PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's showtime!. Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Johnny Luca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cabrera
vs
Luca

169 cm
27
156 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luca can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a leg kick but Luca saw it coming and moves away.
Luca throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Luca misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Luca tries to sprawl out of it but Cabrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Luca misses.
Luca drops his hands momentarily and Cabrera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Luca wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Luca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Luca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Luca slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera digs a good hook to Luca's body.
We've been hearing reports that Cabrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luca throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Luca lunges at Cabrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrera's hand.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Luca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Luca.
It appears Cabrera was looking to counter with a kick there.
Luca throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera takes one to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luca throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Luca misses.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabrera lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luca backs up against the cage.
Cabrera scores with a nice right hand.
Luca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Luca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luca tries to clinch up
and Cabrera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabrera.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Luca misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luca. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Luca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt - Luca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luca.
Cabrera throws a series of strikes that have Luca backpedaling.

It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Luca misses with a left hand
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luca lands a jab to the nose.
Luca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luca feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Luca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luca loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luca scores with a head kick. Cabrera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Luca off balance momentarily.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Luca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Cabrera.
Luca takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.

Luca clinches up with Cabrera and pushes him back against the cage.
Cabrera can't break the clinch.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera tries a body shot but Luca blocks it.

Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Luca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnny Luca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Luca.
Cabrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Helix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Luca throws a right hand that Cabrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabrera also avoids with ease.
Cabrera tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Luca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Luca slips the punch.
Helix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera lands a really nice looking cross but Luca seems unphased.
Luca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera lands a jab-cross combination.
Luca walks into a left hand.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Luca scores with a nice body kick.
Cabrera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Cabrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Luca.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Luca slips the punch.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Luca.
Luca misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Luca's front leg.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Luca moves out of range easily.
Luca looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Cabrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera slips a jab from Luca.
Jab, jab by Luca - just one landing.
Luca scores with a kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Luca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luca.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera defending well as Luca loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera motions for Luca to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luca 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.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Luca saw that one coming.
Luca thumps Cabrera with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Luca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabrera doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Luca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luca getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luca.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
A big right from Luca misses.
Cabrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cabrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Cabrera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luca swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luca throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luca.
Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Luca just manages to avoid it.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luca can pounce on him.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luca moves away.
Cabrera takes a swing at Luca's ribcage but misses.
Luca shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Luca misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luca.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luca sprawls well. Luca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Luca moved away.
Luca replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cabrera blocks it well.
Luca loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Luca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luca.
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luca 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.
Luca gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cabrera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luca misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the head.
Cabrera punishes Luca's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Luca.
Luca scores with a nice right hand.
Luca cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luca has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Luca misses with a straight left.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabrera.
Luca tries to buck Cabrera off but Cabrera is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca is trying to get back to his feet.
Luca tries to buck Cabrera off but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera is looking to take a break and control but Luca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Helix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cabrera misses with a body kick.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Luca.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Luca shows good takedown defense.
Luca 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.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Luca.
Cabrera lands with a shot to the body.
Cabrera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luca.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabrera.
Luca can't break the clinch.

Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Luca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera slips a jab from Luca.
Luca misses with a straight right.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
It seemed like Luca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera tries for a takedown but Luca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Luca throws a head kick that half lands.

Luca gets caught napping as Cabrera dives in and scores a takedown. Luca manages to retain guard.
Cabrera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luca is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cabrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Luca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabrera is one step ahead there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cabrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luca throws out a leg kick but Cabrera moves out of range and Luca only half commits.
Luca blocks a jab.
Luca throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Cabrera blocks the low kick.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cabrera here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Luca shows good takedown defense.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Luca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Luca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luca throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Luca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luca throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luca misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca misses with a double jab.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera lands a jab to Luca's midsection.
Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrera. Cabrera obviously looking to wear him down.
Luca is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Luca takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Luca's ribs.
Cabrera slips a jab from Luca.
Luca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Luca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabrera. Cabrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabrera lands with a straight right. Luca didn't see that one coming.
Luca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.

Luca gets caught flat footed, as Cabrera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cabrera is in close to Luca's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabrera 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
Helix Cabrera decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.