PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teovie Cababat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weak Ako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cababat kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lupang Hinirang: The Philippine National Anthem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cababat
vs
Ako

150 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teovie Cababat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Weak Ako!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cababat digs a good body shot into Ako's ribs.
Ako swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cababat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ako fails with a takedown attempt.
Cababat misses with a series of wild punches.
Ako avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ako throws a combination that misses

and Cababat moves into the clinch.
Cababat working hard to break the clinch.
Ako is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cababat tries to break free but Ako pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Ako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cababat wants to clinch up but Ako keeps it at a distance.
Weak Ako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ako blocks the leg kick.
Ako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cababat keeps the fight on the outside.
Ako looks gassed!
Ako throws a body kick that misses.
Ako misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cababat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ako uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cababat wants to stand up but Ako is controlling him.
Ako pushing down on Cababat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cababat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cababat looking for a sweep. Not yet Cababat, not yet.
Ako is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cababat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cababat is pulling down on Ako's head. It's preventing any offense from Ako, at least for the moment.

Cababat is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ako tries a body shot but Cababat blocks it.
Cababat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ako manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Ako.
Cababat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ako takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ako on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ako avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ako keeps the fight on the outside.
Ako jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cababat is looking to clinch.
Ako throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cababat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cababat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cababat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ako.
Ako blocks a head kick by Cababat.
Cababat feints a jab promting Ako to slip. Cababat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ako slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cababat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ako.
Cababat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cababat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ako.
Cababat dodges the punch combination from Ako.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ako. Those never looked like landing.
Ako looks to throw the jab but Cababat is out of range.
Teovie Cababat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cababat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cababat lands with a nice combination. Ako backs away looking to recover.
Ako tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cababat swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Cababat misses.
Cababat moves in looking to clinch but Ako pushes him off.
Ako tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cababat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ako throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Cababat clinches with his opponent.
Cababat prevents Ako from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cababat decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ako stands up and waves to Cababat to follow him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ako fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teovie Cababat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cababat works over Ako's head and body with a nice combination.
Ako looks to score with a jab to the body but Cababat is just out of range.
Cababat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cababat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ako.

Cababat darts in and clinches Ako up against the cage.

Ako breaks the clinch.
Ako thows a body kick. Cababat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cababat lands a slapping body shot.
Cababat lands a nice shot to the body.
Cababat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cababat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Cababat. Those never looked like landing.
Cababat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cababat moves away.
Ako looks to score with a jab to the body but Cababat is just out of range.
Cababat throws a series of punches but Ako avoids them all with ease.
Ako misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cababat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cababat throws a series of strikes that have Ako backpedaling.
Ako misses with a two punch combination.
Cababat doesn't manage to clinch there - Ako circles away.
Cababat connects with a body shot.
Ako misses with a takedown attempt - Cababat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cababat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ako avoids the head kick by Cababat.
Sloppy strikes from Ako. Those never looked like landing.
Teovie Cababat is winning the standup battle so far.
Ako throws a body punch but Cababat moves out of range.
Cababat feints a jab promting Ako to slip. Cababat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ako slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ako throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cababat works Ako's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ako tries to land a front kick but Cababat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cababat manages to avoid it.
Cababat is looking to wear down Ako with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cababat scores with a hook.
Ako 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.
Cababat moves in looking to clinch but Ako pushes him off.
Ako blocks a head kick by Cababat.
Ako tries for a takedown but Cababat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cababat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ako.
Some wild striking there from Cababat.
Cababat moves out of range of the body kick from Ako.

Cababat moves into the clinch.
Ako is trying to break the clinch but Cababat has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Cababat is trying to break the clinch but Ako has him pressed against the cage.
Ako wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cababat wants to take the fight to the mat but Ako manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ako pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teovie Cababat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cababat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ako checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Ako, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ako throws a series of punches but Cababat moves out of range.
Ako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cababat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cababat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cababat duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ako. Cababat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cababat is looking to clinch.
Ako misses with a double jab
and Cababat counters with a right hand to the body.

Cababat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cababat wants to get back to striking at distance but Ako won't allow it.

Ako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ako tries to bum rush Cababat with a series of wild strikes but Cababat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cababat moves into the clinch successfully.

Cababat pulls Ako into guard.
Ako wants to stand and escape but instead Cababat has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cababat throwing strikes but missing.

Cababat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cababat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cababat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ako is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ako has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cababat off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teovie Cababat dominated that second round.
That's time! Cababat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ako takes a swing at Cababat's ribcage but misses.
Cababat throws a one two combo.
Cababat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cababat wants it to stay on the feet.
Ako takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cababat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ako on the side of the head.
Ako throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cababat tries to work over Ako's front leg with a kick but Ako checks it.
Ako wants to clinch.
Ako will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cababat stuns Ako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cababat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cababat duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ako takes one to the chin there.
Cababat tries a head kick but it misses.
Ako swings for the body but Cababat moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ako moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ako avoids the head kick by Cababat.
Ako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cababat scores with a jab. Ako acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ako fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cababat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ako takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cababat thuds a left hand into Ako's body.
Cababat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ako takes a swing at Cababat's ribcage but misses.

Cababat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ako tries to break the clinch but Cababat is controlling the position.
Ako tries to circle away but Cababat has him pinned against the cage.
Ako wants to break free but Cababat has control.
Cababat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cababat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ako manages to break the clinch.
Ako throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cababat to counter with a crisp jab.
Cababat wants to land a leg kick but Ako is out of range.

Cababat closes the distance and clinches.

Cababat jumps guard.
Cababat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cababat keeping moving, preventing Ako from controlling successfully.
Cababat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ako would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cababat trying to keep a closed guard but Ako is proving a slippery customer.
Ako controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Teovie Cababat has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Cababat closes the distance and pushes Ako back into the cage.
Ako missing with knees to the body.
Cababat leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cababat tries to circle away but Ako has him pinned against the cage.
Ako looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ako circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cababat wants to clinch up but Ako keeps it at a distance.
Cababat tried to score with a low kick but Ako checks it.
Ako wants to clinch up but Cababat keeps it at a distance.
Cababat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ako checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cababat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ako showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cababat.
Ako takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ako circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ako throws a combination that misses
and Cababat counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Cababat.
Cababat throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cababat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ako misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weak Ako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teovie Cababat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cababat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ako at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teovie Cababat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cababat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teovie Cababat!
As Teovie Cababat got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It was a hard fight but i managed to win. Thanks to my manager, my trainer, the gym where i train to especially to my sponsor. '.