PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelvin (ranked 2790 p4p, 3866 weight class) and Haakon Cabrera (ranked 321 p4p, 393 weight class). Haakon Cabrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Kelvin's chin.

Kelvin
vs
Cabrera

176 cm
21
160
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
159
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haakon Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelvin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelvin stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cabrera has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but Kelvin checks it
and Kelvin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Kelvin's leg. Kelvin is trying to keep his angry face on.

Cabrera darts in and clinches Kelvin up against the cage.
A short right from Kelvin.
Kelvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrera's elbow.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelvin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cabrera closes the distance and pushes Kelvin back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cabrera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body.
Kelvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelvin blocks a body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
Kelvin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Kelvin stalling.
Kelvin pushes Cabrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Kelvin moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelvin. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelvin counters with a straight right hand.
Kelvin misses with a straight left.
Cabrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelvin takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Kelvin moves out of range.
Cabrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kelvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelvin moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelvin is looking to counter punch.
Kelvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
A slow jab from Kelvin misses its intended target.
Kelvin throws a shot to the body.
Kelvin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera darts in trying to clinch
and Kelvin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera walks into a stiff left hand from Kelvin.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haakon Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelvin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Kelvin throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Kelvin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelvin walks into a jab.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelvin's sensitive parts.
Kelvin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelvin moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera slips under a jab.

Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Kelvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera works on Kelvin's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
Kelvin can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrera controls the action.
Kelvin working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera lands with a light punch inside.
Kelvin lands a body shot.
Kelvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike.
Kelvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelvin throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Kelvin is out of range.
Cabrera connects with the punch.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera defending well as Kelvin loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera misses with a jab to the body
and Kelvin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelvin.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Kelvin looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelvin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelvin moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Kelvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Kelvin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Kelvin misses with a hook to the body
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Kelvin 's knee.
Kelvin misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera lands with a nice combination. Kelvin backs away looking to recover.
Kelvin moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Kelvin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelvin takes one to the side of the head.
Kelvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelvin throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelvin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabrera in his tracks.
Kelvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera throws a jab when Kelvin was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Kelvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabrera scores with a head kick.

Kelvin is rocked!
Kelvin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Kelvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Kelvin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabrera drops Kelvin with a big left hand! Kelvin is injured, injured bad! Cabrera jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haakon Cabrera!
A very excited looking Haakon Cabrera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.