PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Cabrera (ranked 22440 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asad Farah (ranked 6445 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabrera
vs
Farah

208 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

156 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asad Farah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farah.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Farah has eaten all the pies!

Cabrera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farah wants to get back to full guard.
Farah is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah tries to roll over but Cabrera keeps him under control.
Farah is trying to maintain the position but Cabrera is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cabrera is thwarting Farah's attempts to control the position.
Farah is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabrera lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Farah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice sprawl there from Cabrera as Farah shoots in.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Farah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabrera tries to counter by clinching up but Farah breaks away and moves out of range.
Farah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cabrera pinned against the cage. Cabrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ted Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asad Farah.
Farah blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Asad Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Farah.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Farah is defended easily by Cabrera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera avoids a kick to the body.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Farah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cabrera's half guard.

Farah wants to work for an arm triangle but Cabrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Cabrera looking for submissions off his back.
Cabrera is concentrating on defense, preventing Farah from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cabrera tries to kick Farah off but Farah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabrera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cabrera keeping hold of Farah's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Farah closes the distance and clinches.
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 Ted Cabrera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Farah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabrera as he avoids it easily.
Farah moves to clinch but Cabrera breaks away
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Farah or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabrera, which made it look bad.
Cabrera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Farah checks a leg kick.
Cabrera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Farah looks to land a combination. Cabrera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ted Cabrera has been cut.

Cabrera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farah preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah throws a big right hand that misses.
Farah prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Farah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Farah slows the pace down in half guard.
Cabrera is looking to control Farah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrera avoid being mounted?
Farah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabrera keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Farah is working for a submission of some sort.
Cabrera wants to improve his position but Farah is controlling well.
Farah is just content to waste time from the top position. Cabrera takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cabrera controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farah loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farah blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Farah is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Farah tries to sprawl but Cabrera drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Farah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cabrera pulls his head out easily.
Farah strikes from the bottom but Cabrera uses the opportunity to move to side control.
You can see the frustration on Farah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cabrera is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cabrera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Ted Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ted Cabrera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Farah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabrera circles away.
Farah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farah misses with the combination.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Farah.
Cabrera half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Farah has a takedown stuffed.
Ted Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asad Farah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.

Cabrera manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Farah on his heels. He'll look to pass Farah's guard now, I'm sure.
Cabrera is standing up over Farah. Farah looks to escape but Cabrera dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farah being controlled for a moment.
Farah tries to control but Cabrera manages to take his back.
Cabrera is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Farah tries to break free.
Farah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeps control of the position as Farah tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Farah.
Cabrera is hanging on to Farah's back as he tries to escape.
Cabrera controlling from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera has the hooks in. Farah is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cabrera really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Farah.
Farah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Farah tries to escape but Cabrera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Cabrera working for the choke.
Farah wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Farah trying to control the hands but Cabrera won't let him.
Farah breaks Cabrera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Farah from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Cabrera!