PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomaz Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Hector. The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: Taylor Gang. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cabrera
vs
Taylor

165 cm
31
155 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomaz Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabrera.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Taylor gets a clinch.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Cabrera.
Cabrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Taylor.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Taylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabrera.
Thomaz Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Cabrera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Taylor.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.

Taylor pushes Cabrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor presses Cabrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabrera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrera is looking to wear down Taylor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Cabrera.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabrera on the side of the head.
Taylor throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Hector Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Taylor closes the distance and pushes Cabrera back into the cage.

Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thomaz Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cabrera throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range and Taylor settles back down.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.

Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor keeps control of Cabrera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomaz Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Taylor checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Taylor with a nice cross.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabrera misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
Taylor is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Cabrera scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.
Cabrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cabrera takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabrera should have avoided that one.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Cabrera cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Taylor is rocked!
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
Cabrera cracks Taylor with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Taylor falls to his knees and Cabrera doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Cabrera!
Hector Cabrera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.