PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabral comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt by Johnny Cash. Luthor has chosen Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabral
vs
Luthor

192 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition
Syndicate Drugs

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lex Luthor!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luthor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabral on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabral is staying active underneath Luthor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cabral regains full guard. Nicely done.

Luthor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Cabral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luthor postures up and lands a big shot to Cabral's brow.
Luthor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luthor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luthor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luthor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luthor trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.
Luthor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luthor trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.

Luthor drops back looking for a leg! Cabral is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cabral manages to kick Luthor off! Luthor jumps back into Cabral's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral wants to sweep here but Luthor controlling him for the moment.
Cabral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabral wants to sweep but no luck.
Luthor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luthor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabral's head.
Luthor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Luthor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Luthor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cabral's head.
Luthor is looking to work some ground and pound but Cabral has wrist control.
Luthor preventing the sweep.
Luthor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luthor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cabral is breathing heavily.
Cabral looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Luthor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Luthor winds up and cracks Cabral with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Cabral is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luthor working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Cabral is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luthor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luthor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Luthor decides to return to a standing position.
Cabral avoids the head kick by Luthor.
Cabral seems to have got his legs back now.
Luthor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Luthor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabral looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Luthor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Luthor working the head with strikes.
Luthor in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral tries to buck Luthor off but Luthor is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luthor working the ground and pound.
Luthor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cabral down.
Cabral is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Luthor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Luthor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Luthor lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luthor landing strikes.
Cabral is trying to improve his position.
Luthor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Luthor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cabral some visible discomfort.
Luthor scoring with punches from side control.
Luthor cracks Cabral with a big right hand but Cabral just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Luthor working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Luthor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cabral to see if he's OK.
Cabral takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Luthor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Luthor cracks Cabral with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Luthor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Luthor working the ground and pound.
Luthor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Luthor landing a few strikes.
Cabral takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Luthor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Luthor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Luthor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Cabral is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Luthor pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Luthor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luthor is looking to clinch.
Luthor tries to clinch up.
Luthor looks to land a left hand but Cabral moved out of range nicely.
Lex Luthor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Luthor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabral looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cabral is not content to let Luthor control the position.
Cabral is trying to work for a sweep but Luthor has mounted him!
Luthor working the ground and pound effectively.
Luthor is landing with some decent strikes but Cabral is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luthor lands a big elbow - Cabral is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cabral is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lex Luthor!