PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Cabana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Froila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cabana
vs
Froila

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Cabana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geronimo Froila!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabana throws a nice looking combination but Froila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Cabana.
Froila doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabana circles away.
Cabana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Froila swivels and escapes.
Rocky Cabana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Froila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabana stalks Froila and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Froila's face. Froila staggers backwards, shaken.
Froila tries to clinch but Cabana moves out of range.
Cabana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Froila tries to clinch up.
Cabana scores with a one two! Froila had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Froila tries to clinch up.
Froila is looking to clinch but Cabana is avoiding it.
Froila tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Froila is looking to clinch.
Cabana swats away the attempt to clinch by Froila.
Froila stuffs the takedown.
Cabana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Froila pinned against the cage. Froila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Cabana. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Froila has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Froila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Froila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabana throws a right and a left that Froila avoids nicely.
Geronimo Froila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabana fails to land the takedown.
Cabana is breathing heavily.
Cabana throws a head kick but Froila moves out of range.
Froila moves in looking to clinch but Cabana pushes him off.
Cabana misses with a body kick.
Froila tries to clinch there but Cabana circles away.

Froila has managed to clinch.
Froila connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Froila.
Cabana is looking to break free of the clinch but Froila has double underhooks.
Froila lands with a light punch inside.
Froila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabana misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Froila.

Froila manages to break the clinch.
Froila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Froila wants to clinch up but Cabana keeps it at a distance.

Froila clinches.
Cabana tries a knee to the head but Froila blocks it.

Froila manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Froila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Froila moves in looking to clinch but Cabana pushes him off.
Froila tries to clinch there but Cabana circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cabana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Froila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Froila tries to clinch there but Cabana circles away.
Cabana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Froila wants to clinch up but Cabana keeps it at a distance.
Froila tries to clinch but Cabana is having none of it.
Froila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabana.
Froila tries to clinch but Cabana is having none of it.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cabana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Froila's guard.
Cabana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabana wants to pass the guard but Froila is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froila has a closed guard, preventing Cabana from standing up.
Froila lands some strikes from the bottom.
Cabana sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Froila's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Froila is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabana tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cabana lands with a punch from half guard.
Cabana prevents Froila from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Cabana or perhaps it was just good defense by Froila which made him look bad.
Cabana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabana throws a head kick that misses.
Froila fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cabana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Froila.
Cabana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Froila wants to clinch.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Froila wants to clinch up but Cabana keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Froila as Cabana shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cabana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Froila tries to clinch there but Cabana circles away.
Froila checks a leg kick.
Cabana closes the distance and clinches up with Froila, looking for a takedown. Cabana pushes Froila against the cage but Froila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Froila wants to clinch.
Cabana misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Geronimo Froila will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cabana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Froila tries to clinch up but Cabana circles away and keeps his distance.

Froila instigates a clinch.

Froila manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cabana.
A punch combination from Cabana misses.

Froila darts in and clinches Cabana up against the cage.
Cabana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cabana wants to get back to striking at distance but Froila won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Froila.
Froila lands a knee to the body.
Cabana is trying to break free.
Froila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Froila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Froila manages to break the clinch.
Froila tries to clinch up.
Cabana keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Froila sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Froila is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana throws a right hand that Froila ducks under and follows up with a left that Froila also avoids with ease.
Cabana keeps the fight on the outside.

Cabana drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cabana wants to control from the top but Froila keeps moving.

Froila looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Froila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabana trying to control but Froila is working from the bottom.
Froila throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cabana stopping the sweep attempt from Froila.

Froila is looking for a triangle but Cabana pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Froila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Froila moves into the clinch.

Froila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabana!
Cabana shoots in but Froila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Cabana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Froila has Cabana up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Froila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabana swats away the attempt to clinch by Froila.
A head kick misses from Cabana.
Cabana is looking to land body kicks.

Froila has closed the distance and engaged Cabana in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Froila blocks it with crossed arms.

Froila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Froila tries to clinch up but Cabana circles away and keeps his distance.
Froila is looking to clinch.
Froila dodges the punch combination from Cabana.
Cabana swats away the attempt to clinch by Froila.
Cabana feints and then cracks Froila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Froila down.

Cabana feints and as Froila raises his hands in defense, Cabana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Froila wants to sweep but no luck.

Cabana gets to his feet. Froila looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cabana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Froila checks a leg kick.
Froila wants to clinch.
Cabana circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabana throws a head kick that Froila semi-blocks.
Cabana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Froila swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Cabana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Cabana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Froila is looking to clinch.
Cabana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabana throws a series of punches but Froila moves out of range.
Froila dodges the punch combination from Cabana.
Cabana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Froila moves in looking to clinch but Cabana pushes him off.
Rocky Cabana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Froila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cabana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cabana shoots in and bounces Froila off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Cabana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cabana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cabana misses with a wild combination.
Cabana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabana swinging wilding here.
Froila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabana throws a series of punches but Froila avoids them all with ease.
Cabana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cabana keeps the fight on the outside.
Froila is looking to clinch but Cabana is avoiding it.
Cabana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Froila but Froila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Froila is looking to clinch but Cabana is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabana misses with a two punch combination.
Froila wants to clinch.
Cabana keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Froila doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabana circles away.
Froila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Froila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Froila is looking to clinch but Cabana is avoiding it.
Froila wants to clinch.
Froila is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Cabana.
Froila moves in looking to clinch but Cabana pushes him off.
Cabana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cabana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Froila is wriggling around trying to escape.
Froila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabana trying to control but Froila is having none of it.
Froila regains half guard.
Froila works his way to full guard. Good work.
Froila wants to sweep but no luck.

Cabana stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Froila is looking to clinch.
Froila moves in looking to clinch but Cabana pushes him off.
No luck for Cabana with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Cabana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cabana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabana.
Cabana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Froila. No joy for Cabana on that attempt.
Cabana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Froila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabana pushes Froila away with a front kick.
Froila is looking to clinch.
Froila tries to clinch but Cabana is having none of it.
Cabana shoots in for a takedown but Froila shows good takedown defense.
Froila avoids the head kick by Cabana.
Froila wants to clinch.
Froila is looking to clinch but Cabana is avoiding it.
Froila avoids a kick to the body.
Froila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Froila tries to clinch there but Cabana circles away.
Cabana misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Froila doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabana circles away.
Cabana throws the kick towards the body but Froila avoids it.
Froila wants to clinch.
Froila takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cabana throws a head kick but Froila moves out of range.
Cabana misses with a two punch combination.
Cabana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Cabana misses.
Cabana throws a right and a left that Froila avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Froila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Cabana misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabana throws a head kick that misses.
Froila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Froila instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Geronimo Froila.
I think Froila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Geronimo Froila!