PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). david cabrera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Irvin
vs
cabrera

187 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, david cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvin leaves cabrera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irvin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
cabrera swings for the body but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin lands a nice looking kick to the body. cabrera takes a step back to recover.
A big right from cabrera misses.
cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Irvin ducks down to avoid it.
david cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like david cabrera has been cut.
Irvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to de liver by cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cabrera fails with the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irvin.

A jab-cross combination lands for Irvin and sends cabrera crashing to the mat! Irvin follows him down to the mat - cabrera regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

cabrera is rocked!
cabrera looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin wants to stand up but cabrera has a hold of him and won't allow it.
cabrera wants to improve his position but Irvin is controlling well.
Irvin wants to stand but his hand is trapped. cabrera uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Irvin wants to get up but he can't break cabrera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

cabrera has his foot on Irvin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irvin works his way back into a safe position though.
Irvin tries to stand but cabrera is controlling from the bottom.
cabrera trying to keep a closed guard but Irvin is proving a slippery customer.
Irvin wanted to stand there but cabrera had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now cabrera is on top in guard.
Irvin wants to stand but cabrera is controlling the position.
cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irvin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irvin is wriggling around but cabrera manages to pass to half guard.
Irvin is staying active underneath cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but cabrera manages to move to mount!
cabrera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
cabrera won't let Irvin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
cabrera looking to control but Irvin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Irvin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
cabrera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irvin?
Irvin is trying to stand.
cabrera trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
cabrera landing punches.
Irvin is trying to stand.
cabrera controlling from the full mount.
Irvin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
cabrera looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cabrera tries to control but Irvin wriggling away.

cabrera looking to secure an arm triangle but Irvin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Irvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on david cabrera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

cabrera throws a body punch but Irvin moves out of range.
Irvin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

cabrera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Irvin tries to kick cabrera off but cabrera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cabrera passes to full mount!
Irvin tries to buck cabrera off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cabrera dominating with strikes here.
cabrera breaks from Irvin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Irvin tries to buck cabrera off but he can't manage it.
cabrera lands with some strikes.
cabrera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
cabrera lands a nice shot to the head.
Irvin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
cabrera raining down shots from the mount!
Irvin is trying to stand.
cabrera landing strikes from the mount.
Irvin wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cabrera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Irvin hang on?
cabrera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
cabrera with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Irvin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by cabrera.
cabrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

cabrera has hold of Irvin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Irvin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Irvin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

cabrera wants to finish this one by submission but Irvin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from cabrera.
Irvin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cabrera tries to control but Irvin wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irvin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Irvin is squirming around, avoiding cabrera's attempts to control the action.
Irvin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Irvin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
cabrera controlling from the full mount.
Irvin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
cabrera with good strikes from the mount here!
cabrera with shots to the head and body - Irvin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Irvin taking shots to the head.
cabrera trying to control but Irvin is having none of it.
Irvin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
cabrera lands a big elbow.
Irvin is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

david cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on david cabrera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Irvin blocks a jab.
cabrera misses with a body shot.
cabrera shoots for a double leg takedown but Irvin sprawls well. He's pushed cabrera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
cabrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Irvin.
cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Irvin counters with a solid body kick.
cabrera has his takedown stuffed
and Irvin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irvin lands with a nice combination. cabrera backs away looking to recover.
Irvin lands a glancing blow to the side of cabrera's head.
cabrera tries for a takedown but Irvin circles away easily
and Irvin counters with a stiff right hand.
James Irvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of david cabrera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cabrera throws a jab when Irvin was well out of range.
Irvin throws a head kick that half lands.
Some wild striking there from Irvin.
cabrera scores with a three punch combo!
cabrera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
cabrera throws a body kick the misses
and Irvin counters with a body kick.
Irvin with a nice cross.
cabrera misses with a body shot
and Irvin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
cabrera slips under a jab.
Irvin dodges the punch combination from cabrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James Irvin is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irvin.
cabrera has a takedown stuffed.
cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irvin's waist but Irvin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing cabrera off to one side.
Irvin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from cabrera.
Irvin tries a head kick but it misses.
Irvin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

cabrera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Irvin did well to prevent cabrera getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cabrera is trying to control. Irvin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
cabrera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Irvin tries to kick cabrera off but cabrera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Irvin is refusing to be controlled, as cabrera sits in half guard.
Irvin is trying to stand up here but cabrera is controlling him well.
Irvin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for cabrera on the ground.
Irvin is staying active underneath cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Irvin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Irvin is trying to escape back to his feet but cabrera uses the scramble to pass into side control.
cabrera prevents Irvin from escaping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Irvin does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
cabrera fails with the takedown
and Irvin counters with a left and a right that stings cabrera.
cabrera lands a body shot.
Irvin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Irvin throws a head kick that misses.
cabrera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irvin swivels and escapes.
cabrera shoots for a takedown but Irvin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
cabrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Irvin sprawls well. Irvin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Irvin thuds his right hand into cabrera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Irvin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irvin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Irvin!