PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cabaret
vs
Eriksson

190 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cabaret throws a hook but Eriksson blocks it.
Eriksson looks to land a right hand but Cabaret moved out of range.
Jab by Eriksson.
Eriksson lands a lovely overhand right.
Eriksson tries to bum rush Cabaret with a series of wild strikes but Cabaret uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eriksson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabaret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eriksson. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Eriksson. Those never looked like landing.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eriksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabaret takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabaret fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabaret staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson lands the left hand.
Anders Eriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabaret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eriksson is out of range.
Cabaret throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Cabaret throws a solid leg kick but Eriksson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabaret.
Cabaret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eriksson throws a one two combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
Eriksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabaret.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabaret.
Eriksson tries to clinch but Cabaret is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret cracks Eriksson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabaret scores with a leg kick.
Eriksson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cabaret's hands.
Cabaret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabaret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eriksson.
Eriksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabaret finds it's way round the side to connect with Eriksson's head.
Eriksson leaves Cabaret with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cabaret scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cabaret thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eriksson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson taking some punishment here, with Cabaret in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret content to control rather than advance.
Eriksson won't allow Cabaret to pass to mount.
Cabaret content to control rather than advance.
Eriksson is trying to stand back up but Cabaret is controlling him
Cabaret controlling the pace.
Eriksson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Everth Cabaret wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Eriksson.
Eriksson throws the left hand but Cabaret avoids the punch easily.

Cabaret closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Eriksson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Eriksson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cabaret creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eriksson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabaret in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Eriksson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Cabaret dominated that 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.

Eriksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eriksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabaret circles away.
Eriksson misses with a hook.
Eriksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cabaret tries a head kick but it misses.
Eriksson misses with the combination.
Eriksson avoids the body shot from Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabaret slips a jab from Eriksson.
Cabaret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabaret scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Eriksson misses the target.
Eriksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eriksson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabaret circles away.
Eriksson looks to land a combination but Cabaret avoids it well.
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.
Cabaret thumps Eriksson with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret feints and then cracks Eriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eriksson down.
Cabaret bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eriksson's head.
Anders Eriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabaret throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabaret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Everth Cabaret is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabaret.
Cabaret lands a leg kick that knocks Eriksson off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eriksson blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabaret slips a jab from Eriksson.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabaret avoids the body shot from Eriksson.
Cabaret jabs at Eriksson's body.
Cabaret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabaret cracks the inside of Eriksson's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabaret bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eriksson's head backwards.

Cabaret shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eriksson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cabaret is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cabaret in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eriksson working a defensive guard here.

Eriksson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret landing with the ground and pound.
Cabaret distracts Eriksson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabaret stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eriksson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabaret trying to control but Eriksson is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabaret showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Cabaret dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cabaret is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabaret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eriksson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabaret comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabaret misses with a wild body shot.

Cabaret darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eriksson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eriksson trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson is trying to get back to full guard.
Eriksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabaret with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cabaret seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eriksson for as long as he can get away with.
Cabaret is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabaret missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cabaret missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eriksson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabaret is controlling the pace.
Everth Cabaret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Everth Cabaret wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cabaret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eriksson is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson loads up on a big right hand but Cabaret slips the punch.
Cabaret is looking to wear down Eriksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabaret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksson.
Cabaret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksson can do to turn this around?
Eriksson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabaret moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eriksson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Cabaret. Beautiful body shot.
Eriksson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksson misses with a looping left.
Eriksson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabaret paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eriksson at a distance.

Cabaret shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cabaret showed some decent athleticism there.
Cabaret content to control rather than advance.
Everth Cabaret overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabaret's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabaret 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!