PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 5348 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Rex Tremendous Jr (ranked 578 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cabrera
vs
Tremendous Jr

182 cm
21
178
0 - 0 - 1

186 cm
21
180
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FF Gear
HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Conviction
© Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremendous Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Cabrera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tremendous Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tremendous Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabrera moves out of range as Tremendous Jr strikes.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabrera. Tremendous Jr shrugs it off though.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Tremendous Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Tremendous Jr tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Tremendous Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tremendous Jr connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tremendous Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabrera misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Cabrera blocks the low kick.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Tremendous Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tremendous Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremendous Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremendous Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
Heraclio Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
Tremendous Jr throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tremendous Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Tremendous Jr avoids it.
Tremendous Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tremendous Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range.
Cabrera thows a body kick. Tremendous Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Cabrera shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a low kick, looking for Tremendous Jr's leg but Tremendous Jr calmly moves out of range.
Tremendous Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tremendous Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Tremendous Jr backs away, Cabrera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Tremendous Jr is out of range.
Tremendous Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tremendous Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabrera.
Cabrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tremendous Jr counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Tremendous Jr.
Cabrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Cabrera drags the fight down to the ground.
Tremendous Jr wanted to stand there but Cabrera had control of the position.
Tremendous Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cabrera is proving hard to escape from.

Cabrera manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tremendous Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrera off balance momentarily.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Tremendous Jr avoids it.
Tremendous Jr misses the jab.
Cabrera scores with a push kick.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremendous Jr manages to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr avoids the head kick by Cabrera.

Tremendous Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tremendous Jr missing with knees to the body.
Tremendous Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrera.

Cabrera manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tremendous Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tremendous Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tremendous Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Tremendous Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tremendous Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tremendous Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heraclio Cabrera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Tremendous Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tremendous Jr can do to turn this around?
Cabrera throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera works Tremendous Jr's body with a nice hook.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the head.
Tremendous Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Tremendous Jr's shoulder, as Tremendous Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tremendous Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
A quick step to the side and Cabrera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Tremendous Jr does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Tremendous Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Tremendous Jr tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
letting Tremendous Jr counter with a right hand.
Heraclio Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Tremendous Jr wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tremendous Jr.
A clash of legs there as Tremendous Jr blocks the low kick.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Tremendous Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tremendous Jr down.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Tremendous Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tremendous Jr throws a front kick aimed at Cabrera's knee but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tremendous Jr. That did some damage!
Tremendous Jr throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tremendous Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabrera lands a head kick. Tremendous Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tremendous Jr throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr tries to clinch up.
Tremendous Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tremendous Jr is looking to clinch.
That kick from Tremendous Jr tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tremendous Jr moves to clinch but Cabrera breaks away
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Tremendous Jr blocks the low kick.
Tremendous Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cabrera sets himself, and Tremendous Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Cabrera avoids it this time.
Tremendous Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tremendous Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tremendous Jr throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a lazy head kick
and Tremendous Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Tremendous Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a front kick aimed at Tremendous Jr's knee but Tremendous Jr avoids it well.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Tremendous Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous Jr misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera takes a swing at Tremendous Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tremendous Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tremendous Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera lands a glancing blow to the side of Tremendous Jr's head.
Tremendous Jr clobbers Cabrera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
Tremendous Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Tremendous Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tremendous Jr tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Tremendous Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick from Tremendous Jr misses.
Tremendous Jr misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Tremendous Jr misses
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera is looking to land body kicks.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Tremendous Jr moves out of range easily.
Tremendous Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tremendous Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tremendous Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tremendous Jr is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Tremendous Jr lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
Tremendous Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heraclio Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heraclio Cabrera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Tremendous Jr's leg. Tremendous Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tremendous Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tremendous Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera lands a glancing blow to the side of Tremendous Jr's head.
Cabrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera thumps Tremendous Jr with a low kick.
Tremendous Jr with a nice calf kick.
Tremendous Jr throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tremendous Jr just manages to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremendous Jr needs to keep his hands up - Cabrera had a free shot at his head there.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tremendous Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremendous Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Tremendous Jr tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tremendous Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tremendous Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Tremendous Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Tremendous Jr off balance momentarily.
Tremendous Jr slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tremendous Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rex Tremendous Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tremendous Jr missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous Jr tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tremendous Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cabrera - the referee stops the clock and Tremendous Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cabrera. Tremendous Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good work by Tremendous Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Tremendous Jr moves out of range easily.
Tremendous Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tremendous Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range.
Tremendous Jr throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tremendous Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cabrera there.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tremendous Jr throws a front kick aimed at Cabrera's knee but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cabrera swings for the body but Tremendous Jr moves out of range.
Cabrera with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Tremendous Jr.
Tremendous Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Tremendous Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cabrera - that will leave a mark!
Tremendous Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tremendous Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tremendous Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tremendous Jr misses with a leg kick.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Tremendous Jr manages to avoid it.
Tremendous Jr throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range and Cabrera settles back down.
Tremendous Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tremendous Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cabrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tremendous Jr is out of range and Cabrera settles back down.
Cabrera tries to move into range but Tremendous Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Tremendous Jr cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Tremendous Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cabrera.
A low kick from Tremendous Jr is predictable there
and Cabrera counters with an outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heraclio Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraclio Cabrera!
An out of breath Heraclio Cabrera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.