PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abrahms
vs
Dundee

183 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dundee closes the distance and clinches up with Abrahms, looking for a takedown. Dundee pushes Abrahms against the cage but Abrahms circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dundee tries to bum rush Abrahms with a series of wild strikes but Abrahms uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dundee tries to clinch but Abrahms is having none of it.

Abrahms gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abrahms tries to land a knee to the head but Dundee blocks with his arms.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abrahms has him pressed against the cage.

Dundee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrahms wants to clinch but Dundee slips to the side
and Dundee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Dundee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abrahms, pushing him back against the cage.
Dundee is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abrahms lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abrahms.
Abrahms lands an elbow that stopped Dundee in his tracks for a moment.
Dundee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abrahms fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Dundee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abrahms trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dundee to work.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dundee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms missing with knees to the body.
Abrahms gets underhooks to prevent Dundee's takedown attempt.
Tank Abrahms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dundee.
Abrahms stalling the fight.
Abrahms landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dundee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee blocks an elbow strike.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dundee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dundee looks gassed!
Abrahms wants to clinch but Dundee slips to the side

and Dundee moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dundee as Abrahms tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Dundee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dundee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dundee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abrahms pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abrahms seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Abrahms gets underhooks to prevent Dundee's takedown attempt.
Dundee blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dundee blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms is struggling to control the position.
Abrahms managing to block the knees to the body from Dundee.
Abrahms stalling in the clinch.
Abrahms is looking to control Dundee's arms but Dundee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abrahms has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tank Abrahms.
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrahms is just out of range.
Abrahms clinches but Dundee breaks the clinch
and Dundee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dundee tries to clinch

and Abrahms holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abrahms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dundee.

Dundee breaks the clinch.
Dundee circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dundee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abrahms tries to kick Dundee off but Dundee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dundee is taking a breather. Abrahms says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abrahms pushes Dundee off looking to stand but Dundee dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to get back to his feet.

Dundee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Abrahms tries to clinch up

and Dundee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abrahms is looking to escape.
Dundee wants to take a breather but Abrahms is having none of it.
Dundee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dundee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Abrahms is pressing down on Dundee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abrahms is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Abrahms pushes Dundee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Abrahms forces Dundee back against the cage and clinches.
Abrahms trying to stall but Dundee improves his position.
Dundee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Tank Abrahms has been cut.
Abrahms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dundee's defenses.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abrahms taking a breather.
Dundee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abrahms has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dundee.
Abrahms landing knees to the head.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dundee.
Abrahms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dundee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dundee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dundee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abrahms keeps control of Dundee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abrahms is trying to stall.
Dundee is pushing Abrahms up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Abrahms.

Dundee breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms closes the distance but Dundee moves to the side
and Dundee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dundee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dundee drives through and clinches with Abrahms against the cage.
Dundee is leaning against Abrahms and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abrahms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abrahms holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Dundee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dundee shoots in for a takedown but Abrahms shows good takedown defense.
Tank Abrahms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dundee.
Abrahms darts in trying to clinch

and Dundee moves into the clinch.
Abrahms looking to stall.
Abrahms seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dundee is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dundee pulls Abrahms into guard.
Abrahms wants to get up but he can't break Dundee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dundee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Abrahms gets to his feet. Dundee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Abrahms's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dundee fails with a takedown attempt.
Abrahms tries to clinch

and Dundee moves into the clinch.
Dundee is trying to break free.
Abrahms looking to slow down the pace here.
Dundee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrahms landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abrahms is trying to stall.
Abrahms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dundee's defenses.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrahms dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dundee taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dundee as Abrahms tries to tie him up.
Abrahms is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tank Abrahms.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dundee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms looks to clinch

and Dundee moves into the clinch.
Tank Abrahms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dundee tries to break the clinch but Abrahms is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abrahms can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dundee dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Dundee wants to get back to striking at distance but Abrahms won't allow it.
Dundee tries to break the clinch but Abrahms is controlling the position.
Abrahms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dundee tries to land knees in the clinch but Abrahms avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abrahms.
Dundee is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrahms has double underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Abrahms - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abrahms with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dundee lands an elbow inside.
Abrahms stalling in the clinch but Dundee improves position.
Abrahms blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Dundee breaks from the clinch.
Abrahms tries to clinch up

and Dundee moves into the clinch.
Dundee scores a nice knee to the body.
Abrahms manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dundee can't break the clinch.
Dundee tries to break the clinch but Abrahms is controlling the position.

Dundee breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dundee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Abrahms gets a clinch.
Abrahms's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dundee is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Dundee jumps guard and drags Abrahms to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dundee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abrahms makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Abrahms tries to clinch up

and Dundee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dundee wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands an elbow just above Abrahms 's eye.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abrahms is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow.
Abrahms lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dundee's brow.
Dundee avoiding damage.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Dundee tries for a takedown but Abrahms manages to get underhooks.
Dundee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tank Abrahms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Dundee.
Dundee takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Abrahms.
Dundee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tank Abrahms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Abrahms.
Abrahms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dundee.
Mick Dundee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abrahms stalling in the clinch.
Abrahms lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Abrahms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dundee 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Dundee!