PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 1604 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Jimmie Vinge (ranked 244 p4p, 282 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jimmie Vinge was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cabal
vs
Vinge

182 cm
24
213
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
205
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinge takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Vinge moved out of range nicely.
Cabal throws a series of punches but Vinge avoids them all with ease.
Vinge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cabal misses its intended target.
Cabal misses the jab.
Cabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinge moves away.
Vinge ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Vinge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabal 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.
Vinge with a nice calf kick.
Cabal lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal loads up on a big right hand but Vinge slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinge misses.
Cabal swings widly with a right hand
and Vinge counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinge walks into a straight right hand from Cabal.
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 scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vinge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabal counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Cabal finds it's way through Vinge's defenses.
Cabal slips a jab from Vinge.
Vinge connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabal throws a looping overhand right but Vinge ducks down to avoid it.
Vinge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick from Cabal lands but Vinge takes it in his stride.
Cabal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinge ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Cabal falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vinge counter with a right hand.
Vinge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabal.
Vinge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabal throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vinge to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge misses with an uppercut. Cabal saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabal misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Vinge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Vinge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabal can pounce on him.
Cabal throws a head kick but Vinge moves out of range.
Vinge moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Vinge slips under a jab from Cabal.
Cabal throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vinge to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabal blocks the leg kick.
Vinge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinge! But no joy.
Cabal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabal misses the jab.
Cabal moves out of range as Vinge strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Cabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinge.
Cabal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinge's head backwards.
Cabal throws a head kick but Vinge moves out of range.
Vinge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vinge lands a right hook to the body.
Vinge slips a jab from Cabal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinge! But no joy.
Cabal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabal with a hook.
Cabal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Vinge feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cabal sprawling to the canvas! Cabal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vinge finish him?!

Cabal is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabal throws a hook but Vinge avoids it easily.
Oh Cabal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabal misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal motions for Vinge to come forward. Cabal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabal seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinge is just out of range.
Vinge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabal is looking to slow Vinge down with leg kicks.

Vinge sends Cabal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vinge is motioning to the referee to let Cabal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vinge throws a shot from downtown. Cabal moves away and avoids it.
Vinge punishes Cabal's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabal throws a low kick but Vinge avoids it.
Cabal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinge throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Vinge. Beautiful body shot.
Cabal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vinge to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinge.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmie Vinge will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vinge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabal throws a looping overhand right but Vinge ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Vinge misses.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal cracks Vinge with an open hand slap.
Cabal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabal throws the left hand but Vinge avoids the punch easily.
Vinge throws out a counter right but Cabal avoids it with no problem.
Cabal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vinge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal misses with a looping right.
Vinge throws out a counter right but Cabal avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Vinge. Beautiful body shot.
Vinge slips under a jab.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal throws a right hand that misses
and Vinge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabal misses the jab.
Vinge misses with a straight left.
Cabal misses the jab.
Cabal misses with an uppercut. Vinge saw that one coming.
Cabal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vinge can pounce on him.
Cabal staying out of range there.
Cabal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vinge blocks a jab.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Vinge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinge throws a lazy uppercut

and Cabal counters by clinching up.
Cabal blocking some punches.
Vinge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Cabal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinge tries a body shot but Cabal blocks it.
Vinge working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge pushes Cabal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabals head.
Vinge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vinge.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinge.
Vinge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
Vinge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinge misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinge.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal is trying to break the clinch but Vinge has him pressed against the cage.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
Vinge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabal is trying to push Vinge away but Vinge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cabal is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vinge's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabal misses with some punches.
Cabal working hard to break the clinch.
Vinge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cabal's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Vinge fails to land.
Vinge has a couple of punches blocked by Cabal.
Vinge misses with the head strike.
Vinge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
Vinge lands with a right to the head.
Vinge misses with the head strike.
Vinge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cabal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vinge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabal counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vinge defending well as Cabal loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Vinge misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cabal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinge.
Cabal looks to land a right hand but Vinge moved out of range.
Vinge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabal throws a jab when Vinge was well out of range.
Vinge ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Cabal misses with a hook to the body
and Vinge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimmie Vinge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Cabal misses.
Vinge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinge loads up on a big right hand but Cabal slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinge. That's going to slow Cabal down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmie Vinge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vinge misses with an uppercut. Cabal saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Vinge misses its intended target.
Cabal throwing a counter right hand but Vinge manages to avoid it.
Vinge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Cabal. Beautiful body shot.
Vinge throws a hook to the side of Cabal's head but Cabal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabal misses with a looping left.
Vinge is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinge ducks under a wild hook from Cabal.
Cabal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vinge thumps Cabal with a low kick.
Cabal misses with a double jab
and Vinge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cabal. Those never looked like landing.
Cabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabal.
A little jabbing left from Vinge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinge slips a jab from Cabal.
A nice side step and Vinge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Vinge misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabal misses the target.

Vinge drops Cabal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cabal looks back up at him and smiles so Vinge waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Nice defenses there by Cabal.
Vinge throws the left hand but Cabal avoids the punch easily.
Cabal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabal misses with a looping left.
Santino Cabal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmie Vinge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge throws a quick head kick that knocks Cabal silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Vinge is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.