PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cabana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cabana
vs
Duarte

177 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Cabana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cabana gets a takedown into half guard.

Cabana is looking for a kimura here.

Cabana wants to work for an arm triangle but Duarte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Duarte won't allow Cabana to pass to mount.

Cabana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duarte is just riding it out for now. Cabana eventually gives up the hold.

Cabana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Duarte wants to improve his position but Cabana is controlling well.

Cabana stands up from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cabana counters by clinching up.

Duarte lands a takedown into guard.
Cabana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duarte's guard.
Cabana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duarte is keeping the position for now.
Cabana wants to get up but he can't break Duarte's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cabana is breathing heavily.
Duarte is pulling down on Cabana's head to control his posture.
Duarte wants to sweep here but Cabana controlling him for the moment.
Duarte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Cabana tries to pass.
Cabana wants to stand but Duarte is controlling his posture from full guard.
Duarte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cabana gets caught flat footed, as Duarte shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cabana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duarte is one step ahead there.

Cabana looking for a guillotine here but Duarte defends easily.
Duarte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabana looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabana, not yet.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Duarte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duarte has managed to get both his arms back between Cabana's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte stands up over Cabana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabana has momentary wrist control but Duarte slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cabana is on top in guard.
Cabana is looking to stand up but Duarte won't let him.
Cabana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabana preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duarte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Cabana tries to pass.
Cabana wants to stand but Duarte has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Duarte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabana postures up.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte tries for a takedown but Cabana circles away easily

so Cabana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabana advances position into side control!

Cabana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duarte is looking for a sweep.

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

Cabana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Cabana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cabana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Cabana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Duarte wants to get back to full guard.

Duarte is defending against the submission attempts here by Cabana.

Cabana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabana is thwarting Duarte's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte tries to roll over but Cabana keeps him under control.
Cabana is thwarting Duarte's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Duarte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabana's guard.

Cabana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duarte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duarte landing with the ground and pound.

Cabana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jason Cabana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duarte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Cabana is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Duarte frees his head nicely. Oh but Cabana has switched to an armbar! Duarte is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jason Cabana!