PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abott
vs
Jonson

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abott lands a head kick that stumbles Jonson and the fighters go to the mat.

Jonson is rocked!

It looks like Pit Jonson has been cut.
Jonson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jonson has a closed guard, preventing Abott from standing up.
Jonson is still in real trouble! Can Abott finish him?

Jonson looking for a guillotine here but Abott defends easily.
Abott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abott trying to control but Jonson is working from the bottom.
Abott wanted to stand there but Jonson had control of the position.
Abott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jonson is proving hard to escape from.
Abott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonson on the ground.

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

Abott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jonson tries to pull guard but Abott won't allow it.
Abott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jonson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonson shoots in and drives through. Abott sprawls well.
Abott tries to clinch but Jonson moves out of range.
Abott has his takedown stuffed

and Jonson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abott is trying to keep Jonson in close.
Abott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jonson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Abott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jonson is looking for a sweep. Abott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jonson is doing well to control the position and prevent Abott from advancing to side control.
Jonson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jonson.
Abott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abott is working hard here to advance position.
Abott preventing the sweep.
Jonson trying to strike off his back.
Jonson keeping moving, preventing Abott from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott stopping the sweep attempt from Jonson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Jonson gets the takedown into side control.
Abott tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jonson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jonson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson unloads with some shots from mount but Abott bucks and avoids them well.
Abott can't escape the position.
Jonson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Abott wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Abott is in a horrible position here. Jonson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abott wants to hold on but Jonson pushes him away.
Abott is looking to get to half guard.
Abott wants to control but Jonson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pit Jonson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pit Jonson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jonson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jonson won't allow Abott to sweep him here.
Jonson prevents Abott from getting back to his feet.
Jonson wants to control from the top but Abott keeps moving.
Abott is pulling down on Jonson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jonson, at least for the moment.
Abott wants to stand up but Jonson is controlling him.
Abott looking to control.
Jonson is breathing heavily.
Abott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abott moves into full mount! Jonson won't be happy about that!
Jonson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Abott.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abott looking for a guillotine from mount but Jonson is having none of it.
Abott tries to control but Jonson wriggling away.
Abott is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Abott avoids the attempt from Jonson to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Abott with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jonson tries to hold on but Abott postures up.
Jonson is squirming around, avoiding Abott's attempts to control the action.
Abott wants to take Jonson's back here but Jonson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Abott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jonson is looking to escape.
Abott can't control as he wanted to and Jonson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tank Abott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jonson shoots in and drives through. Abott sprawls well.
Abott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jonson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jonson trying to control but Abott is working from the bottom.
Jonson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abott throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abott is trying to keep Jonson in close.
Abott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jonson is controlling him.
Abott thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Abott wants to sweep but no luck.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Abott with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jonson counters with a shoot takedown. Abott fights it but they end up in guard.

Jonson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jonson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Abott wants to stand but Jonson is controlling the position.
Jonson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonson stops Abott from standing up.
Abott looking to control.
Jonson preventing the sweep.
Jonson trying to control but Abott is working from the bottom.

Jonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Abott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jonson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pit Jonson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pit Jonson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Abott has his takedown stuffed

and Jonson counters with a single leg into guard. Abott didn't expect that.
Abott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonson trying to control but Abott is working from the bottom.
Jonson won't allow Abott to sweep him here.
Abott keeping moving, preventing Jonson from controlling successfully.
Abott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jonson's guard.
Abott is looking to work some ground and pound but Jonson has wrist control.
Jonson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jonson avoids the attempt from Abott to control.
Jonson cracks Abott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abott is squirming around, avoiding Jonson's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pit Jonson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Jonson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Abott has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jonson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Jonson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abott is working to get back to half guard.

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.
Jonson with shots to the head and body - Abott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abott working to try and regain half guard.
Abott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Abott taking shots to the head.
Abott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abott wants to hold on but Jonson pushes him away.
Jonson tries to control but Abott wriggling away.
Abott is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abott wants to control but Jonson is keeping busy.
Abott wants to improve his position but Jonson is controlling well.
Abott is trying to stand back up but Jonson is controlling him
Jonson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abott is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jonson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Jonson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jonson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abott!
Abott wants to hold on but Jonson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jonson.
Abott wants to try and get back to his feet.
Abott throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Abott is trying desperately to improve position.
Jonson with shots to the head and body - Abott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abott tries to hold on but Jonson postures up.
Tank Abott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abott is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Jonson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jonson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Jonson!