PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabral is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hurt by Johnny Cash. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lee
vs
Cabral

185 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Adriana's Secret

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Cabral!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a combination but Cabral avoids it well.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.

Cabral is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Cabral has been cut.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabral is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Cabral closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Cabral seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabral.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Cabral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Cabral looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Rufus Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Cabral.
Lee waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cabral.
Nice defenses there by Cabral.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Rufus Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Cabral's shoulder, as Cabral tries to avoid the shot.
Cabral shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabral manages to avoid it.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabral.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabral. Cabral gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabral.
Cabral needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee throws a body punch but Cabral moves out of range.
Cabral fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabral looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Cabral's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee misses with a double jab.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabral is just out of range.
Cabral tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Cabral.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabral takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabral slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabral momentarily.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rufus Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Cabral.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cabral at a distance.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabral ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rufus Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Cabral shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Cabral avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Lee throws a hook but Cabral blocks it.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee drops Cabral with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lee follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Lee!