PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Boxer has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Grand Boxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cabollaro
vs
Boxer

195 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

180 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grand Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer scores with a three punch combo!
Boxer looks gassed!
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxer as he jumps to the side.
Boxer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabollaro manages to avoid it.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabollaro moves away.
No luck for Cabollaro with that takedown attempt.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabollaro.
Cabollaro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxer avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Cabollaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabollaro dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Cabollaro's head and hops out.
Boxer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boxer throws a right hand that Cabollaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabollaro also avoids with ease.
Cabollaro fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cabollaro clinches up with Boxer and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabollaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cabollaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cabollaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cabollaro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cabollaro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabollaro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boxer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cabollaro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cabollaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabollaro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabollaro is keen to just control but Boxer is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cabollaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boxer defends it well.
Boxer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cabollaro is stalling in the full guard.
Cabollaro 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.

Boxer has his foot on Cabollaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabollaro works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabollaro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cabollaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxer is retaining full guard.
Cabollaro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boxer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cabollaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabollaro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Cabollaro from controlling successfully.
Boxer is wriggling around but Cabollaro manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boxer is not content to let Cabollaro control the position.
Cabollaro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabollaro controlling the action here.
Boxer looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Cabollaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grand Boxer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cabollaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabollaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Cabollaro moved out of range.
Cabollaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boxer sprawls well. Boxer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabollaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabollaro looks for a takedown but Boxer sprawls well.
Cabollaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabollaro is defended easily by Boxer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Cabollaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boxer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Cabollaro's ribs.
Cabollaro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer swings for the body but Cabollaro moves out of range.
Boxer slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabollaro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Javier Cabollaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Cabollaro's ribs.
Cabollaro dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Cabollaro's head and hops out.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabollaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabollaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Grand Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabollaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabollaro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cabollaro slips a straight right by Boxer.
Cabollaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Boxer lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabollaro.
Grand Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer misses with a double jab.

Cabollaro darts in and clinches Boxer up against the cage.
Cabollaro works on Boxer's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabollaro tries to score a body lock takedown but Boxer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Cabollaro with that takedown attempt.
Cabollaro shoots in looking for a takedown but Boxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabollaro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabollaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabollaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
Cabollaro shoots for a takedown but Boxer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabollaro rather than just go for the knockout.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabollaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Cabollaro moves out of range.
Boxer throws a jab when Cabollaro was well out of range.
Grand Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxer leaves Cabollaro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boxer feints a jab promting Cabollaro to slip. Boxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cabollaro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boxer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabollaro looks for a takedown but Boxer sprawls well.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabollaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer throws a body punch but Cabollaro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Cabollaro moved out of range.
Boxer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabollaro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.

Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabollaro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cabollaro.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cabollaro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cabollaro trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.

Boxer is working an open guard so Cabollaro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grand Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grand Boxer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boxer misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer throws a hook but Cabollaro blocks it.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Cabollaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabollaro tries to clinch up.
Cabollaro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cabollaro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxer avoids it really well and circles away.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabollaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabollaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a body punch but Cabollaro moves out of range.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer misses with a combination

and Cabollaro counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro throwing strikes but missing.
Boxer working a defensive guard but Cabollaro passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boxer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cabollaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Cabollaro escapes and gets back to his feet.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.
Cabollaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
Cabollaro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Cabollaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabollaro is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabollaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown but Boxer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabollaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabollaro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses

and Cabollaro counters by moving into the clinch.
Boxer wants to get back to striking at distance but Cabollaro won't allow it.
Boxer pushes Cabollaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabollaro looking for a takedown.
Cabollaro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabollaro has him pressed against the cage.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabollaro's elbow.
Cabollaro looking to stall.
Boxer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabollaro.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabollaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer throws a body punch but Cabollaro moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Cabollaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boxer circles away.
Cabollaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boxer misses with a hook to the body

and Cabollaro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabollaro.
Cabollaro is trying to break the clinch but Boxer is controlling him.

Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabollaro avoids the body shot from Boxer.

Boxer rushes Cabollaro and presses him up against the cage.
Cabollaro blocks a body shot from Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabollaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabollaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabollaro.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Cabollaro moved out of range nicely.
Boxer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boxer.
Nice defenses there by Cabollaro.
Boxer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot

and Cabollaro counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Boxer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer is pulling down on Cabollaro's head to control his posture.
Cabollaro throwing strikes from guard but Boxer blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Javier Cabollaro.
I think Cabollaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Cabollaro!