PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Where the hood at ?. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Anderson
vs
Cabaret

190 cm
27
202 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots and misses
and Cabaret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cabaret counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Cabaret is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Cabaret trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is striking but Cabaret is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cabaret is taking a breather. Anderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabaret throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Cabaret lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cabaret wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Cabaret tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabaret is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Cabaret can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
Cabaret working a defensive guard here.
Cabaret looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabaret throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Cabaret tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Cabaret misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabaret thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabaret connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Cabaret.
A right-left combo lands from Cabaret.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabaret slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Cabaret counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Cabaret counters with a nice leg kick.
Cabaret throws a shot to the body.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabaret. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabaret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Anderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Cabaret looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabaret is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Cabaret performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cabaret is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabaret trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Cabaret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Cabaret dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cabaret is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Cabaret takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Everth Cabaret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cabaret defends it nicely.
Cabaret throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabaret avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.

Cabaret drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabaret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.

Anderson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cabaret has picked Anderson up and slammed him! Anderson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cabaret manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabaret cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cabaret cracks Anderson with a big elbow.
Cabaret lands a few punches from side control.
Cabaret controls the position.
Check out the look on Cabaret's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaret working the head with strikes.

Anderson is rocked!
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Cabaret keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face as Cabaret controls the position.
Cabaret landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson has hold of Cabaret's hands but Cabaret slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cabaret sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabaret is working away from the top position though.
Cabaret trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Cabaret takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cabaret prevents Anderson from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cabaret working Anderson over with strikes.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabaret.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Cabaret chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabaret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Cabaret from controlling successfully.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabaret lands a couple of digs.
Cabaret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson wants to control the position but Cabaret says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cabaret drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Cabaret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cabaret.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabaret counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabaret.
Cabaret takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabaret.

Cabaret drops Anderson with a nice combination! Cabaret dives into Anderson's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret working some strikes from top position.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Cabaret slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabaret stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Cabaret scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabaret throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Cabaret landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Cabaret is proving a slippery customer.
Cabaret seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anderson is trying to keep Cabaret in close.
Cabaret works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Everth Cabaret is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cabaret throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Cabaret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabaret does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Cabaret counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabaret makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabaret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabaret throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jason Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabaret scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabaret keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cabaret - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cabaret. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cabaret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabaret shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cabaret content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Anderson wants to control but Cabaret postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabaret is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cabaret's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson wants to control but Cabaret postures up.
Cabaret controlling the position.
Jason Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabaret has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!