PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Luiz
vs
Cavero

188 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz throws a leg kick which misses Cavero's front leg but catches the back leg as Cavero tries to avoid it.
Cavero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cavero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luiz momentarily.
Luiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cavero misses with a series of wild punches.
Luiz throws a leg kick but Cavero checks it.
Luiz tries to clinch but Cavero is having none of it.
Luiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cavero will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luiz, right into the meat.
Luiz scores with a kick to the body.

Luiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cavero is trying to break the clinch but Luiz has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Luiz.
Cavero looks gassed!
Luiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Luiz.
Luiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.
Luiz crunches a lovely knee into Cavero's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luiz obliges.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Luiz lands a knee to the head.
Luiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cavero backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luiz.
Luiz misses with a knee to the head.
Luiz connects with a knee to the head.
Luiz lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Juan Cavero's cut even more.
Luiz landing knees to the body.
Luiz scores a nice knee to the body.
Cavero takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luiz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cavero takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Juan Cavero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a knee strike.
Luiz lands a knee to the body.
Luiz is leaning against Cavero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cavero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Cavero won't want to take too many of those.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cavero takes an elbow to the temple.
Luiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Cavero won't want to take too many of those.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cavero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Juan Cavero's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cavero avoiding damage as Luiz throws knees to the body.
Luiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cavero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cavero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luiz connects with a knee to the head.
Luiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Luiz keeps control of Cavero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cavero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luiz lands a knee to the body.
Luiz lands an elbow that stopped Cavero in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Cavero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Claudio Luiz!