PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Abbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bach
vs
Abbles

170 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Abbles!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbles digs a good hook to Bach's body.
Abbles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbles wants to clinch.
Abbles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach scores with a jab to the head.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abbles takes a swing at Bach's ribcage but misses.
Bach misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbles scores with a punch to the head.
Abbles jabs Bach to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a left to the body.
Bach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbles counters with a nice uppercut.
Bach misses with a hook
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bach on the side of the head.
Bach throws an off balance right hand
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bach manages to avoid it.
Bach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbles in his tracks.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbles throws a body punch but Bach moves out of range.
Bach throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bach thinking.
Bach misses with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bach misses with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbles misses the body punch
and Bach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbles misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bach thinking.
Bach swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbles.

Abbles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bach's guard.
Abbles advances to half guard.
Bach is breathing heavily.
Abbles slows the pace down in half guard.
Abbles winds up and cracks Bach with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbles works his way into full mount!
Abbles content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abbles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abbles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bach is trying to escape the mount.
Abbles controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Abbles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bach avoids the body shot from Abbles.
Bach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abbles to the mat! Abbles manages to get full guard.
Bach is looking to stand up but Abbles won't let him.
Abbles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bach!
Abbles controlling the position easily from mount.
Abbles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abbles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abbles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abbles scoring with strikes but Bach is staying in there.
Abbles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bach is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach wants to get back to his feet.
Bach is bucking up trying to escape but Abbles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Abbles looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Abbles controlling the pace for now.

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.
Bach tries to reverse the position but Abbles maintains control.
Abbles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Abbles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bach throws a right hand that misses
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sammy Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbles shoots in for a takedown but Bach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bach misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbles counters with a nice body shot.
Bach misses with an uppercut
enabling Abbles to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbles throws a hook to the side of Bach's head but Bach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bach misses with a hook
enabling Abbles to counter with a crisp jab.
Abbles misses with the combination.
Bach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbles counters with a nice body shot.
Bach misses with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bach misses with a left hand
and Abbles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Abbles. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbles swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbles tries to clinch up.
Bach throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bach throws a lazy uppercut

and Abbles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abbles.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bach tries to break the clinch but Abbles is controlling the position.
Abbles misses with a knee strike.

Bach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbles is looking to clinch but Bach is avoiding it.
Abbles wants to clinch up but Bach keeps it at a distance.
Bach misses with a left hand

and Abbles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abbles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bach has him pressed against the cage.
Bach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bach breaks from the clinch.
Abbles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbles misses with a body shot
and Bach counters with a nice uppercut.
Bach throws a poor cross that misses

and Abbles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bach's guard.
Joe Abbles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abbles trying to control but Bach is working from the bottom.
Abbles is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abbles advances to half guard.

Abbles stands up out of the half guard.
Abbles lands with a good body shot.
Abbles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bach rather than just go for the knockout.
Bach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbles swings for the body but Bach moves out of range.
Abbles takes one to the chin there.
Bach misses with a left hand

and Abbles moves into the clinch.
Bach is trying to break free.
Bach is trying to break free.
Abbles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abbles prevents Bach from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Bach controls his hands.
Bach is trying to push Abbles away but Abbles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abbles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bach avoids the elbow strike from Abbles, against the cage.
Joe Abbles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Abbles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bach throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Abbles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bach misses with a left hand
and Abbles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Bach coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abbles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abbles wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Abbles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Abbles!