PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Elio Mohorovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cabreros
vs
Mohorovic

186 cm
22
187 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

182 cm
24
201 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros shoots in but Mohorovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cabreros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt - Mohorovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cabreros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mohorovic swings for the body but Cabreros moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Mohorovic.
Mohorovic scores with a nice right hand.
Cabreros misses with a jab to the body
and Cabreros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohorovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabreros manages to avoid it.
Cabreros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohorovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabreros. Mohorovic shrugs it off though.
Cabreros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabreros misses with a leg kick
and Mohorovic counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros tests Mohorovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mohorovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabreros rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabreros cracks the inside of Mohorovic's front leg.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mohorovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabreros scores with a head kick.
Cabreros throws a series of punches but Mohorovic avoids them all with ease.
Mohorovic is looking to clinch.
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mohorovic.
Mohorovic misses with a hook.
Mohorovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohorovic is just out of range.
Cabreros punishes Mohorovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Mohorovic avoids a kick to the body.

Cabreros takes the fight into the clinch.
Mohorovic blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabreros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mohorovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cabreros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohorovic moves away.
Good shot there by Cabreros.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros misses with a low kick.
Cabreros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabreros throws a lazy right hand but Mohorovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic takes a swing at Cabreros's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Mohorovic. That snapped Cabreros's head back.
Mohorovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cabreros tries to avoid it but Mohorovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cabreros to the ground. Cabreros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cabreros doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohorovic circles away.

Cabreros clinches up against the cage.
Cabreros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohorovic lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Mohorovic.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabreros lands a shot to the body.
Mohorovic tries to work over Cabreros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabreros looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Cabreros.
Mohorovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabreros or not.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohorovic managing to block the knees to the body from Cabreros.
Mohorovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabreros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabreros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mohorovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Cabreros is predictable there
and Mohorovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabreros just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from Mohorovic.
Mohorovic digs a good hook to Cabreros's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabreros thinking.
Cabreros takes a swing at Mohorovic's ribcage but misses.
Cabreros throws a hook but Mohorovic blocks it.
Mohorovic stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.

Cabreros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros is stalling in the full guard.
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 Caleb Cabreros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mohorovic cracks Cabreros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabreros tries to clinch but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Cabreros delivers a nice body kick.
Cabreros connects with a looping right hand.
Cabreros moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabreros shoots in and drives through. Mohorovic sprawls well.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mohorovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.

Cabreros gets the takedown into side control.
Mohorovic defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros wants to take a breather but Mohorovic manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cabreros.
Cabreros postures up in Mohorovic's guard and throws a big left but Mohorovic blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros trying to control but Mohorovic is working from the bottom.
Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mohorovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohorovic, not yet.
Cabreros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Caleb Cabreros just wasn't active enough.
Cabreros connects with a body shot.
Cabreros looks to land a body kick but Mohorovic moved away.
Mohorovic walks into a stiff left hand from Cabreros.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabreros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mohorovic is out of range and Cabreros settles back down.
Mohorovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabreros doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohorovic circles away.
Mohorovic misses with a jab to the body
and Cabreros counters with a low kick, right behind Mohorovic 's knee.
Cabreros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Cabreros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cabreros slows the pace down.
Cabreros wants to control but Mohorovic is keeping him busy.
Cabreros tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cabreros wants to control but Mohorovic is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mohorovic regains half guard.
Mohorovic is positioning himself well to prevent Cabreros advancing to mount.
Cabreros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohorovic defending well though.
Cabreros prevents Mohorovic from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is just content to waste time from the top position. Mohorovic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cabreros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabreros wants to stand but Mohorovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cabreros sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mohorovic's guard.
Cabreros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabreros is keen to just control but Mohorovic is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Cabreros dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabreros moves into the clinch.
Cabreros misses with some punches.
Mohorovic managing to block the knees to the body from Cabreros.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohorovic.
Cabreros taking a breather.
Mohorovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabreros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mohorovic lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Cabreros.
Cabreros taking a breather.
Mohorovic avoiding damage as Cabreros throws knees to the body.
Cabreros swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohorovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabreros lands with a light punch inside.
Cabreros tries to work over Mohorovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabreros misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabreros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabreros blocks a body shot from Mohorovic.
Cabreros is working Mohorovic over against the cage.
Mohorovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabreros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mohorovic or not.
Cabreros digs a right hand into Mohorovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mohorovic's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabreros wants a takedown but no success here.
Cabreros lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabreros lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabreros taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabreros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cabreros tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohorovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cabreros gets through Mohorovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caleb Cabreros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cabreros presses Mohorovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a shot to the body.
Mohorovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabreros.
Cabreros is trying to stall.
Cabreros lands a nice uppercut.
Cabreros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cabreros trying to land knees to the body.

Cabreros works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mohorovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cabreros manages to get himself to full guard.

Cabreros has his feet on Mohorovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cabreros fails with the takedown
and Mohorovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabreros keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mohorovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabreros circles away.
Cabreros lands a nice shot that snaps Mohorovic's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohorovic misses with a shot to the body
and Cabreros counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mohorovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cabreros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohorovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabreros moves away.
Mohorovic moves out of range as Cabreros strikes.
Cabreros ducks under a wild hook from Mohorovic.
Cabreros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic blocks a head kick by Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Cabreros coming out on top.
Cabreros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elio Mohorovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caleb Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabreros.
Mohorovic is looking to clinch but Cabreros is avoiding it.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but Mohorovic circles away easily
and Mohorovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabreros has his takedown stuffed
and Mohorovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohorovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cabreros doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mohorovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros tries to clinch up.
Mohorovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabreros.
Cabreros tries to clinch up but Mohorovic circles away and keeps his distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cabreros.
Cabreros trying to control the action but Mohorovic is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Mohorovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Cabreros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabreros 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Cabreros!