PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Abbott (ranked 1237 p4p, 403 weight class) and Zahn Dingo (ranked 172 p4p, 57 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Abbott
vs
Dingo

190 cm
27
250
9 - 5 - 0

198 cm
27
265
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Conquer

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahn Dingo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abbott clinches.
Abbott tries to work over Dingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Abbott manages to break the clinch.

Dingo tries to keep at a distance but Abbott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dingo blocking some punches.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Dingo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dingo misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.

Abbott moves into range and clinches up with Dingo.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Dingo is trying to break the clinch but Abbott has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dingo fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.

Abbott breaks the clinch.
Abbott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Abbott darts in and clinches Dingo up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dingo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Dingo.
Dingo pushes Abbott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbott working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dingo breaks the clinch.
Dingo stuns Abbott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Abbott lands.

It looks like Zahn Dingo has been cut.
Abbott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dingo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dingo misses with a looping left.
Dingo scores with a jab.
Abbott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dingo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abbott is able to avoid easily.
Dingo loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dingo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dingo lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Abbott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dingo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Dingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Abbott.
Dingo looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dingo takes a shot to the head.

Abbott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbott slips under a jab.
Dingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
It seemed like Dingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Abbott pushes Dingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Dingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dingo tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.

Dingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Abbott moves into the clinch.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dingo throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo presses Abbott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abbott blocking some punches.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott lands with a left to the head.
Abbott tries a body shot but Dingo blocks it.
Dingo misses with some punches.
Dingo tries to break free but Abbott pushes him back against the cage.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Abbott is controlling the position.
Dingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Abbott on the inside.
Abbott pushes Dingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dingo misses with a body punch.
Abbott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Dingo controls the action.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Abbott.
Abbott lands a hook that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Dingo working aggressively here.
Abbott lands a left hand.
Dingo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Abbott to work.

Abbott breaks from the clinch.

Abbott moves into the clinch successfully.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbott.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dingo tries to throw a body punch but Abbott avoids it by throwing Dingo back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dingo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zahn Dingo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dingo misses with a body shot

and Abbott counters with a crisp one two that drops Dingo! Abbott thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dingo to his feet! Dingo is in big trouble!
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Dingo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abbott moves in looking to clinch but Dingo pushes him off.
Dingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abbott. Abbott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dingo misses with a low kick.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Dingo.
Dingo throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
It looked like Abbott was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Dingo gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Dingo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abbott.
Abbott blocks an uppercut.
Dingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abbott has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dingo.
Dingo can't find room to land a body shot as Abbott controls the action.
Chris Abbott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zahn Dingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingo misses with a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.

Abbott rushes Dingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Abbott.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbott tries a body shot but Dingo blocks it.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Dingo.
Dingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Abbott.
Abbott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Dingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dingo.
Abbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Dingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dingo misses its intended target.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch but Dingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dingo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abbott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abbott there as he acknowledges the shot.

Abbott has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dingo.
Abbott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dingo is trying to push Abbott away but Abbott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Dingo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
Dingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Abbott breaks the clinch.
Dingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zahn Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingo defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Dingo looks to land a body kick but Abbott moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo scores with a decent looking hook.
Dingo looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.

Abbott rushes Dingo and presses him up against the cage.
Dingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
Dingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dingo.
Dingo misses with the head strike.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Dingo has had enough of the clinch but Abbott keeps him there for the moment.
Dingo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Dingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Dingo.
Abbott looking to stall.
Dingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott missing with knees to the body.
Dingo misses with the head strike.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Dingo working hard to break the clinch.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Dingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dingo.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Dingo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Abbott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zahn Dingo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Abbott lands a lovely overhand right.
Dingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dingo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbott's hands.
Dingo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abbott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dingo swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.

Abbott clinches.
Abbott tries to work over Dingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dingo scores with a shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Dingo working aggressively here.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Dingo.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Abbott lands with a light punch inside.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Abbott is controlling the position.

Abbott breaks the clinch.
Abbott moves out of range as Dingo strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dingo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dingo misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Abbott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dingo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dingo.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
A telegraphed right hand from Dingo misses the target.
Abbott looks to clinch
and Dingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Abbott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Abbott has Dingo up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dingo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo misses with some punches.
Dingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Dingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Dingo controls his hands.
Dingo lands a body punch.

Dingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Dingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dingo.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dingo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zahn Dingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abbott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dingo misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
Abbott doesn't manage to clinch there - Dingo circles away.
Abbott wants to clinch up but Dingo keeps it at a distance.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dingo thuds a left hand into Abbott's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abbott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Abbott is rocked!
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbott is looking to clinch but Dingo is avoiding it.
Dingo steps in with a hook that catches Abbott right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dingo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Abbott looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zahn Dingo!
Zahn Dingo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bondi MMA 🏝️ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.