PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pulizzi (ranked 851 p4p, 854 weight class) and Santino Cabal (ranked 108 p4p, 109 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pulizzi
vs
Cabal

193 cm
31
210
15 - 9 - 0

182 cm
29
213
13 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal throws a head kick but Pulizzi moves out of range.
Cabal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Joe Pulizzi has been cut.
Cabal lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been informed that Cabal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Cabal clinches up against the cage.

Cabal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabal stuns Pulizzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Pulizzi counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabal!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabal thumps Pulizzi with a low kick.
Cabal misses with a hook. Pulizzi ducked under it nicely.
Cabal jabs Pulizzi right on the nose. Pulizzi blinks but takes it well.
Cabal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal misses the shot to the body.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Cabal throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulizzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulizzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabal throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabal lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulizzi's head.
Cabal throws a hook but Pulizzi blocks it.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pulizzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a hook but Pulizzi blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulizzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabal throws an off balance right hand
and Pulizzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Cabal.
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulizzi.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Cabal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands a nice hook to Pulizzi's body. Pulizzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cabal throws out a powerful jab.
Cabal scores with a body shot.
Cabal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabal lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabal.
Pulizzi walks into a straight right hand from Cabal.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulizzi.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulizzi slips under a jab.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal lands with a hook. Pulizzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabal misses with an uppercut. Pulizzi saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulizzi misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal takes a swing at Pulizzi's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Cabal.
Cabal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Cabal.
Cabal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Pulizzi is rocked!
Pulizzi moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Pulizzi takes one on the button.
Oh Pulizzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cabal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pulizzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulizzi blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Cabal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Pulizzi's cut.
That's time! Pulizzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cabal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulizzi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabal throws a quick inside leg kick.

Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pulizzi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cabal finish him?
Cabal misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabal scores with a hook to the body. Pulizzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Cabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulizzi.
Cabal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulizzi backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulizzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabal. Cabal obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulizzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulizzi moves away.
Pulizzi is looking to counter punch.
Santino Cabal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe Pulizzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabal cracks Pulizzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulizzi blocks a jab.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulizzi manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabal.
Cabal lands a lovely overhand right.

Joe Pulizzi's cut is getting worse.
Cabal misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pulizzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabal throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulizzi.
A little feinted left hand from Pulizzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Pulizzi moved out of range nicely.
As Cabal looks to move away, Pulizzi throws a big counter combo but Cabal just gets out of the way.
Cabal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabal feints with a jab and clips Pulizzi right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pulizzi is sent crashing into the canvas and Cabal leaps in for the kill! Pulizzi tries to get to his feet but Cabal is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pulizzi is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
A very excited looking Santino Cabal rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.