PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abbot
vs
French

187 cm
25
214 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

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 17 - 9 - 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French shoots for a double leg takedown but Abbot sprawls well. He's pushed French's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but French sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot takes a swing at French's ribcage but misses.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but French moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Abbot - just one landing.
French fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but French moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Abbot gets caught napping as French dives in and scores a takedown. Abbot manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is looking to stand up but French isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abbot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for French on the ground.

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

French drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and French jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
French looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Abbot wriggles free and stands up.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Abbot looks to land a combination but French avoids it well.
French slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot falls off balance throwing a combination

and French counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

French tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no French has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

French is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abbot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

French is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abbot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Abbot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, French asserts his dominance and retains side control.

French tries for a kimura but Abbot is defending well.
Abbot is trying to buck French off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

French is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abbot has escaped the position, nice work there.

French looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but French is dominant here and he's now got Abbot's back!

Abbot is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake French off. It looks like it's working - French slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Abbot displaying calm under pressure there.
Abbot throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Abbot looks to land a combination but French avoids it well.
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clay French will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

French looks for a takedown but Abbot sprawls well.
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
French slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
French on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abbot lands a lovely overhand right.
Abbot throws a left and a right that both miss

and French counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

French is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abbot sees it coming and defends easily.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet.

French is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abbot has managed to free his arm - good work.

French seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot looks like he's trying to stand up.

Abbot has one foot on French's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but French sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot throws a nice looking combination but French bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbot missing with a left hand there. French was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Abbot. Beautiful body shot.
Abbot throws a right and a left that French avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by French or perhaps it was just good defense by Abbot which made him look bad.
French tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abbot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten French somewhat.
Frank Abbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay French.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract French.
Abbot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abbot misses with a straight left.
Abbot leaves French with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbot misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abbot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and French counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abbot!

French working for a submission but Abbot is keeping him at bay.

French looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abbot wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

French with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Abbot really wants to buck French off and get back to his feet.

French working for a guillotine from mount but Abbot is in no mood to give up.
Abbot is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

French looking to secure an arm triangle but Abbot defends it well.

French working for a submission but Abbot is keeping him at bay.

French working for a submission but Abbot is keeping him at bay.
Abbot tries to buck French off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

French looking to secure an arm triangle but Abbot defends it well.

French looking to secure an arm triangle but Abbot defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay French showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Abbot lands a lovely overhand right.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Abbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
French changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abbot tries to avoid it but French manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abbot to the ground. Abbot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abbot throws a series of punches but French avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Abbot misses.
Abbot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Frank Abbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a series of strikes that have French backpedaling.
Abbot throws a one two combo.
Frank Abbot is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Abbot cracks a nice hook into French's ribs.
Abbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
French will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbot misses with a wild combination.
French showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
French tries for a takedown but Abbot circles away easily
and Abbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank Abbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay French.
French tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abbot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten French somewhat.
French avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot scores with a crisp jab that stopped French in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
French uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot misses with a hook. French ducked under it nicely.
Abbot misses with a double jab

so French counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
French stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abbot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abbot is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and French dives into side control.

French working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abbot is pushing French's head away, looking to escape. French manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

French tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no French has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abbot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, French asserts his dominance and retains side control.

French working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

French is trying to get an arm triangle but Abbot is defending well.
Frank Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay French is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

French tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no French has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Abbot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think French 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Abbot!