PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Cabral (ranked 565 p4p, 3503 weight class) and Stanley Reynolds (ranked 77 p4p, 418 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 Stanley Reynolds was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cabral
vs
Reynolds

183 cm
25
170
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
170
2 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cabral jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reynolds walks away with a smile on his face. Cabral gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reynolds has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reynolds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabral definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cabral counters with a shoot takedown. Reynolds fights it but they end up in guard.
Cabral pushing down on Reynolds's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cabral trying to control from half guard but Reynolds is working away.
Cabral stalling.
Cabral uses his free foot to push down on Reynolds's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabral working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Cabral is working for a guillotine from mount but Reynolds frees his head quite easily.

Cabral is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reynolds can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Cabral looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Reynolds is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cabral locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Reynolds is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernardo Cabral!