PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Cabral has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cabral
vs
Robins

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Osama Robins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabral takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Robins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cabral looks to land a combination but Robins avoids it well.
Cabral swinging wilding here.
Cabral is looking to clinch but Robins is avoiding it.
Robins throws a sloppy head kick and Cabral moves out of range easily.

Robins rushes Cabral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Robins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabral has him pressed against the cage.

Cabral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabral circles away.
Cabral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabral tries to close the distance and clinch but Robins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cabral takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabral working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins jumps guard but Cabral stands there with Robins around his waist. Robins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paulo Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osama Robins.
Robins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robins tries to pull guard but Cabral won't allow it.
Robins wants to get back to striking at distance but Cabral won't allow it.
Cabral avoiding damage.
Robins can't break the clinch.
Robins can't break the clinch.
Robins throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabral.
Robins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.
Cabral connects with a knee to the head.

Robins is rocked!
Cabral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robins is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
Robins misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabral lands a knee to the head.
Robins is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabral has double underhooks.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robins looks gassed!
Cabral stalling in the clinch.
Robins wants a takedown but no success here.
Robins tries to score a body lock takedown but Cabral shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cabral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cabral holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cabral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robins blocks it with crossed arms.
Robins seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cabral.
Cabral can't break the clinch.
Robins lands an elbow inside.
Robins tries to break the clinch but Cabral is controlling the position.
Cabral misses with a knee to the head.
Robins misses with the head strike.
Robins stalling in the clinch but Cabral improves position.
Cabral is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cabral fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robins slips under a jab.
Robins shoots and misses
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robins misses with a takedown attempt

and Cabral moves into the clinch.
Robins tries to pull guard but Cabral won't allow it.

Robins jumps into guard, dragging Cabral to the mat.
Robins wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabral trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robins's guard.
Cabral trying to control the position from guard on top but Robins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robins is looking to sinch up a triangle. Cabral throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Robins's body to avoid the submission. Robins has instead reached around Cabral's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Robins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Osama Robins!