PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tankov
vs
Abaddon

181 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Rōnin
Rōnin

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tankov fails with a takedown attempt.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Adis Tankov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tankov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tankov misses with a leg kick.
Abaddon avoids the head kick by Tankov.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tankov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tankov tries to clinch but Abaddon is having none of it.
Abaddon circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Abaddon to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov moves to clinch but Abaddon breaks away
and Abaddon counters with a head kick. That will keep Tankov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tankov tries to clinch up but Abaddon circles away and keeps his distance.
Tankov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abaddon's head.
Abaddon throws an off balance right hand
and Tankov counters with a good low kick that Abaddon was not able to check.
Abaddon leaves Tankov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tankov looks to clinch
and Tankov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tankov fakes the leg kick and cracks Abaddon in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov is looking to clinch.
Abaddon throws a leg kick that misses.
Tankov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abaddon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tankov throws a leg kick
and Abaddon counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a low kick, right behind Tankov 's knee.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abaddon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tankov throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Abaddon to counter with a crisp jab.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses
letting Abaddon counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tankov scores with a head kick. Abaddon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tankov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abaddon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abaddon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tankov tries to clinch but Abaddon moves out of range.
Abaddon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tankov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tankov moves to clinch but Abaddon breaks away
and Abaddon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abaddon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tankov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abaddon lands a head kick!
Tankov blocks the body kick.
Tankov moves away from the strike by Abaddon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tankov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abaddon's half guard.
Tankov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Abaddon's thigh. Abaddon counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abaddon keeping moving, preventing Tankov from controlling successfully.
Tankov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tankov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tankov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tankov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tankov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Tankov is predictable there
and Abaddon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tankov thinking.
Abaddon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tankov throws a leg kick
and Abaddon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tankov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abaddon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tankov moves in looking to clinch but Abaddon pushes him off.
Tankov throws a leg kick
and Abaddon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abaddon wants it to stay on the feet.
Tankov tries to score with a low kick but Abaddon moves his leg out of the way.
Tankov is looking to clinch.
Tankov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abaddon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tankov moves out of range of the body kick from Abaddon.
Tankov lands a front kick.
A low kick from Tankov is predictable there
and Abaddon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tankov thumps Abaddon with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov throws a lazy head kick
and Abaddon counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abaddon keeps the fight on the outside.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses
and Abaddon counters with a nice uppercut.
Abaddon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lupercal Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tankov closes the distance and clinches up with Abaddon, looking for a takedown. Tankov pushes Abaddon against the cage but Abaddon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adis Tankov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abaddon counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Abaddon as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov misses with a leg kick.
Abaddon swats away the attempt to clinch by Tankov.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abaddon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tankov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abaddon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses
and Abaddon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tankov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abaddon's waist but Abaddon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tankov off to one side.
Tankov is looking to clinch but Abaddon is avoiding it.
Tankov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abaddon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov thows a leg kick but Abaddon checks it
and Abaddon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tankov tries to clinch but Abaddon moves away
and Abaddon counters with an outside leg kick.
Abaddon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tankov.
A low kick from Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abaddon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tankov can pounce on him.
Tankov looks to clinch
and Abaddon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Tankov misses
and Tankov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tankov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abaddon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lupercal Abaddon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Tankov with that takedown attempt.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses
and Abaddon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tankov thinking.
Nice sprawl there from Abaddon as Tankov shoots in.
A head kick from Tankov lands but Abaddon takes it in his stride.
Abaddon looks to land a left hand but Tankov moved out of range nicely.
Tankov scores with a nice body kick.
Tankov tries to clinch up.
Tankov wants to clinch
and Abaddon counters with a body kick.
Abaddon throws a poor cross that misses
and Tankov counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankov moves away.
Tankov cracks the inside of Abaddon's front leg.
Tankov throws a body kick the misses
and Abaddon counters with a right hand to the body.
Tankov tries to clinch up.
Abaddon misses with a low kick as Tankov jumps back.
Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaddon misses with a kick to the body
and Tankov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abaddon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tankov misses with a leg kick.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses
and Abaddon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tankov thinking.
Lupercal Abaddon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adis Tankov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankov throws a sloppy head kick
and Abaddon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tankov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tankov throws a body kick the misses
and Abaddon counters with a nice uppercut.
Abaddon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tankov misses with a leg kick
and Abaddon counters with a one-two to the body.
Tankov shoots in for a double leg but Abaddon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tankov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abaddon counters with a nice body shot.
Abaddon throws a lazy head kick
and Tankov counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tankov throws a lazy head kick
and Abaddon counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abaddon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tankov's calf.
Tankov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abaddon counters with a nice body shot.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tankov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Tankov misses
and Abaddon counters with a good low kick that Tankov was not able to check.
Tankov throws a lazy body kick
and Abaddon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov shoots in and drives through. Abaddon sprawls well.
Abaddon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tankov misses with a head kick.
Tankov misses with the body kick
and Abaddon counters with a left to the body.
Abaddon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abaddon wants it to stay on the feet.
Abaddon throws a hook to the side of Tankov's head but Tankov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adis Tankov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abaddon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tankov throws a head kick but Abaddon moves out of range.
Tankov throws a leg kick
and Abaddon counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lupercal Abaddon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abaddon 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupercal Abaddon!