PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Javier Cabollaro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Badr Hari's chin.

Hari
vs
Cabollaro

197 cm
25
262 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
275 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabollaro 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.
Hari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cabollaro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cabollaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Hari won't allow it.
Hari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hari has Cabollaro pressed against the cage, preventing Cabollaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabollaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hari's elbow.
Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
Cabollaro tries to break free but Hari pushes him back against the cage.
Cabollaro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hari.
Hari wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Badr Hari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Cabollaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Hari avoids the damage to the body.
Hari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cabollaro up against the cage.
Cabollaro trying to control the position but instead, Hari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabollaro into the cage.
A knee to the head by Hari.
Cabollaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cabollaro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hari has Cabollaro pressed against the cage, preventing Cabollaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hari wants a takedown but no success here.
Cabollaro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a knee to the body.
Cabollaro can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Hari.
Cabollaro prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Hari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hari keeps control of Cabollaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hari has Cabollaro pressed against the cage, preventing Cabollaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro is trying to break the clinch but Hari has him pressed against the cage.
Cabollaro misses with an elbow strike.
Cabollaro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hari.
Cabollaro is trying to break free.

Hari has hold of one of Cabollaro's legs. Cabollaro is fighting the takedown attempt but Hari gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hari throwing strikes but missing.
Hari forces his way into half guard.
Hari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cabollaro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari prevents Cabollaro from standing back up.
Hari thows a huge punch but Cabollaro dodges it nicely.
Hari is controlling the pace.

Hari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cabollaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari 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.

Hari shoots for a takedown but Cabollaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cabollaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabollaro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hari scores with a head kick.
Hari fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabollaro. Cabollaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabollaro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Cabollaro.

Hari drives through and clinches with Cabollaro against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari has Cabollaro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cabollaro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cabollaro's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari is working for takedown but Cabollaro is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hari is trying to trip Cabollaro. He has hold of a leg but Cabollaro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hari persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hari lands a couple of digs.
Hari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabollaro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cabollaro is breathing heavily.
Hari is stalling in the full guard.
Hari advances position into side control!

Hari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Hari stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabollaro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hari controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Hari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cabollaro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabollaro, who protects the arm well.
Badr Hari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabollaro wants to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Hari.
Hari controls the position from side control.

Hari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabollaro, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hari trying to control the position but Cabollaro is working away.
Cabollaro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cabollaro is being controlled here.
Hari in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hari trying to control the position but Cabollaro is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hari landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Hari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cabollaro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabollaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cabollaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Hari has a takedown stuffed.
Cabollaro misses with a takedown attempt - Hari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabollaro dives in and grabs Hari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hari pushes down on Cabollaro's head and hops out.

Hari closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cabollaro quickly recovers to half guard.
Cabollaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari controlling the pace.
Hari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabollaro can do to turn this around?

Hari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabollaro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hari.
Hari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cabollaro keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari is looking to advance position but Cabollaro won't allow it.
Hari wants to take a breather but Cabollaro is having none of it.
Hari controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Badr Hari just wasn't active enough.
Cabollaro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cabollaro somewhat.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Cabollaro.
Cabollaro has a takedown stuffed.
Hari fails to land the takedown.
Hari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cabollaro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabollaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown but Hari shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Hari wants a takedown but no success here.
Badr Hari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cabollaro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cabollaro is stalling here.
Hari goes for a takedown attempt but Cabollaro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hari moves into the clinch.
Javier Cabollaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabollaro prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro has had enough of the clinch but Hari keeps him there for the moment.
Hari lands an uppercut.
Cabollaro tries to stall but Hari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hari drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hari is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabollaro missing with knees to the body.
Cabollaro trying to control the position but instead, Hari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabollaro into the cage.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cabollaro throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hari 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!