PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Mael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cabrillo
vs
Mael

187 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregor Mael!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo lands with a cross.
Cabrillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mael circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mael!
Cabrillo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mael swinging wildly here.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch.
Cabrillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Mael is avoiding it.
Mael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mael misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Mael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Mael. Those never looked like landing.
Mael tries to bum rush Cabrillo with a series of wild strikes but Cabrillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mael counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael looks to land a combination but Cabrillo avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Mael.
Cabrillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mael misses with a wild combination.

Cabrillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Mael wants to get back to striking at distance but Cabrillo won't allow it.
A short right from Mael on the inside.
Cabrillo has Mael pressed against the cage, preventing Mael from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabrillo wants to stall.
Cabrillo lands with a light punch inside.
Cabrillo slows down the pace here.
Mael tries to break free but Cabrillo pushes him back against the cage.
Cabrillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Mael controls the action.
Cabrillo looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabrillo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mael can't break the clinch.
Cabrillo is looking to control Mael's arms but Mael gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabrillo has his back to the cage.
Mael wants to get back to striking at distance but Cabrillo won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Mael.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mael's efforts to push away.
Mael is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabrillo has double underhooks.
Cabrillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mael has had enough of the clinch but Cabrillo keeps him there for the moment.
Cabrillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mael looks gassed!
Cabrillo looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cabrillo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a jab to Mael's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a body punch but Mael moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mael. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mael has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up but Mael circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrillo tries to clinch there but Mael circles away.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Mael moves out of range.
Cabrillo tests Mael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregor Mael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cabrillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabrillo trying to control the position but instead, Mael has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabrillo into the cage.
Mael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrillo tries a body shot but Mael blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Cabrillo as the two fighters clinch.
Cabrillo looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrillo stalling in the clinch.
Mael avoids a wild elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Mael working hard to break the clinch.
Mael has had enough of the clinch but Cabrillo keeps him there for the moment.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mael is trying to break the clinch but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mael's efforts to push away.
Mael tries to break free but Cabrillo pushes him back against the cage.
Mael has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cabrillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mael blocks a body shot from Cabrillo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cabrillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mael's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mael misses with a few strikes there.
Cabrillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mael.
Juan Cabrillo is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Mael misses.
Mael looks to land a combination but Cabrillo avoids it well.
Mael swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabrillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Cabrillo drops Mael with a beautiful combination! Mael stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cabrillo is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo is looking to clinch.
Cabrillo moves in looking to clinch but Mael pushes him off.
Mael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Mael is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Mael is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Cabrillo finds it's target.

Cabrillo lands a big uppercut and Mael crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mael looks OK. Cabrillo waves Mael back to his feet!

Mael is rocked!
Mael is breathing heavily.
Cabrillo cracks Mael with a left hook right on the temple and Mael goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Cabrillo lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Mael is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.