PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 1709 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 199 p4p, 237 weight class). Sora Izanagi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cabral
vs
Izanagi

189 cm
24
191
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
34
187
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Izanagi misses with a low kick as Cabral jumps back.
It appears Cabral was looking to counter with a kick there.
Izanagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabral scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izanagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabral ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Izanagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Izanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izanagi misses with a body kick.
Izanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi lands a nice shot that snaps Cabral's head back.
Izanagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Izanagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabral.
Izanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabral.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi dodges an elbow strike from Cabral.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi avoiding damage as Cabral throws knees to the body.
Izanagi missing with knees to the body.
Cabral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi pushes Cabral back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Izanagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabral in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral lands a good knee to the midsection. Izanagi won't want to take too many of those.
Izanagi tries a body shot but Cabral blocks it.
Izanagi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Izanagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cabral digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izanagi taking a breather.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Cabral.

Cabral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Izanagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cabral lands an elbow just above Izanagi 's eye.
Izanagi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cabral seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Izanagi can turn it around.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with the head strike.
Izanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Izanagi working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Izanagi misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Izanagi tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi looking to throw knees to the head but Cabral is blocking nicely.
Cabral with a knee to the head.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.

Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Izanagi.
Izanagi lands with a cross.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabral scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izanagi looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral punishes Izanagi's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Cabral. Beautiful body shot.
Cabral bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Izanagi misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabral catches Izanagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Izanagi misses with a straight right.

Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Izanagi lands a right hand.
Izanagi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cabral trying to land knees to the body.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral tries to break the clinch but Izanagi is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emberson Cabral will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cabral tries to clinch up.
Izanagi is looking to clinch.
Cabral uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Izanagi has time to react.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral throws a quick counter kick to the body but Izanagi avoids it.
Izanagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Izanagi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabral in his tracks.
Cabral tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabral keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emberson Cabral is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabral tries to clinch there but Izanagi circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izanagi lands with a hook. Cabral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Izanagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izanagi lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabral's head.
Cabral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izanagi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izanagi throws out the jab.
Cabral checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabral scores with a nice head shot.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
Cabral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabral checks the leg kick.
Cabral scores with a spinning back kick!
Cabral tries to clinch up but Izanagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Izanagi throws an off balance right hand
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabral lands with a slapping head kick.
Cabral delivers a nice body kick.
Cabral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Izanagi is breathing heavily.
Cabral fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Izanagi on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Izanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabral connects with a solid leg kick.
Izanagi punishes Cabral's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Cabral.
Cabral chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Izanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabral connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Cabral forces Izanagi back against the ropes and clinches.
Cabral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Izanagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabral lands an elbow inside that Izanagi shrugs off.

It looks like Sora Izanagi has been cut.
Cabral lands an elbow inside.
Izanagi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Izanagi misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cabral.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izanagi lands a knee to the body.
Izanagi misses with a knee to the head.
Izanagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Izanagi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabral controls his hands.

Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Izanagi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izanagi can do to turn this around?
Cabral fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cabral clinches up with Izanagi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Nice elbow from Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with an elbow over the top.
Izanagi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Cabral controls the action.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Cabral misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a body punch.

Cabral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabral cracks Izanagi with a good jab.
Cabral connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabral slips a straight right by Izanagi.
Cabral lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emberson Cabral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sora Izanagi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Izanagi gets through Cabral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cabral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Cabral.
Knees to the body from Cabral.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabral blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabral tries to work over Izanagi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Cabral.
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cabral blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Izanagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cabral breaks the clinch.
Izanagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral scores with the left hand. Izanagi knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izanagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Izanagi throws an off balance right hand
and Cabral counters with a straight right hand.
Cabral lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Izanagi crumples to the floor! Cabral milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emberson Cabral!