PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clockwork Abercrombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abercrombie has chosen In This City- Iglu & Hartly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shabadoo
vs
Abercrombie

168 cm
21
141 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Shabadoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clockwork Abercrombie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabadoo throws out a loose jab but Abercrombie uses good head movement to avoid it.

Abercrombie drives through and clinches with Shabadoo against the cage.
Shabadoo keeps control of Abercrombie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Shabadoo.
Shabadoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abercrombie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abercrombie tries to break free but Shabadoo pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Shabadoo as the two fighters clinch.
Shabadoo lands a right hand.
Shabadoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shabadoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abercrombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabadoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shabadoo prevents a body shot from Abercrombie.
Shabadoo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shabadoo pushes Abercrombie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abercrombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shabadoo's elbow.
Shabadoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie throws a head punch that misses.
Shabadoo cracks Abercrombie with a nice body shot.
Shabadoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abercrombie backwards.
Shabadoo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abercrombie.
Abercrombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abercrombie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abercrombie can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abercrombie breaks the clinch.
Shabadoo closes the distance but Abercrombie moves to the side
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Shabadoo throws a looping overhand right but Abercrombie ducks down to avoid it.
Abercrombie defending well as Shabadoo loads up on a big left hand.
Abercrombie works the jab nicely.
Shabadoo lands a body shot.
Shabadoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abercrombie.
Abercrombie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shabadoo tries to clinch but Abercrombie is having none of it.
Shabadoo misses with an uppercut.
Shabadoo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abercrombie.
Shabadoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shabadoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abercrombie moves out of range as Shabadoo strikes.
Shabadoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abercrombie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shabadoo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Abercrombie misses its intended target.
Abercrombie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abercrombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Shabadoo as he checks the leg kick.
Shabadoo throws a big shot that misses.
Shabadoo cracks Abercrombie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abercrombie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shabadoo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abercrombie misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Abercrombie.
Shabadoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abercrombie. That did some damage!
Shabadoo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shabadoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shabadoo throws out a loose jab but Abercrombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Shabadoo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abercrombie blocks a jab.
Abercrombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shabadoo throws out the jab.
Abercrombie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shabadoo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abercrombie takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Shabadoo misses its intended target.
Shabadoo misses with an uppercut.
Shabadoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abercrombie.
Abercrombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abercrombie tries to clinch but Shabadoo moves out of range.
Shabadoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abercrombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabadoo.
A swing and a miss from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie throws a lazy right hand but Shabadoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abercrombie misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Shabadoo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shabadoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abercrombie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shabadoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shabadoo checks a leg kick.
Shabadoo staying out of range there.
Abercrombie slips a jab and a cross from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shabadoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shabadoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abercrombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abercrombie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shabadoo looks to land a left hand but Abercrombie moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shabadoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shabadoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shabadoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shabadoo tries to clinch up

and Abercrombie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Shabadoo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abercrombie throws a hook but Shabadoo blocks it.
A shot to the body from Shabadoo misses
and Abercrombie counters with a three punch combo that has Shabadoo backing up. Shabadoo nods at Abercrombie to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Shabadoo misses.
Abercrombie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shabadoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abercrombie counters with a nice body shot.

Shabadoo moves into the clinch successfully.
Shabadoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abercrombie goes for a takedown attempt but Shabadoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shabadoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abercrombie throws a right hand that Shabadoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Shabadoo also avoids with ease.
Shabadoo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shabadoo misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Abercrombie.
Shabadoo throws the left hand but Abercrombie avoids the punch easily.
Abercrombie avoids the body shot from Shabadoo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo throws a hook but Abercrombie avoids it easily.
Abercrombie slips under a jab from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo misses with a wild body shot.
Shabadoo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Shabadoo misses
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
Shabadoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abercrombie on the side of the head.

Shabadoo forces Abercrombie back against the cage and clinches.
Abercrombie is trying to break the clinch but Shabadoo is controlling him.
Shabadoo lands a hook that snaps the head of Abercrombie backwards.
Shabadoo lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Abercrombie breaks the clinch.
Abercrombie lands a jab to the nose.
Shabadoo throws the left hand but Abercrombie avoids the punch easily.
Shabadoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abercrombie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie moves out of range as Shabadoo throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abercrombie.
Abercrombie scores with a hook.
Shabadoo throws a shot from downtown. Abercrombie moves away and avoids it.
Shabadoo scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shabadoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abercrombie lands a head shot.
Shabadoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabadoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abercrombie moves away.
Shabadoo wants to clinch.
Abercrombie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shabadoo looks to clinch
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shabadoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shabadoo misses with a looping right.
Abercrombie lands with an overhand left.
Joey Shabadoo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abercrombie.
A right hand to the body from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie blocking some punches.
Abercrombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shabadoo's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Shabadoo as the two fighters clinch.
Abercrombie blocks an uppercut.
Shabadoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abercrombie lands a shot to the body.
Abercrombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shabadoo lands with a left to the head.
Shabadoo has a couple of punches blocked by Abercrombie.
A right hook to the body lands for Shabadoo.
Shabadoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shabadoo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Shabadoo fails to land.
Abercrombie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abercrombie cracks Shabadoo with a nice body shot.
Shabadoo throws a head punch that misses.
Shabadoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shabadoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Abercrombie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shabadoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abercrombie lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abercrombie.
A head punch on the inside from Shabadoo fails to land.
Shabadoo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abercrombie backwards.
Shabadoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abercrombie backwards.
Abercrombie throws a head punch that misses.
Shabadoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shabadoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abercrombie looking to stall.
Shabadoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shabadoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shabadoo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abercrombie lands a jab to the nose.
Shabadoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shabadoo wants to clinch.
Shabadoo lunges at Abercrombie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abercrombie's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Shabadoo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abercrombie moves out of range of the leg kick from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shabadoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abercrombie staying out of range there.
Shabadoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shabadoo throws a head kick but Abercrombie moves out of range.
Abercrombie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abercrombie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shabadoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shabadoo missing with a left hand there. Abercrombie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shabadoo scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabadoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Shabadoo clinches with his opponent.
Abercrombie misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shabadoo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo is working Abercrombie over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shabadoo.
Joey Shabadoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abercrombie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abercrombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abercrombie slowing the pace effectively.
Abercrombie wants to stall.
Abercrombie has Shabadoo pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Abercrombie misses with the head strike.
Abercrombie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Abercrombie.
A head punch on the inside from Abercrombie fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Abercrombie.
Shabadoo wants to stall.
Abercrombie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abercrombie is trying to break the clinch but Shabadoo has him pressed against the cage.
Shabadoo blocks a body shot from Abercrombie.
Shabadoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Abercrombie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shabadoo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo misses with some punches.

Abercrombie pulls guard successfully.
Shabadoo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abercrombie is proving hard to escape from.
Abercrombie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shabadoo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Abercrombie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joey Shabadoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shabadoo stays in close to Abercrombie's body and controls the position.
Abercrombie pulls Shabadoo in close to prevent any damage.
Shabadoo stops Abercrombie from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abercrombie holds on and takes a little breather.
Shabadoo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shabadoo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shabadoo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abercrombie's guard.
Abercrombie is trying to control the position but Shabadoo postures up.
Shabadoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Abercrombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abercrombie managing to control the position.

That's four 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.

Abercrombie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shabadoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Abercrombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shabadoo staying out of range there.
Abercrombie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabadoo.
Abercrombie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shabadoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shabadoo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abercrombie moves out of range as Shabadoo strikes.
Abercrombie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clockwork Abercrombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abercrombie misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Shabadoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shabadoo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Shabadoo!