PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abbott
vs
Gracie

187 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Attliction

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 Helsinki, Phil Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Abbott is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abbott as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to clinch.
Abbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abbott as he jumps to the side.
Phil Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abbott wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbott swivels and escapes.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in but Abbott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbott stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Abbott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

and Abbott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Abbott dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolls Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown

and Abbott counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Abbott tries to pass.
Abbott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Abbott advances position into side control!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is being controlled here.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Abbott trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abbott controlling the action here.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Abbott sits in half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott is controlling the pace.
Abbott passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Abbott cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Abbott looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abbott controlling the pace for now.
Abbott is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Abbott looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abbott content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Phil Abbott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Abbott misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a lazy body kick

and Abbott counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Abbott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abbott postures up.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abbott is one step ahead there.
Abbott is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Abbott controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Abbott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abbott closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.

Gracie successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Abbott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbott trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Abbott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gracie thows a leg kick but Abbott checks it

and Abbott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gracie's guard.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abbott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abbott wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbott trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Abbott controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Abbott shows good takedown defense.
Abbott checks a low kick from Gracie.
Abbott scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie slips a jab from Abbott.
Abbott wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abbott's guard now.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbott has wrist control.
Abbott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott is striking from the bottom but Gracie uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Abbott is trying to control but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses

and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
Abbott not doing much here.

Abbott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Abbott is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Abbott has control of the leg.
Abbott trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and Abbott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Abbott prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Gracie trying to control here.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rolls Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Abbott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Phil Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Gracie.
Abbott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Phil Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Abbott is controlling well.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Abbott tries to pass.
Abbott lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abbott, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Abbott!