PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 2092 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Victor Strand (ranked 253 p4p, 177 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cabral
vs
Strand

189 cm
23
199
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
190
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Strand!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strand works the jab nicely.
Strand throws a hook to the side of Cabral's head but Cabral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Strand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabral throws a body punch but Strand moves out of range.
Cabral tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strand was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabral.
Cabral walks into a left hand.
Cabral fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Strand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strand throws a lazy right hand but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strand throws a lazy right hand but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabral fires out a quick counter leg kick but Strand just manages to avoid it.
Cabral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strand throws a chopping leg kick but Cabral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cabral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabral staying out of range there.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strand swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strand finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabral's head.
Strand misses the jab.
Cabral moves out of range as Strand strikes.
Cabral defending well as Strand loads up on a big left hand.
Cabral moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cabral throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabral lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strand throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabral on the side of the head.
Cabral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Emberson Cabral has been cut.
Cabral pushes Strand away with a front kick.
Strand takes a swing at Cabral's ribcage but misses.
Cabral chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Strand.
Cabral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strand. That's going to slow Cabral down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cabral checks a leg kick.
Strand throws out a loose jab but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cabral moves into the clinch.
Cabral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strand's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cabral takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Strand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabral lands a leg kick that knocks Strand off balance momentarily.
Strand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabral.
Strand feints and then cracks Cabral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabral down.
A low kick lands for Strand.
Strand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabral.
Cabral throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strand 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 Cabral has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabral and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strand throws a hook to the side of Cabral's head but Cabral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strand shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strand misses with a low kick.
Strand keeps the fight on the outside.
Strand throws a shot from downtown. Cabral moves away and avoids it.
Cabral swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strand misses with a low kick.
Strand tries to bum rush Cabral with a series of wild strikes but Cabral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabral looks for the body kick but Strand saw that one coming.
Strand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabral has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strand throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabral.
Strand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabral scoring well with a low kick there.
Strand is looking to score with low kicks.
Strand takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Strand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Strand blocks the leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Strand has knocked Cabral down with a huge combo! Strand steps away and waves a wobbly Cabral back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cabral is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Strand cracks Cabral with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cabral looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Strand finish him?
Oh Cabral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Strand tenderised Cabral's leg. Cabral is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Strand.
Cabral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strand walks into a stiff left hand from Cabral.
Cabral wants to clinch but Strand slips to the side
and Strand counters with a huge right that knocks Cabral out cold! Strand is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Strand!
Victor Strand thanked the fans post fight for their support.