PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Abrahms could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Sarbinov's chin.

Abrahms
vs
Sarbinov

183 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

177 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

BLKOUT Clothing

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarbinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sarbinov works on Abrahms's body with a couple of short punches.
Abrahms landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abrahms landing knees to the head.

It looks like Yuri Sarbinov has been cut.
Sarbinov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abrahms walks away with a smile on his face. Sarbinov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abrahms shoots in but Sarbinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abrahms shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarbinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrahms is just out of range.
Sarbinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Sarbinov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abrahms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarbinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abrahms looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Abrahms's hands, connecting with Abrahms's forehead.
Sarbinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Sarbinov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abrahms sees it coming and defends easily.
Sarbinov wants to take a breather but Abrahms is having none of it.
Sarbinov throwing shots but Abrahms is blocking nicely.
Abrahms is trying to stand up here but Sarbinov is controlling him well.
Abrahms blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarbinov.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abrahms shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sarbinov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abrahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarbinov tries to clinch up but Abrahms circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abrahms moves in looking to clinch but Sarbinov pushes him off.
Abrahms tries to clinch but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Abrahms wants to clinch up but Sarbinov keeps it at a distance.
Abrahms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sarbinov moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sarbinov fails to land.

Abrahms breaks the clinch.

Abrahms clinches up with Sarbinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarbinov misses with a body punch.
Abrahms is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarbinov is keeping busy.
Abrahms seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sarbinov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sarbinov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarbinov.

Abrahms manages to break the clinch.
Sarbinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarbinov throws a shot from downtown. Abrahms moves away and avoids it.
Abrahms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarbinov throws out the jab.

Abrahms scores with a takedown into Sarbinov's guard.
Sarbinov working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarbinov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abrahms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abrahms cracks Sarbinov with a solid left hand.
Sarbinov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abrahms trying to control but Sarbinov is working from the bottom.
Abrahms has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Abrahms drops back looking for a leg! Sarbinov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sarbinov manages to kick Abrahms off! Abrahms jumps back into Sarbinov's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sarbinov takes a swing at Abrahms's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abrahms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abrahms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarbinov sprawls well. Sarbinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abrahms gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarbinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sarbinov looks to clinch
and Abrahms counters with a left and a right that stings Sarbinov.
Sarbinov avoids the head kick by Abrahms.

Sarbinov gets the takedown into side control.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abrahms is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abrahms is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Sarbinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Sarbinov's cut.
That's time! Abrahms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big left from Sarbinov misses.
A combination from Abrahms does no damage.
Sarbinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrahms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarbinov shoots for a double leg takedown but Abrahms sprawls well. He's pushed Sarbinov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sarbinov scores a takedown into full mount!
Abrahms is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sarbinov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Abrahms because Sarbinov loaded up on that one.
Sarbinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarbinov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abrahms wants to try and get back to his feet.

Sarbinov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Abrahms has worked his arm free - good work by Abrahms!
Sarbinov tries to score with some ground and pound. Abrahms controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms is not content to let Sarbinov control the position.
Sarbinov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Abrahms will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sarbinov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sarbinov throws an elbow but Abrahms slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sarbinov prevents Abrahms from escaping the position.
Abrahms on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abrahms tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The strikes coming from Sarbinov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sarbinov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sarbinov thows a big elbow that misses.
Abrahms is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarbinov is controlling him.
Sarbinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sarbinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarbinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abrahms preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov trying to control but Abrahms is working from the bottom.
Sarbinov throws and elbow that misses. Abrahms uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sarbinov's guard. Nice move by Abrahms!
Sarbinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Abrahms is fighting to break Sarbinov's control of his arms but Sarbinov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sarbinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarbinov is breathing heavily.
Sarbinov working Abrahms over with strikes.
Sarbinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abrahms is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Abrahms kicks Sarbinov off and gets back to his feet.
Abrahms fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abrahms looks to land a combination but Sarbinov avoids it well.
Sarbinov looks to throw the jab but Abrahms is out of range.
Sarbinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrahms moves in looking to clinch but Sarbinov pushes him off.
Sarbinov throws a combination. Abrahms tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abrahms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarbinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Abrahms throws a series of punches but Sarbinov moves out of range.

Abrahms has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarbinov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abrahms gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abrahms obliges.
Abrahms connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sarbinov's face.

Abrahms pulls guard effortlessly.
Sarbinov prevents Abrahms from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abrahms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarbinov throws out the jab.
Abrahms lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tank Abrahms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarbinov tries for a takedown but Abrahms circles away easily

and Abrahms counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sarbinov's guard now.
Sarbinov is trying to keep Abrahms in close.
Sarbinov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarbinov trying to control but Abrahms is having none of it.
Abrahms is trying to stand up.
Sarbinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abrahms wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sarbinov dominating with strikes here.
Abrahms is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sarbinov with shots to the head and body - Abrahms looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abrahms is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sarbinov landing strikes from the mount and Abrahms is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sarbinov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sarbinov breaks from Abrahms's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sarbinov looking to ground and pound but Abrahms is blocking nicely.
Abrahms is trying to stand.
Sarbinov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sarbinov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sarbinov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abrahms trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Sarbinov.
Yuri Sarbinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Sarbinov.
Sarbinov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abrahms bucks Sarbinov off and manages to get back to his feet!
Abrahms avoids the body shot from Sarbinov.
Sarbinov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Sarbinov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sarbinov trying to control but Abrahms is working from the bottom.
Abrahms keeping full guard, as Sarbinov tries to pass.
Sarbinov prevents Abrahms from getting back to his feet.
Sarbinov wants to stand but Abrahms has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Abrahms keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sarbinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrahms wants to get back to his feet but Sarbinov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Abrahms closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abrahms looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Tank Abrahms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarbinov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Abrahms jumps into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sarbinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarbinov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sarbinov!