PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smalls's choice of entrance music: Kelis - Milkshake. Frank Abbot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Abbot
vs
Smalls

187 cm
24
214 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

184 cm
28
221 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 65$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucien Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls scores with a head kick.
Smalls scores with a nice strike.
Smalls tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Smalls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smalls.
Abbot scores with the left hand. Smalls knows he should have avoided that one.
Lucien Smalls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smalls looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smalls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Smalls instigates a clinch.
Smalls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Smalls throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smalls.
Smalls missing with knees to the body.
Smalls stalling the fight.
Smalls misses with a knee strike.
Smalls pushes Abbot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smalls lands a knee to the head.
Smalls holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smalls misses with some punches.
Smalls has a couple of punches blocked by Abbot.
Abbot is looking to break free of the clinch but Smalls has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smalls.
Smalls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
Smalls tries to work over Abbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smalls throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Smalls tries a knee to the head but Abbot blocks it.
Smalls tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smalls looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Smalls.
Smalls lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbot or not.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Smalls has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Abbot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smalls throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot is trying to force a seperation but Smalls has the dominant position.
Smalls has Abbot pressed against the cage, preventing Abbot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Smalls won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Smalls.
Abbot tries to break the clinch but Smalls is controlling the position.
Smalls throws a head punch that misses.
Smalls tries to land a knee to the head but Abbot blocks with his arms.
Abbot tries to circle away but Smalls has him pinned against the cage.

That's two 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.
Smalls working aggressively here.
Smalls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smalls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smalls tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Smalls.
Abbot tries to break free but Smalls pushes him back against the cage.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smalls throws an elbow but misses.
Smalls misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smalls creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smalls tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Smalls working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Abbot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smalls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbot circles away quickly and effectively.
Smalls missing with a left hand there. Abbot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smalls avoids the body shot from Abbot.
Abbot moves out of range as Smalls throws a body kick.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smalls backs up against the cage.
Abbot slips a straight right by Smalls.
Smalls lands with an overhand left.
Abbot stalks Smalls and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smalls's face. Smalls staggers backwards, shaken.
Abbot throws a nice looking combination but Smalls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smalls's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smalls duly obliges.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Smalls misses with an uppercut.
Smalls is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbot.
Abbot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Smalls as he connects with a hook.
Abbot slips a straight right by Smalls.
Smalls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Smalls avoids them all with ease.
Abbot misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot swats away the attempt to clinch by Smalls.
Sloppy strikes from Smalls. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Smalls misses.
Abbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abbot with a jab.
A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Smalls tries a head kick but it misses.
Smalls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smalls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smalls on the side of the head.
Abbot throws a hook but Smalls blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Smalls.
Abbot cracks a nice hook into Smalls's ribs.
Abbot lands a nice looking body shot.
Abbot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot looks to land a combination. Smalls sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Smalls is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abbot lands a big right hook! Smalls looks hurt but is still standing! Abbot lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Smalls falls down and Abbot dives in with a huge hammer fist! Smalls's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Abbot runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Abbot!