PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sagandi Legend (ranked 4859 p4p, 4164 weight class) and Luciano Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Legend
vs
Cabral

150 cm
25
130
4 - 10 - 1

176 cm
22
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagandi Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luciano Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Cabral misses.
Legend gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabral.
A big left from Cabral misses.
Cabral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabral throws a lazy uppercut

and Legend counters by clinching up.
Legend lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Legend has Cabral pressed against the cage, preventing Cabral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral tries to break free but Legend pushes him back against the cage.
Legend misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Legend.
Cabral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Legend has him pressed against the cage.
Legend has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Legend scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabral tries to break free but Legend pushes him back against the cage.
Legend lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legend definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cabral throws a hook but Legend blocks it.
Cabral scores with a nice right hand.
Cabral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Cabral.
Luciano Cabral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabral takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabral lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Cabral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legend could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Legend shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cabral might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cabral slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cabral.
Legend is looking to counter the offense by Cabral and move into the clinch.
Legend's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legend scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legend.
Legend is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cabral.
Cabral is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cabral misses with a looping right.
Cabral looks to land a right hand but Legend moved out of range.
Legend takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabral misses with a looping right.
Cabral throws a jab but it's blocked by Legend.
Legend steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabral.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabral.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Legend sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legend on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Legend slips under a jab from Cabral.
Cabral connects with a single shot there.
Cabral misses with a hook.
Cabral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabral throws an off balance right hand

and Legend counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cabral is trying to push Legend away but Legend has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cabral is trying to break the clinch but Legend has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legend creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabral is trying to push Legend away but Legend has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Legend misses with some punches.
Cabral tries to break free but Legend pushes him back against the cage.
Cabral blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Cabral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
A head punch on the inside from Legend fails to land.
Cabral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabral is trying to force a seperation but Legend has the dominant position.
Cabral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cabral is trying to force a seperation but Legend has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legend.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrals head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral tries to circle away but Legend has him pinned against the cage.
Legend misses with some punches.
Legend scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral tries to break the clinch but Legend is controlling the position.
Legend lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legend lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Cabral dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cabral waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legend.
Cabral throws a looping overhand right but Legend ducks down to avoid it.
Legend is looking to counter the offense by Cabral and move into the clinch.
Legend takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Cabral scores with a nice right hand.
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Legend sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral scores with a nice strike.
Cabral cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabral connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legend momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legend's head backwards.
Cabral cracks Legend with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabral scores with the left hand. Legend knows he should have avoided that one.
Luciano Cabral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legend slips a straight right by Cabral.
Legend is looking to counter the offense by Cabral and move into the clinch.
Legend looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Legend avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Legend tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cabral manages to circle out of the way.
Cabral throws a hook to the side of Legend's head but Legend sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabral lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabral misses the jab.
Legend tries to counter by clinching up but Cabral breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Legend wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral cracks Legend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabral lands a jab.
Cabral lands with a right hand.
Legend moves out of range as Cabral strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabral looks to throw the jab but Legend is out of range.
Cabral throws an overhand right that lands on Legend's shoulder, as Legend tries to avoid the shot.
Cabral rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Legend counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cabral in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral wants to break free but Legend has control.
Legend makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legend working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legend.
Legend working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cabral wants to get back to striking at distance but Legend won't allow it.
Legend lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Legend swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabral tries to break free but Legend pushes him back against the cage.
Legend lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Legend.

Cabral is rocked!
Legend pushes Cabral back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral is still on wobbly legs! Can Legend finish him?
Cabral is trying to force a seperation but Legend has the dominant position.
Cabral tries to circle away but Legend has him pinned against the cage.
Legend working aggressively here.
Cabral working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legend.
Sagandi Legend has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabral tries to circle away but Legend has him pinned against the cage.
Legend throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Legend lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Legend creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cabral's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cabral drops to his knees and Legend pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagandi Legend!