PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 264 p4p, 413 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 33 p4p, 55 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cabrera
vs
Johnson

185 cm
28
185
14 - 5 - 1

186 cm
29
191
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Conviction
FF Gear

Hoarse Pills
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Cabrera lands with a short shot to the head.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Cabrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cabrera keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to circle away but Cabrera has him pinned against the cage.

Cabrera successfully pulls guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.

Cabrera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cabrera looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson prevents Cabrera from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cabrera is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Johnson prevents Cabrera from improving his position.

Cabrera with the active half guard here but Johnson passes nicely into side control.
Cabrera trying his best to control but Johnson has mounted him.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cabrera is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Cabrera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cabrera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cabrera tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Cabrera is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to advance position but Johnson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Johnson looking to control but Cabrera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Cabrera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
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.

Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Cabrera lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrera throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Cabrera lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Cabrera connects with a single shot there.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cabrera misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrera. Cabrera obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a body shot.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Cabrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Cabrera throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cabrera throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Cabrera backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Cabrera throws a lazy head kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

Hendrix Cabrera's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrix Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
As Cabrera backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Cabrera manages to avoid it all.
Kareem Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera slips a jab from Johnson.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Cabrera missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.

Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to push Cabrera away but Cabrera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Cabrera.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Cabrera! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cabrera to his feet! Cabrera is in big trouble!

Cabrera is rocked!
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cabrera to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cabrera looks to clinch but Johnson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cabrera taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kareem Johnson!
Kareem Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.