joseph seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.